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Jill Dana

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Jill Dana is an author, illustrator, award-winning filmmaker, and certified elementary educator. She has a Master of Fine Arts in Television and Film Production and a Master of Education in Elementary Education plus TESOL. Butternut (Marshall Cavendish International Asia), a children’s picture book about a little butternut squash lost in a supermarket, is available now. A second book featuring Butternut, Butternut & Buttercup, is available for pre-order and slated for release in March 2023. Jill is a Rate Your Story judge, an active SCBWI member and Authors Guild member. 

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Butternut & the Flying Butter

A fun and vibrant story to help children face their fears and anxieties, with characters that will spark creativity in readers of all ages

When the Spring Plant Show arrives, Butternut wishes to go out of the supermarket to watch it. But he is afraid of the supermarket’s large sliding doors. How can Butternut manage his fears?

Join Butternut in this warm, comforting story about friendship, overcoming fear, and helping others.

Butternut & Buttercup

A vibrant, humorous and moving story about friendship that is filled with wordplay and imaginative characters to spark creativity in readers of all ages.


Butternut and Buttercup are like two peas in a pod. It’s Buttercup’s birthday and Butternut doesn’t want to spoil their sweet friendship with a sour gift. He visits old and new friends for advice and goes on an exciting exploration of food and friendship, where he discovers so much more than the perfect present.

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