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John Lechner

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I'm an author, illustrator, animator & puppeteer. I write stories and comics about nature, especially insects! he/him www.johnlechner.com πŸƒ


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Hey Crystal Smith's avatar Hey Crystal Smith @crystalsmithart.bsky.social
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A Substack thread!!

Time to post your Substacks everyone - so we can share and follow and procrastinate things we're supposed to be doing. 😎
#kidlit #kidlitart

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I almost witnessed an epic struggle today, but the fly was smart and didn't stay long. #invert πŸ•·οΈ

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I like this thread better than the films.

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Happy Birthday! 🌿🌼🐝

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Hi Amanda, nice to see you here! I saw your recent posts, sending positive thoughts your way. ✨

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If you see this, post a bird!

Bird train is a train I'm always going to hop on.

#art #birds

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Shiho Pate β€’ γƒšγ‚€γƒˆγ—γ» Illustration's avatar Shiho Pate β€’ γƒšγ‚€γƒˆγ—γ» Illustration @shihopate.bsky.social
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If you see this, post a birdπŸͺ½ #kidlitart

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Thanks! Looking forward to seeing your new book! 🐦

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Found this picture I took last summer πŸƒβ˜€οΈ

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A mammoth in disguise, but they don't fool me.

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Hope you get it back soon, that's weird you can't reserve from a desktop computer.

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I'm SUPER excited that in just a few weeks (Saturday, July 27th at 11am), I get to return to my hometown of Okemos, Michigan and to present THIS WOLF WAS DIFFERENT at my childhood bookstore, #SchulerBooks!!! Registration is requested, so please visit www.schulerbooks.com/event/wolf-w...!

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Hello lovely people, to celebrate Flemish Folktales Retold's release, I have recorded a video with a reading of one of the stories.

Hares are said to be shapeshifting witches and the message is to stay away from them, but sometimes, the hares meet the right person.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Swf...

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It just took off while I was taking a photo!

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Hello little robber fly. What’s that, you have a new dance move to show me?

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John Lechner's avatar John Lechner @johnlechner.bsky.social
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A lot of times in "family" movies they go overboard with shocking events to make it more "serious" for older viewers.

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I haven't seen it, only clips, and probably won't. I have a thing against realistic animals speaking in human voices, with their mouths and eyes animated to look more human.

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I really liked the book, and haven't seen a film that captures the same flavor. I like the Disney film for its own sake.

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The local building inspector 🐸

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I think they're basically lists to follow, aimed at new people getting started. And since anyone can make a starter pack, they're more personalized, you can include whoever you want.

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jess m. ☁️'s avatar jess m. ☁️ @jam-etc.bsky.social
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What are four comics you don't only like, you draw inspiration from?

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I'm curious, is there a Jungle Book movie that you recommend?

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This is really the hardest meme ever.

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Poem, "On Being the Center of the Universe" (c) constance lee menefee

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There's a lot of ambiguity for sure. Since Congress does the impeaching, if the prez has a lot of fans there, they won't convict him (you can impeach someone without convicting them, which is more like a slap on the wrist.)

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It's not total immunity, only for β€œcore” presidential actions. He can still be impeached (though it didn't do any good last time).

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