An excellent list! Thanks, Mary!

Great talking to you, John!

I know this is really weird to say but...there was some good news...out of Congress! Rebuking President Trump, Congress votes to maintain most of the federal funding for libraries, museums, & archives. From our friends @everylibrary.bsky.social This doesn't happen without your activism. Keep it up!

Coming 3/3 from @simonkids.bsky.social ! Pre-order from your favorite bookseller today!

Really exciting news about one of my favorite picture books from the past few years! WALLY THE WORLD’S GREATEST PIANO-PLAYING WOMBAT (written by Ratha Tep and illustrated by Camilla Pintonato) will be read on BBC2 Radio by Jarvis Cocker! Congrats, Ratha and Camilla! www.bbc.com/mediacentre/...

Auction ends tonight! www.32auctions.com/publishingfo...

Read #HBMag reviews of #Caldecott winner FIREWORKS illustrated by Cátia Chien (written by @matthewburgessj.bsky.social ) + 4 honor books by @jashar.bsky.social, Drew Beckmeyer, Angie Kang, + Zeke Peña: www.hbook.com/story/review... #ALAYMA25 #ALAYMA @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social

Mabel's big Monday in the new LONG STORY SHORT!! jashar.substack.com/p/every-mond...

Thanks to the Caldecott committee for honoring EVERY MONDAY MABEL!! @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social And thanks to @simonkids.bsky.social for or helping Mabel find her people! And a special thanks to readers of all ages who connected with a little kid who just wants to see the garbage truck 💚

Thank you, John!!

For Winnie-the-Pooh's 100th anniversary, we're considering his legacy. Today's tales concern the complicated feelings Pooh's creators felt towards him, as well as the later fights over where he'd make his permanent home. #kidlit 📚👍 afuse8production.slj.com/2026/01/19/w...

Thanks, Elaine!

That's it. That's the call. Go. 🔥📞🔥 Info, numbers, script 👉

EVERY MONDAY MABEL has been named the 11th annual Floyd’s Pick Book Award winner!! The award is given by the Choose to Read Ohio (CTRO) Advisory Council in memory of children’s literature expert, advocate, and librarian Floyd Dickman. Thank you so much!! library.ohio.gov/libraries/li...

Thanks, Stefan!

Meet Esphyr Slobodkina, Author of 'Caps for Sale,' the Russian-Born Abstractionist Who Shook Mid-Century New York | Artnet buff.ly/JNXiTxI

Kindergartners' drawings of their favorite moments from EVERY MONDAY MABEL!

Another starred review for LOOPS! ⭐⭐ From the Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books: "Awan has again offered a warm little pocket of the world where a child is loved, respected, protected, and confident."

Great list, John!! Thanks for including my 2026 books!

Thank you, John!!

Thanks, Sondra!

Thanks, @jerroldconnors.bsky.social , for including LOOPS among @literaryhub.bsky.social 's Most Anticipated Books of 2026! Check out the full list here, with recs from K-Fai Steele and @carolinecarlson.bsky.social ! lithub.com/the-most-ant...

Happy New Year! Preorder today with @covertocover.bsky.social and get 26% off! Use coupon code PREORDER26. Don't wait as the discount ends Jan. 10. www.covertocoverchildrensbooks.com/new-year-pre...

Thank you for including EVERY MONDAY MABEL on your list of the best children's books of the year, @smithsonianmag.bsky.social !! www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture...

New LONG STORY SHORT out now!! Featuring: -"Best of 2025" round-up -A starred review for LOOPS, courtesy of @pwkidsbookshelf.bsky.social -A preview of WHERE I GREW, illustrated by @rahele.bsky.social -TOAD ON THE GO interview by @100scopenotes.bsky.social jashar.substack.com/p/best-of-20...

⭐ LOOPS got a starred review from @pwkidsbookshelf.bsky.social !! Read the review here: www.publishersweekly.com/9781665974943

Thanks for including LOOPS and TOAD ON THE GO!!

Thanks, Abbie!!

