John Schu
@mrschureads.bsky.social
Librarian. NYT Bestselling Author. | LOUDER THAN HUNGER, RUTHIE ROSE’S BIG IDEA, THE GIFT OF STORY, THIS IS A SCHOOL, THIS IS A STORY | Agent: Molly O'Neill
"Picture books resonate for a lifetime." —Zeke Peña mrschureads.blogspot.com/2026/02/cald... @penguinschoollib.bsky.social
February 9, 2026 at 10:04 PM
"Picture books resonate for a lifetime." —Zeke Peña mrschureads.blogspot.com/2026/02/cald... @penguinschoollib.bsky.social
"Libraries are like homes for community. They keep people warm, they keep ideas safe, and they hold space to dream. Libraries are my favorite places to be." —Caldecott Honor Artist Zeke Peña mrschureads.blogspot.com/2026/02/cald... @penguinschoollib.bsky.social
Caldecott Honor Artist Zeke Peña
I asked Cátia Chien, Jashar Awan, Angie Kang, Drew Beckmeyer, and Zeke Peña to answer two questions and finish two sentence starters. Angie ...
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February 9, 2026 at 10:03 PM
"Libraries are like homes for community. They keep people warm, they keep ideas safe, and they hold space to dream. Libraries are my favorite places to be." —Caldecott Honor Artist Zeke Peña mrschureads.blogspot.com/2026/02/cald... @penguinschoollib.bsky.social
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Congratulations to all the Caldecott winners this morning! If you want to learn more about Honor winner SUNDUST, author/illustrator Zeke Peña takes us behind the scenes in this episode of The Yarn Podcast: theyarn.slj.com/2025/09/29/m... @slj.com @colbysharp.bsky.social #ALAyma
Making SUNDUST with Zeke Peña
Travis: Back in June, I talked with author/illustrator Zeke Peña about his beautiful new picture book, SUNDUST. In this episode, Zeke talks about the unique way SUNDUST was created, and his unconventi...
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January 26, 2026 at 6:26 PM
Congratulations to all the Caldecott winners this morning! If you want to learn more about Honor winner SUNDUST, author/illustrator Zeke Peña takes us behind the scenes in this episode of The Yarn Podcast: theyarn.slj.com/2025/09/29/m... @slj.com @colbysharp.bsky.social #ALAyma
I updated my 2026 Books I Love presentation: mrschureads.blogspot.com/2026/01/2026...
February 9, 2026 at 5:35 PM
I updated my 2026 Books I Love presentation: mrschureads.blogspot.com/2026/01/2026...
#Bookaday I added Traci N. Todd and @vashtiharrison.bsky.social's That You Are Here Is No Small Thing to my 2026 Books I Love presentation: www.pinterest.com/mrschureads/...
February 9, 2026 at 5:32 PM
#Bookaday I added Traci N. Todd and @vashtiharrison.bsky.social's That You Are Here Is No Small Thing to my 2026 Books I Love presentation: www.pinterest.com/mrschureads/...
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Agreed!! As an adult, I still love reading picture books. The dance of language and image is magical.
"Picture books are for everyone!" —Caldecott Honor Artist Angie Kang mrschureads.blogspot.com/2026/02/cald...
February 8, 2026 at 5:08 PM
Agreed!! As an adult, I still love reading picture books. The dance of language and image is magical.
"Picture books are for everyone!" —Caldecott Honor Artist Angie Kang mrschureads.blogspot.com/2026/02/cald...
February 8, 2026 at 1:42 AM
"Picture books are for everyone!" —Caldecott Honor Artist Angie Kang mrschureads.blogspot.com/2026/02/cald...
Two Questions and Two Sentence Starters with María Dolores Águila: mrschureads.blogspot.com/2026/02/newb...
February 8, 2026 at 12:51 AM
Two Questions and Two Sentence Starters with María Dolores Águila: mrschureads.blogspot.com/2026/02/newb...
Thank you, @coloradoreading.bsky.social!
February 8, 2026 at 12:37 AM
Thank you, @coloradoreading.bsky.social!
Thank you, @colbysharp.bsky.social!
I’m giving away two copies of @mrschureads.bsky.social LOUDER THAN HUNGER in tomorrow’s newsletter. colbysharp.substack.com/p/our-first-...
Our first read aloud at our new school
+ I'm giving away 2 copies of Louder Than Hunger
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February 7, 2026 at 11:54 PM
Thank you, @colbysharp.bsky.social!
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I’m giving away two copies of @mrschureads.bsky.social LOUDER THAN HUNGER in tomorrow’s newsletter. colbysharp.substack.com/p/our-first-...
Our first read aloud at our new school
+ I'm giving away 2 copies of Louder Than Hunger
colbysharp.substack.com
February 7, 2026 at 8:16 PM
I’m giving away two copies of @mrschureads.bsky.social LOUDER THAN HUNGER in tomorrow’s newsletter. colbysharp.substack.com/p/our-first-...
