Jill Esbaum

Welcome!

I’ve always loved to read. Books, magazines, the backs of cereal boxes – you name it. Reading lets me step into someone else’s shoes for a time, meet new friends, even explore worlds very different from my own.

I love writing for many of the same reasons. And it’s fun, but not easy. Like mastering the saxophone or kicking field goals, writing takes practice, practice, and more practice – or as I prefer to think of it, unlimited do-overs!


Recent releases…

Polecat has a superpower

Polecat Has a Superpower
by Jill Esbaum
Illustrated by Bob Shea
G.P. Putnam

it's corn picking time

It’s Corn Picking Time!
by Jill Esbaum
Illustrated by Melissa Crowton
Neal Porter Books

Parrotfish Has a Superpower
by Jill Esbaum
Illustrated by Bob Shea
G.P. Putnam

Stinkbird Has a Superpower

Stinkbird Has a Superpower
by Jill Esbaum
Illustrated by Bob Shea
G. P. Putnam

Sea Turtle Swims!, Kangaroo Hops!, Lion Roars!
by Jill Esbaum
Paw Prints Publishing
*Available in board book and paperback picture book

Bird Girl: Gene Stratton-Porter Shares Her Love of Nature with the World

Bird Girl – Gene Stratton Porter Shares Her Love of Nature with the World
by Jill Esbaum
Illustrated by Rebecca Gibbon
Calkins Creek