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CLEARANCE 🚨 Mug: Travel - Skoshie & Friends

CLEARANCE 🚨

"These things keep my drink hot for HOURS!!!" — the awesome folks who have bought our travel mugs over the years :)

The bad news: We're discontinuing them
The good news: They're ON SALE!!!

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WHO: Skoshie & Friends is created by Emely Varosky, illustrator + author ( + coffee-drinker ☕️).

WHERE: We're based in North Attleboro, Mass.

WHAT: Skoshie & Friends is named after our cat character Skoshie (SKO-shee), because she looks for a "skosh" (meaning a "smidgen") of good in every situation!

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  • Phoenix Books logo

    We're now at Phoenix Books in Essex Junction, V...

    Skoshie & Friends books are now on the shelves at Phoenix Books Essex in Essex Junction, Vermont. Here's how to find the store, and how to support the bookstore by...

    We're now at Phoenix Books in Essex Junction, V...

    Skoshie & Friends books are now on the shelves at Phoenix Books Essex in Essex Junction, Vermont. Here's how to find the store, and how to support the bookstore by...

  • Yeah, we're *around* (and standing still) at local stores - Skoshie & Friends

    Yeah, we're *around* (and standing still) at lo...

    *bounce*bounce*bounce* We jump all over for in-person events, but does Skoshie & Friends EVER STAND STILL? Unexpectedly enough (...especially considering the caffeinated levels of its artist ☕️⚡️) the answer is YES....

    Yeah, we're *around* (and standing still) at lo...

    *bounce*bounce*bounce* We jump all over for in-person events, but does Skoshie & Friends EVER STAND STILL? Unexpectedly enough (...especially considering the caffeinated levels of its artist ☕️⚡️) the answer is YES....

  • GIVEAWAY! A bundle-up bundle - Skoshie & Friends

    GIVEAWAY! A bundle-up bundle

    Are you the YAY SNOW or the *stay-cozy* kind of person? Winter might be feeling a liiiiittle long now (over here, we've been dipping into single-digits for a few weeks 🥶). BUT THAT MEANS — A) ❄️ It's SO pretty to...

    GIVEAWAY! A bundle-up bundle

    Are you the YAY SNOW or the *stay-cozy* kind of person? Winter might be feeling a liiiiittle long now (over here, we've been dipping into single-digits for a few weeks 🥶). BUT THAT MEANS — A) ❄️ It's SO pretty to...

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