I'm thrilled to announce that Laura Bifano and I have a picture book coming out in the spring of 2027 with Orca Book Publishers.
Natasha Zimmers (she/her)
@natashazimmers.bsky.social
Picture Book Writer (TINY HIKER- Orca Book Publishers 2026) Nature Adventurer Outdoor Educator Teacher https://linktr.ee/natashazimmers
This incredible tardigrade video really highlights the accuracy of the name "slow stepper" (translation of "Tardigrada," bestowed upon the group in 1776 by Italian biologist Lazzaro Spallanzani) More importantly, you can admire every flex of its wee toeses
I have no idea how Amazon decides their prices and if it means anything, but Tiny Hiker is 42% off right now. Hopefully you'll buy from your local bookseller because they are awesome, but if price was the reason you couldn't pick up a copy, this is by far the cheapest I've seen.
Tiny Hiker
Tiny Hiker [Zimmers, Natasha, MacGibbon, Jaimie] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Tiny Hiker
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NEW BOOK MAIL! This #PictureBookPostcard is SO MUCH FUN! TINY HIKER Written by @natashazimmers.bsky.social Pictures by @jaimieillustrates.bsky.social Published by @orcabook.bsky.social Explore the wild with Tiny Hiker and read the blog post here: aprilberrybooks.com/tiny-hiker-n...
Happy Book Birthday to Tiny Hiker, written by me illustrated by @jaimieillustrates.bsky.social and published by Orca Book Publishing. It takes a team to make a beautiful book and our team was the best! ❤️
Spring in the PNW. We wouldn't mind some actual snow, but I'm also grateful we're not in a blizzard like those in the East.
Would you like 9 seconds of glorious frog chorus? If so, this video is for you.
The conditions were perfect for hair ice today ❤️
I got home from presenting (about picture books) at an environmental conference and these amazing bookmarks were waiting for me! I'm so excited to give them to kids on the trail ❤️ @orcabook.bsky.social @jaimieillustrates.bsky.social
Just a few seconds of sunset waves for you.
I'm so thrilled to see the first review for Tiny Hiker and it's a ⭐! @orcabook.bsky.social @jaimieillustrates.bsky.social www.schoollibraryjournal.com/review/tiny-...
I made a Christmas fort in my yard. It makes me happy.
Spiny lumpsuckers are the most adorable fish.
My kid needed to make a stick puppet character for their Wild Robot puppet show. ChitChat looks suspiciously like the adorable squirrel @jaimieillustrates.bsky.social put on all the pages of Tiny Hiker...
Look at the twist on this arbutus/madrone tree trunk ❤️
This week we visited the hatchery with students. I will never get tired of seeing these adorable babies!
Slug dinner time. I'll never get tired of these slug sagas.
Sunshine in the forest is always glorious in the fall.
It was a gorgeous day in the woods. You never know if a perfect fall day will happen, so they are extra treasured. (My sample clay fairy doors were still in my backpack so they got to make an appearance too)
Eeeeek! It’s the cover reveal for my 5th book, “Nice to Eat You!” Is the sweet old lady a 🧙🏽♀️? Well, yeah. But do the kids know?! 🫣 Preorder a signed copy from @vromansbookstore.bsky.social: bit.ly/Nice2EatU Written by me, illus. by Carolina Coroa, published by Orchard Books. #KidLit #Halloween 🕷️
The frost has arrived but these flowers are hanging into the last tendrils of summer.
I made it to see the golden larches! (This was Friday - today, everything was covered in snow!)
I was chatting with one of my Forest School kids and he was so excited to tell me about a book he was reading: Log Life, by @amyhevron.bsky.social He was especially excited to tell me about "Vacay in the decay!" ❤️