Posts by Shennen Bersani
I know!! Zeppole are phenomenal! I bought these ones in Rhode Island.
Happy St. Joseph’s Day! Enjoy some traditional zeppole. Here’s a recipe: thisitaliankitchen.com/zeppole-di-s...
Happy New Year! Today I gave out my first clover pins of 2026, ones with Luna Moth stamps on them. Luna moths are the new non-machinable USA postage stamps, which makes all the clover pins with purple Colorado Hairstreak butterfly stamps on them now a Collector’s Edition. 🦋🍀
Children's books make great HOLIDAY GIFTS so I'm sharing videos looking inside mine. Thirteenth up is Home in the Cave, a fascinating tour of a cave with Baby Bat & Pluribus Packrat. Find out why bat poop is so important! @arbordalekids.bsky.social @shennen.bsky.social #kidlit youtu.be/jExBa5S_Blk
Children's books make great HOLIDAY GIFTS so I'm sharing look-inside videos. 12th up is YAY FOR BIG BROTHERS!--perfect for older siblings. And there's a free printable "puppets & clothes" activity! (link below). www.achoowhypollencounts.com/free-colorin...
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LOOKING FOR GREAT HALLOWEEN READ—Home in the Cave fits the bill. A baby bat & packrat tour their cave & learn lots about their role in the community! A reviewer who wasn't fond of bats said the book changed her mind! @arbordalekids.bsky.social @shennen.bsky.social #Halloween youtu.be/jExBa5S_Blk
Um yeah, about Salty… 🤫 @petersagal.bsky.social 🤷♀️
Updated: 35 of my over 40 children’s books. Click to see the full image. 📚 #illustrator #author #kidlit #books Currently working on: 🐍 🐉 🦕 🦖
Those who know, know! 😊
Each January I like to modify my clover pins and give them a fresh look for the new year. (This year I added glitter.) So I was joyful to learn at the post office today the purple butterflies are being phased out, and the green moths will be taking their place. 💚 for 2026.
I got Ducked!! ✌️ It’s a #Jeep thing. 😎
Dark green. Here are the darker green colors each brand offers in their 12 color pastel pencil set.
Green. Pastel pencils, 12 color sets. Cretacolor . Derwent. Conte a Paris, Faber-Castell, Caran d’Ache, Bruynzell. #Artsupplies #art #pastels #pastelpencils #artist #illustrator
Purples. @conteaparis doesn’t have a purple, they are the only brand to offer a pink (in their 12 color pastel pencil sets.).
Orange. I’ve now moved into each set’s Secondary colors. Here’s where each brand’s uniqueness will shine through. All are 12 color sets of pastel pencils.
Blues. From each brand’s 12 color set. Photo taken in direct sunlight, the background paper is regular white printer paper. #pastels #pastelpencils #art
The Yellows from each 12 color set. Pre-sharpened straight from their boxes, this photo shows the length and width of each brand. Cretacolor Derwentart ConteaParis FaberCastellUSA Caran d’Ache Bruynzeel #pastelpencils #creatingart #artsupplies
Pencil to pencil, how do these brands stack up against each other? I have a video coming out soon to compare them! #pastels #pastelpencils #artsupplies #illustrator #artist #creatingart
Updated: 35 of my over 40 children’s books. Click to see the full image. 📚 #illustrator #author #kidlit #books Currently working on: 🐍 🐉 🦕 🦖
I am thrilled to share my newest illustrated book, A Day To Play, written by Jennifer Butenas. Currently available in Kindle format on Amazon, soon to be in paperback. This is the second of Jen’s books I’ve illustrated, I previously illustrated this charming family in, A Family Walk. #picturebook
Oh yeah, that is a real four-leaf clover! 🍀
Happy #AAPIHeritageMonth ! Love seeing young readers enjoying A Case of Sense written by me, illustrated by the talented @shennen.bsky.social @picturebookgold.bsky.social ❤️❤️❤️📚📚📚🍀🍀🍀🌺🌺🌺#aapibooks #k12 #pb #aapiheritagemonth
Meow!! 😻 Just received my newest Jerry Pallotta book, Where Do Book Ideas Come From? Goes great with bookBlack an Alphabet #lovemyjob #illustrator
Yay for Big Brothers! is the perfect book to read on this #NationalSiblingsDay. @shennen.bsky.social @arbordalekids.bsky.social www.arbordalepublishing.com/bookpage.php... www.janethalfmannauthor.com/yayforbigbro...
The “pollen” on the pins is glitter encased under the plastic cover. For more “pollen” glitter fun, check out my free pollen snow globe craft:
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Luck clover pins, each painted and made by Shennen Bersani. Shennen.com
50 lucky 🍀 clover pins - mostly fours, some fives, and a six leaf - all real, found by me and pressed from last year’s collection. We are only a week or two away from the start of clover season 2025! All of these pins shown will be given to random people for a lucky St. Patrick’s Day!
It’s back!!! Pollen Season! I’ll be giving away 50 lucky 🍀 pins for St Patrick’s Day. Achoo! Why Pollen Counts @arbordalekids.bsky.social www.achoowhypollencounts.com