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!


Coming in July 2025…

Polecat has a superpower
it's corn picking time

Recent Releases

Parrotfish Has a Superpower
by Jill Esbaum, Illustrated by Bob Shea
G.P. Putnam (May 2024)

Stinkbird Has a Superpower

Stinkbird Has a Superpower
Written by Jill Esbaum,
Illustrated by Bob Shea
G. P. Putnam (2023)

Kangaroo Hops
Sea Turtle Swims

Be Bold! Kangaroo Hops and Be Bold! Sea Turtle Swims by Jill Esbaum (April 2024)

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 (March 2024)