It’s the most wonderful time of the year ... 🎵🎵

Day #2 of 31 Days, 31 Lists: Picture Book Readalouds. Whether you want to pep up your average storytime session or you're new and in need of inspiration, here's a list of those picture books that just beg to be read out loud to large groups! #kidlit 📚👍 afuse8production.slj.com/2025/12/02/3...

Check out this Norton Young Readers 2026 preview, featuring a sneak peek of WHERE I GREW (written by me and illustrated by @rahele.bsky.social )! afuse8production.slj.com/2025/11/25/p...

A garbage truck and a broken cup are central to these two new slice-of-life picture books. @jashar.bsky.social kidsbookaday.com/2025/11/22/s...

Bold and brassy (but never bratty) the iconic pig reaches her 25th year, and we've her editor and publisher on hand for a quick Q&A. #kidlit 📚👍 afuse8production.slj.com/2025/11/20/i...

#kidlit star Jashar Awan @jashar.bsky.social makes books that’re so fabulous. I can’t get over his shape language & shape design. Can’t wait to find out how he is so good 🗣️🎨Join us LIVE for art-making & fun chat this Thursday at 6pm ET on Instagram! #kidlitart #illustration @simonkids.bsky.social

Thanks, Travis! It was great talking TOAD with you 🐸

It's time. Vote for your favorite case covers in the 2025 Undies Awards! 100scopenotes.com/2025/11/10/v... @carterhiggins.bsky.social @spikypenelope.bsky.social

Adam Rex always hits it out of the park and his latest book is no exception! #The13thDayofChristmas is an instant Christmas classic—a hilariously clever update to an old carol, illustrated beautifully. Bravo, @adamrex.bsky.social !

Henriette Willebeek LeMair (1889-1966), 1912

“I don’t think we should write for the market. Your imagination is too important to the world to constrain it to what’s going on right now...” -Ainissa Ramirez, author of SPARK! from You May Contribute A Verse podcast www.podbean.com/ew/pb-jx3qk-...

SAVE THE DATES!!! November is upon us and so is a lineup of amazing guests for Gab ‘n’ Doodle on insta. It’s a cornucopia of skills and talent. #kidlitart #kidlitillustration #kidlit #kidlitillustrators #kidlitartists #illustration

Thank you for including EVERY MONDAY MABEL on your BEST BOOKS 2025 list, @pwkidsbookshelf.bsky.social ! best-books.publishersweekly.com/pw/best-book...

#CallingCaldecott: Erica Marks on EVERY MONDAY MABEL by @jashar.bsky.social (@simonkids.bsky.social): "You could remove the words completely, and the story would still shine—that’s how strong the visual storytelling is." www.hbook.com/story/every-...

A sneak peek at my next book from @simonkids.bsky.social ! open.substack.com/pub/jashar/p...

Spotlight on the great Tara Walker, courtesy of @pwkidsbookshelf.bsky.social ! www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...

20 years ago, I adapted THE AMAZING ADVENTURES OF KAVALIER & CLAY by Michael Chabon for my senior project at Pratt Institute. Check it out in my newsletter, LONG STORY SHORT. open.substack.com/pub/jashar/p...

Meet award-winning author & illustrator @jashar.bsky.social this Saturday, Oct. 4 at 11am at @columbuslibrary.bsky.social (Karl Road)! events.columbuslibrary.org/event/13924352

Autumn '25 is here from @winterwaterfactory.bsky.social (with designs by my wife, Emily Eibel!) www.winterwaterfactory.com/collections/...

Best advice I can give to parents: once a week go to the library, pick out a stack of books (make sure your kid gets to pick out several on their own) and then throughout the week, read them together. Reread their favorites. Talk about them together. Snuggle and read. Ask open ended questions.

Hey, as a librarian I need to tell you: Our funding depends on usage. So go ahead and check out that book even if you don't think you'll finish it. No one will know. Check out that DVD even though you might not like it. Get ambitious in your quest for knowledge.

Celebrate TOWED BY TOAD’s first birthday by taking a peek behind-the-scenes! jashar.substack.com/p/towed-by-t...