CJ Penko 💡

@cjpenko.bsky.social

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✏️ Awesome #kidlit person 📚 #SCBWI Ohio North Regional Advisor ❤️ Fluent in kid, animal, monster (& more recently Nazi heckling✊🏼) 🌅 Ohio North: @scbwi-ohionorth.bsky.social

Author Aileen Stewart and SCBWI Ohio North Co-Regional Advisor CJ Penko pose with big smiles for a picture (in black and white) in front of a sign that reads, "SCBWI Ohio North."
Author Lindsay Bonilla and SCBWI Ohio North Co-Regional Advisor CJ Penko pose for a picture with big smiles and a hotel bar in the background.
A baby opossum hangs between two bird feeders on a shepherd's hook, looking directly into the camera at night with trees in the background.
2 closed garage doors with the following written in big chalk letters in the front of them: "NO KINGS/ WAKE UP! He is a traitor! Out being REAL PATRIOTS (not just cosplaying) You are always welcome to join us!"
A picture of a driveway with the words "Nazis suck" pressure washed onto it and grass in the background. The pressure washer wand is laying next to it.
A protest sign that reads AMERICA HAS NO KING
A protest sign that reads, #Keep your tiny orange hands off!"
Protest sign that reads CONGRESS SPEAK UP FOR US, NOT TRUMP!
Protest sign that reads HITLER HAD TANKS TRUMP HAS TARIFFS
2 young children hold up bright green and pink protest signs that read, HANDS OFF SCHOOLS and HANDS OFF PUBLIC LIBRARIES
An older gentleman holds a black sign with white writing that reads, RESTORE FUNDING, RESTORE STAFFING, RESTORE SANITY
An older woman smiles happily as she shows off her MAKE MY P***Y SAFE AGAIN HAT and shirt that says IF I WANTED THE GOVERNMENT IN MY UTERUS I'D F*CK A POLITICIAN
A sea of people with a large sign that reads 4 MY GRANDCHILDREN DEMOCRACY NOT AUTOCRACY amidst other signs in the background reading GOOD TROUBLE and HANDS OFF OUR RIGHTS, PBS, NPR
A protest sign is lifted above protesters. It reads, NO SIGN IS BIG ENOUGH TO LIST ALL THE REASONS I'M HERE
Two women stand holding protest signs that read, DEMOCRACY DIES IN SILENCE and THEY'RE EATING THE CHECKS, THEY'RE EATING THE BALANCES"
A older woman with a walker is sitting while holding a protest sign that reads WHEN INJUSTICE BECOMES LAW, RESISTANCE BECOMES DUTY. HANDS OFF Social Security, Medicaid, law firms, USPS, Civil service
A protest sign that reads, "To the last true American leaving Trumpland: Please bring the flag"
A line of protesters holding signs that read STOP HATE, FIRE TRUMP, HANDS OFF and HANDS OFF MEDICAID
A protest sign with an American flag in the center with the words HANDS OFF! and words around it: SOCIAL SECURITY, RESEARCH, DATA, BOOKS, INFO, SCHOOLS! And at the bottom of the sign, it reads, OH, AND NAZIS SUCK.
A protest sign that shows pictures of David Joyce, Bernie Moreno and John Husted with the words OHIO DOGE-BAGS TAKING YOUR MONEY"
A woman holds a protest sign that reads, JOYCE, HUSTED, MORENO STOP BOOTLICKING PROTECT YOUR CONSTITUENTS
A woman and young lady protest together holding signs that read HANDS OFF DEPT. OF EDUCATION LIBRARIES and WE THE PEOPLE ARE ANGRY
A young boy in a yellow shirt holds up a sign that reads I HAVE eBOOKS WITH MORE SPINE THAN THE GOP
Large white protest sign that reads PROTECT PUBLIC EDUCATION
A man and woman stand in front of a brick wall holding simple white protest signs that read "STAND UP FOR SCIENCE" and "I CAN'T FIT ALL THE THINGS I'M FURIOUS ABOUT ON A SIGN."
A young girl in a green sweater and black pants holds a sign on the sign of the road that reads, HANDS OFF OUR SCHOOLS" with more protesters and an upside-down American flag in the background
A mam stands on the side of the road in a grey t-shirt and blue baseball cap and holds up a sign to the oncoming cars that reads, "WINTER IS COMING FOR HOUSE MUSK."
An older gentleman in a blue Kent State hoodie and hat is protesting on the street, holding a sign that reads, "PRO-AMERICA, ANTI -TRUMP". There are protesters and signs all around him.
A woman in a green jacket walks by cars while protesting and holding a sign that says, "AND KID ROCK SUCKS TOO"
A man in a yellow jacket, brown pants and a black shirt with a watermelon and the word RESIST on it is holding a sign written in black and yellow that reads FUK TRUMP
A woman in a red coat and black jeans sitting on a bench holding a white protest sign that reads in black letters, "I wish my uterus could shoot bullets. Rise up witches."
The book READ AT YOUR OWN RISK by Remy Lai standing upright on a wooden table. The cover is surrounded by skulls drawn in pen with blood around the title. A girl drawn in pen is shown on the front with a cut across her forehead. It looks awesome.
The book, COUSINS IN THE TIME OF MAGIC by Emma Otheguy standing on a wooden table. The cover image is of 3 young kids setting sail in a large newspaper boat off a tropical island. The boy in front is holding a magical sword up high.
A blue & green graphic showing author-illustrator Merrill Rainey. The title of the event on the graphic is NEW YEAR, NEW VISION BOARD with Merrill Rainey. The meeting is on Zoom, Feb. 13th from 7-8pm EST. Additional information says it will help with learning how to make a vision board, tips and tricks and that the meeting is free for all.
1,000 Magic Words Critique graphic with a picture of Cheryl Klein and her book, The Magic Words
A yard sign that reads, "drop the hate" with high heel shoes stepping on a red maga hat
A calico one-eyed cat lays outside on a deck full of leaves.
CJ Penko holds a sign that reads "My dangerous idea is... Let kids question what adults tell them. "
J.D. Vance's Hillbilly Elegy with a sign that reads, "Donate $1 and this book comes off the table for 10 minutes!"