HeyJaredPB First Lines
A monthly collection of first lines from recently published picture books including analysis
- Indexed issues, last 90 days
- 6
- Latest publication
- Oct 1, 2026
- Audience
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- Earliest in this view
- Jul 15, 2026
Latest issues
October 2026 First Line Revision Story (opens the original)
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Today we have Callie Dean talking about the revision journey of the first line of her book, Marvelous Mistakes: Accidents that Made History, art by Ana Latese.<a class="image-link image2 is-v
PB First Lines September 2026 Collection (opens the original)
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Welcome to the September 2026 Collection of PB First Lines!I’m so glad you’re here.If you missed Nathan Christopher’s story about his first line from When the Witch Wrote Back!, you can read it here. And if you read When the Witch Wrote Back! and enjoy it, please take a moment to leave a <a href="https://www.amazon.com/When-Witch-Wrote-Back-Halloween/dp/1464225311/ref=sr_1_1?crid=813GM75HSKHK&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.kZBrZSQbPVm3Y8Z-2U7R2-9
September 2026 First Line Revision Story (opens the original)
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Today we have Nathan Christopher back to talk about his latest book, When the Witch Wrote Back!, art by Pablo Pino. This is the second published book in the Wrote Back series, with more to come next year!<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!p9br!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_pr
PB First Lines August 2026 Collection (opens the original)
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Welcome to the August 2026 Collection of PB First Lines!I’m so glad you’re here.If you missed Raluca Sirbu’s story about her first line, you can read it here. And if you read My Gift and enjoy it, please take a moment to leave a <a href="htt
August 2026 First Line Revision Story (opens the original)
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Today we have Raluca Sirbu sharing the revision story of the first line of her book, My Gift, art by Alisa Barannik.<source type="image/webp"
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