Happy book birthday to @dianedebrovner.bsky.social and Stacy Cervenka's Roxie in Color! mrschureads.blogspot.com/2025/11/roxi... Illustration Credit: Erwin Madrid

This was such a fun read!

A new @lyndamh.bsky.social! YES PLEASE!

Happy book birthday to Leigh Bardugo and @lizclimo.bsky.social's Better Pets! mrschureads.blogspot.com/2026/06/bett... @mackidssl.bsky.social

"There’s a piece of child-me in each of these kids. I was the kid who stood in the hallway more than the classroom. And the trouble didn’t stop at just school. I was hurting and, sometimes, people convey pain through unlikeable behavior." @lyndamh.bsky.social mrschureads.blogspot.com/2026/06/how-...

Happy birthday, Lauren Castillo! mrschureads.blogspot.com/2025/11/scho...

"How to Build a Miracle tells the story of thirteen-year-old Peter who blames himself for not saving his brother Russ. After all, if the roles had been reversed, Russ would have figured out a way to keep him alive." — @lyndamh.bsky.social mrschureads.blogspot.com/2026/06/how-...

Cover Reveal: How To Build a Miracle by @lyndamh.bsky.social mrschureads.blogspot.com/2026/06/how-... Illustration Credit: Martin Haake

Happy birthday, @jilanne.bsky.social! mrschureads.blogspot.com/2026/03/hear...

The children's literature class I teach at Rutgers University started today! I'm looking forward to spending the next 8 weeks (virtually) with all 23 graduate students. Here are four of the books we're discussing this week . . .

Happy book birthday to @garyrgrayjr.bsky.social and @rahele.bsky.social's Spendin’ Time!

Happy book birthday to @naomidanis.bsky.social and Pete Oswald's Kindergarten Gets Ready!

Thank you to the wonderful @mrschureads.bsky.social!

#Bookaday I added Jack Wong's Goodbye, Koi to my 2026 Books I Love presentation: www.pinterest.com/mrschureads/...

"Riz is daring, curious and a little nerdy." —Saadia Faruqi mrschureads.blogspot.com/2026/05/dont...

"The most circulated book in our library over the past two years has been Louder Than Hunger by John Schu." — @thelocdlibrarian.bsky.social www.slj.com/story/Meet-S...

"The Lions’ Run tells the story of a boy who follows some kittens and joins some termites to find that he’s a lion." — @sarapennypacker.bsky.social mrschureads.blogspot.com/2026/03/the-...

"Shadia Amin’s cover illustration and Steve Ponzo’s cover design for Don’t Be Scared is reminiscent of a Scooby-style haunted mansion mystery, which is sure to appeal to readers of all ages." —Saadia Faruqi mrschureads.blogspot.com/2026/05/dont...

Happy birthday, @debbimichiko.bsky.social!

"Don’t Be Scared tells the story of a boy who wants to connect with his dead mother through the haunted mansion in his town, but actually ends up connecting with his culture through ghostly tales from the past." —Saadia Faruqi mrschureads.blogspot.com/2026/05/dont...

Cover Reveal: Don't Be Scared by Saadia Faruqi and Shadia Amin | Design Credit: Steve Ponzo mrschureads.blogspot.com/2026/05/dont...

This Is a Theater's cover reveal is on Sunday, June 7! The same day that the 79th Annual Tony Awards will take place!!

I LOVE this cover!!!!!!!!!!

Happy Book Birthday to STILL FRIENDS! Huge thanks to illustrator Mike Deas, the entire team at @orcabook.bsky.social, and everyone who has supported or boosted this book so far!

"Shenandoah's University's Children’s Literature Conference is easily my favorite time of year." —Dr. Karen Huff mrschureads.blogspot.com/2026/05/shen...

"We chose Lauren Castillo’s illustrations from This Is a Story, for the brochure and website, because they perfectly reflect our 40-year mission of bringing children and books together." —Dr. Karen Huff mrschureads.blogspot.com/2026/05/shen...

Happy book birthday to Varsha Bajaj's ROAR!

Happy book birthday to Christian Robinson's DAD!

Today’s book purchase in Ann Arbor, Michigan

Happy book birthday to @erinentrada.bsky.social's The Second Life of Snap! mrschureads.blogspot.com/2026/04/new-...

★ “With grace and conviction,” Audrey Vernick, Liz Garton Scanlon, and illustrator Daniel Miyares present “an inventive, emotionally attuned meditation on attachment” in their picture book HOMESICK

I was the emcee of Battle of the Books with 160 middle school students today! It was very inspiring! Thank you, South Bend, Indiana!

#Bookaday I added Corinna Luyken's Hello, Ocean! to my 2026 Books I Love presentation: www.pinterest.com/mrschureads/...

The WOMBAT WAITING tour rolls on! 🧡🐕 A week from today, I'm visiting @barnesandnoble.com Carle Place to meet young readers and sign books. #LongIsland, I'd love to see you there! You can get all the event info here: stores.barnesandnoble.com/event/978006...

Poetry is for everyone and all year long ~~ (not just for April!)

Coming soon!

#Bookaday I added Together, written by Winsome Bingham and illustrated by Joy Hwang Ruiz, to my 2026 Books I Love presentation: www.pinterest.com/mrschureads/...

"Poetry allows students to express themselves in ways they may not otherwise. It can help them better understand themselves and the world around them. It can even help them heal." — @valeriebolling.bsky.social mrschureads.blogspot.com/2026/05/writ...

"Writing poetry is SO MUCH FUN." — @valeriebolling.bsky.social mrschureads.blogspot.com/2026/05/writ...

a fifth grader in my class devoured EVERY Ivan book after Mr. Schu’s visit.

Thank you so much, @mrschureads.bsky.social, for revealing the cover of my next book for teachers, which will be published in November. I am so excited about this book and about poetry, in general. I hope I'm able to get into classrooms to work with teachers and students to create their own poems.

Four picture books I had fun booktalking and giving away copies of in El Paso today:

Four middle-grade books I had fun booktalking and giving away copies of in El Paso today:

Love both of these picture books! Happy paperback birthday, @mrschureads.bsky.social!

I talked about Zeke Peña's Sundust during a PD presentation in El Paso today. When Sundust came up on the screen, a wonderful librarian shouted out, "I was his high school English teacher!" :)

This Is a School and This Is a Story are now available in paperback! mrschureads.blogspot.com/2026/05/happ...

"Reading poetry shouldn’t be a chore." @valeriebolling.bsky.social mrschureads.blogspot.com/2026/05/writ...

Cover Reveal: Writing Poetry Month by Month: Inspiring the Poet in All Students by @valeriebolling.bsky.social | Design Credit: Nigel Turner mrschureads.blogspot.com/2026/05/writ...

"Picture books are for everyone!" —Caldecott Honor artist Angie Kang mrschureads.blogspot.com/2026/02/cald...

“Libraries are like homes for community. They keep people warm, they keep ideas safe, and they hold space to dream.” —Zeke Peña mrschureads.blogspot.com/2026/02/cald...