Team Versy is Brenna Jeanneret, children’s lit author, mother, rock climber, outdoors person, and podcaster, Josh Monken, children’s lit author, father, science communicator, and podcaster Jon Seymour, podcast wizard, author/illustrator and family man.

Our guest for this conversation was Jacob Sager Weinstein. You can find Jacob on Twitter and Bluesky.

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This episode’s book reviews:

STAY WILD MY CHILD by Mandy Archer, with illustrations by Shane Crampton

A SPOONFUL OF FROGS by Casey Lyall’s illustrated by Vera Brosgol

SUMMER: A SOLSTICE STORY written by Kelsey Gross and illustrated by Renata Liwska

The artwork for You May Contribute a Verse features our new quokka mascot, Versey, and was generously created by the great Maddie Frost! Find her on IG @hellomaddiefrost or on her website Maddie-Frost.com

Our theme music is So Happy by Scott Holmes you can find more of his music at scottholmesmusic.com

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Find us on Bluesky @joshmonkwords, @brennajeanneret, and @jonseym0ur as always, let us know what you think via a rating, review, or comment!

Thanks and see ya next time.

You May Contribute a Verse is a homespun production, produced, edited, recorded, conceptualized, and marketed by Josh Monken, Brenna Jeanneret, and Jon Seymour.