"School librarians are the stewards and defenders of knowledge." —María Dolores Águila mrschureads.blogspot.com/2026/02/newb...
February 7, 2026 at 7:24 PM
"School librarians are the stewards and defenders of knowledge." —María Dolores Águila mrschureads.blogspot.com/2026/02/newb...
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Check out PW’s Fall 2026 Children’s Sneak Previews! buff.ly/Dfmmbdi
February 6, 2026 at 12:45 PM
Check out PW’s Fall 2026 Children’s Sneak Previews! buff.ly/Dfmmbdi
Two Questions and Two Sentence Starters with Caldecott Honor Artist Angie Kang: mrschureads.blogspot.com/2026/02/cald...
February 5, 2026 at 3:49 AM
Two Questions and Two Sentence Starters with Caldecott Honor Artist Angie Kang: mrschureads.blogspot.com/2026/02/cald...
"While I was making OUR LAKE, I kept telling my husband that I would be thrilled if it resonated with just one reader—so it’s an unfathomable honor to know that this book will be a part of more childhoods than I could have ever dreamed." —Angie Kang mrschureads.blogspot.com/2026/02/cald...
February 4, 2026 at 4:28 PM
"While I was making OUR LAKE, I kept telling my husband that I would be thrilled if it resonated with just one reader—so it’s an unfathomable honor to know that this book will be a part of more childhoods than I could have ever dreamed." —Angie Kang mrschureads.blogspot.com/2026/02/cald...
Tomorrow is World Read Aloud Day! www.litworld.org/world-read-a...
February 4, 2026 at 3:59 AM
Tomorrow is World Read Aloud Day! www.litworld.org/world-read-a...
Today’s book purchase in Springfield, Illinois:
February 4, 2026 at 3:09 AM
Today’s book purchase in Springfield, Illinois:
Happy book birthday to Lisa Graff's A Scar Like a River!
February 4, 2026 at 2:18 AM
Happy book birthday to Lisa Graff's A Scar Like a River!
Happy book birthday to Sara Pennypacker's The Lions' Run!
February 4, 2026 at 2:17 AM
Happy book birthday to Sara Pennypacker's The Lions' Run!
Happy book birthday to @mychal3ts.bsky.social and Lorraine Nam's I'm So Happy You're Here: A Celebration of Library Joy!
February 4, 2026 at 2:13 AM
Happy book birthday to @mychal3ts.bsky.social and Lorraine Nam's I'm So Happy You're Here: A Celebration of Library Joy!
Cover Reveal: Snow Geese Season by Angela Burke Kunkel and @ebgoodale.bsky.social mrschureads.blogspot.com/2026/02/snow...
February 2, 2026 at 7:26 PM
Cover Reveal: Snow Geese Season by Angela Burke Kunkel and @ebgoodale.bsky.social mrschureads.blogspot.com/2026/02/snow...
"@ebgoodale.bsky.social illustrations illuminate so much!" —Angela Burke Kunkel mrschureads.blogspot.com/2026/02/snow...
Snow Geese Season by Angela Burke Kunkel and E. B. Goodale
Happy Monday! I'm grateful E. B. Goodale and Angela Burke Kunkel stopped by to finish my sentences. We discussed Snow Geese Season 's cover,...
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February 2, 2026 at 5:59 PM
"@ebgoodale.bsky.social illustrations illuminate so much!" —Angela Burke Kunkel mrschureads.blogspot.com/2026/02/snow...
"I am grateful that for years to come this book will be in print for young people who need a space to grieve and heal." —Newbery Medalist Renée Watson mrschureads.blogspot.com/2026/01/newb...
February 2, 2026 at 1:20 AM
"I am grateful that for years to come this book will be in print for young people who need a space to grieve and heal." —Newbery Medalist Renée Watson mrschureads.blogspot.com/2026/01/newb...
Two Questions and Two Sentence Starters with Newbery Medalist Renée Watson mrschureads.blogspot.com/2026/01/newb...
Newbery Medalist Renée Watson
I asked Renée Watson, Karina Yan Glaser, María Dolores Águila, Daniel Nayeri, and Aubrey Hartman to each answer two questions and finish two...
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January 31, 2026 at 4:25 PM
Two Questions and Two Sentence Starters with Newbery Medalist Renée Watson mrschureads.blogspot.com/2026/01/newb...
Jasmine Warga on Books and Belonging: www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...
Jasmine Warga on Books and Belonging
Newbery Honor author Jasmine Warga revisits familiar themes in her forthcoming middle grade novel, The Unlikely Tale of Chase & Finnegan—this time starring animals.
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January 31, 2026 at 3:09 PM
Jasmine Warga on Books and Belonging: www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...