Jody Jensen Shaffer

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I'm the author of more than 80 fiction & nonfiction children's books, including CREEP, LEAP, CRUNCH! A FOOD CHAIN STORY (Crystal Kite Award Winner, 2025 Debra Norvell master list, 2024 NSTA Outstanding Science Trade Book, SLJ starred review), SOMETIMES I AM HOT LAVA, THE LAST DAY JULIAN WAS MY BEST FRIEND, and PORCUPINE HAD A FUZZY SWEATER, as well as PRUDENCE, THE PART-TIME COW (Missouri Show Me Award finalist, National Book Festival choice), A CHIP OFF THE OLD BLOCK (Iowa Goldfinch Award nominee), IT'S YOUR FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL, BUSY BUS!, (Amazon best seller, Amazon Prime Book Box pick, AmazonKids+), EMERGENCY KITTENS, WHO IS JACKIE CHAN? and more! I love visiting schools and libraries to talk about books and writing. Learn more at JodyJensenShaffer.com or on Twitter @JodyWrites4Kids.

Books

Disco Dave

Grandma's Little Love Bug

Who am I? Sharks and Other Ocean Animals

Who am I? Pandas and Other Bears

The Last Day Julian was My Best Friend

SOMETIMES I AM HOT LAVA

CREEP, LEAP, CRUNCH! A FOOD CHAIN STORY

Pup is Lost

Wake Up, Bear

Librarians

Celebrating Juneteenth

A Scarf for Squirrel

Fox Wants a Pet

Where is Bear?

A House for Mouse

WHO IS JACKIE CHAN?

BARACK OBAMA: FIRST AFRICAN-AMERICAN PRESIDENT

IT'S A FIELD TRIP, BUSY BUS!

EMERGENCY KITTENS!

IT'S YOUR FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL, BUSY BUS!

THE WAY THE COOKIE CRUMBLED

SITTING BULL: EAGLES CANNOT BE CROWS

CITY AND COUNTRY

WHAT'S YOUR STORY, FREDERICK DOUGLASS?

WHAT'S YOUR STORY, SEQUOYAH?

NINJA WARRIORS

PRUDENCE, THE PART-TIME COW

BEARDED DRAGONS

CHIMPANZEES

DWAYNE 'THE ROCK' JOHNSON

LIAM HEMSWORTH: THE HUNGER GAMES' STRONG SURVIVOR

JOSH HUTCHERSON: THE HUNGER GAMES' HOT HERO

GRIZZLY BEAR: GREAT PREDATORS

LEA MICHELE

DEMI LOVATO: TAKING ANOTHER CHANCE

VICTORIA JUSTICE: TELEVISION'S IT GIRL

TAYLOR SWIFT

VAMPIRES AND LIGHT

TAYLOR LAUTNER

A CHIP OFF THE OLD BLOCK

12 SUPER-DANGEROUS ANIMALS

ON THE HUNT WITH HYENAS

BLACK-FOOTED FERRETS

INSIDE MY BODY: MY MUSCLES

INSIDE MY BODY: MY LUNGS

INSIDE MY BODY: MY HEART

BLUE JEANS BEFORE THE STORE

BREAD BEFORE THE STORE

BENJAMIN BANNEKER: SELF-MADE MAN

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