⏱️Start the countdown: ~18 months until everyone can read P.S. ARE WE FRIENDS NOW by dream team @mrschureads.bsky.social and Jasmine Warga!! 💌😍

"Kitty Caterpillar tells the story of a part kitty-cat, part caterpillar, 100% fabulous creature living the purr-fect life of catnaps, gourmet meals, and hugs from her favorite human, Hazel." —Annabeth Bondor-Stone and Connor White mrschureads.blogspot.com/2026/02/kitt...

Announcing new deals for @tmhartleywrites.bsky.social @thebestjasmine.bsky.social @mrschureads.bsky.social + more buff.ly/NFH6TZl

Thank you, @pwkidsbookshelf.bsky.social, for announcing P.S. Are We Friends Now? today. www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...

Dear Reader, We wrote a middle-grade book together!!! A story that is filled with things we love and care about. A story with secrets, but also with lots of light. A story we wrote in a very unique way. Love, Jasmine Warga and John Schu www.instagram.com/p/DVKLw87jlW...

Yay!!!! I had so much fun writing a middle-grade novel with Newbery Honor author Jasmine Warga!!!!

Happy book birthday to Kitty Caterpillar! mrschureads.blogspot.com/2026/02/kitt... @mackidsbooks.bsky.social @mackidssl.bsky.social

Very happy about this tasty news! 😊

I spent two inspiring days in Crystal Lake, Illinois! Thank you, Glacier Ridge School and Woods Creek School!

I'm HONORED Louder Than Hunger is a nominee for the 2027 Illinois Rebecca Caudill Young Readers' Book Award and the 2027 Illinois Lincoln Award! Thank you, Association of Illinois School Library Educators (AISLE)! Caudill - bit.ly/2027CaudillA... | Lincoln - bit.ly/2027LincolnA...

I added @tammisauer.bsky.social and Kyle Beckett's Pizzasaurus to my 2026 Books I Love presentation: www.pinterest.com/mrschureads/...

Me too!! #kidlit

I LOVE this cover illustrated by Kelly Murphy!!! @karalareau.bsky.social

I’m grateful for the 2,000 students I met in Virginia this week! www.instagram.com/p/DU-2Xi5Dth...

53. This Is A School John Schu & Veronica Miller Jamison @mrschureads.bsky.social

I spent the day with 300 amazing students in Disputanta, VA! Thank you, South Elementary School!

Great talking to you, John!

"It’s like Chris Van Dusen made a Valentine for the kid me. That’s how it felt to write this story and then to have Chris bring it to life." —Kate DiCamillo www.thechildrensbookreview.com/love-and-mer...

"Picture books introduce a child to art, storytelling, and the world outside their experience. Picture books provide a foundation for everything that comes after." —Caldecott Honor Artist @jashar.bsky.social mrschureads.blogspot.com/2026/02/cald...

#Bookaday I added Nice Work, by Nicholas Day and Hala Tahboub, to my 2026 Books I Love presentation: www.pinterest.com/mrschureads/...

Happy birthday, @mychal3ts.bsky.social!

A HUGE thank-you to LBJ High School, United Middle School, United High School, and Alexander High School for celebrating stories together this week in Laredo! www.instagram.com/p/DUrW8VFjqid

#Bookaday I added Kate DiCamillo and Chris Van Dusen's Love & Mercy to my 2026 Books I Love presentation: www.pinterest.com/mrschureads/...

"It’s like Chris Van Dusen made a Valentine for the kid me. That’s how it felt to write this story and then to have Chris bring it to life." —Kate DiCamillo www.thechildrensbookreview.com/love-and-mer...

Jasmine Warga’s next masterpiece is just 19 DAYS away!! (BUT WHO’S COUNTING??) 🐕🐆💛

Happy birthday, Judy Blume!

A huge thank-you to Alexander High School for a wonderful day!

A Teacher's Guide for THE UNLIKELY TALE OF CHASE & FINNEGAN: www.mackidsschoolandlibrary.com/wp-content/u...

I celebrated stories with 400 8th graders and 250 10th, 11th, and 12th graders in Laredo, Texas, today! Thank you, United Middle School and LBJ High School! I loved every moment we spent together!

I spent the day with 200 wonderful 10th, 11th, and 12th graders in Laredo, Texas! Thank you, United High School!

"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

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...

#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/...

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...

Two Questions and Two Sentence Starters with María Dolores Águila: mrschureads.blogspot.com/2026/02/newb...

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-...

"School librarians are the stewards and defenders of knowledge." —María Dolores Águila mrschureads.blogspot.com/2026/02/newb...

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...

"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...

Today’s book purchase in Springfield, Illinois:

Happy book birthday to Lisa Graff's A Scar Like a River!

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!