John Schu

The Rare Bird

I added The Rare Bird to my 2026 Books I Love presentation: www.pinterest.com/mrschureads/...

Will I laugh and cry as much as I did reading A ROVER’S STORY? Will I hug the book when I’m finished? What do you think? #kidlit #middlegrade

Jasmine Warga and John Schu

Chase and Finnegan cookies

Welcome Jasmine and John

I had so much fun celebrating The Unlikely Tale of Chase and Finnegan with Jasmine Warga at Anderson's Bookshop today!

Great interview with @mrschureads.bsky.social 🌟 "Khoa Le’s illustrations are so luminous, the entire book glows!... She brings to life the strange and exquisitely beautiful creatures that turn the night ocean into a sparkling carnival of lights."- @jilanne.bsky.social @lernerbooks.bsky.social 🌊

Thank you for sharing the gift of story (and I don’t mean my book)! 📚❤️

Can these two out-of-sync hearts ever find a common rhythm?
#kidlit #middlegrade #fiction #versenovel

You'll never look at the ocean the same way again....

#kidlit #picturebooks #nonfiction #ocean

I loved celebrating stories today with 1,100 students at the school where @colbysharp.bsky.social teaches!

It was fun spending time with @colbysharp.bsky.social today!

The Ocean’s Heart: The Tiny Creatures Essential to Life

"Khoa Le’s illustrations are so luminous, the entire book glows! And so do I when I read it!" — @jilanne.bsky.social mrschureads.blogspot.com/2026/03/hear...

HeartLand

"HeartLand tells the story of two broken, out-of-sync hearts. One beats with gumption, the other with DRAMA. One works every minute, the other thinks about time to the point of distraction." — @jilanne.bsky.social mrschureads.blogspot.com/2026/03/hear... @lbschool.bsky.social

HEARTLAND and The Ocean’s Heart: The Tiny Creatures Essential to Life Happy Friday from Michigan! I'm grateful Jilanne Hoffmann stopped by to finish my sentences. We discussed HeartLand , sea creatures, poetry,...

Thanks to @mrschureads.bsky.social for inviting me to talk about my upcoming MG novel, HEARTLAND, and my newly released picture book, THE OCEAN'S HEART, on his blog! mrschureads.blogspot.com/2026/03/hear... @steelworksliterary.bsky.social @lernerbooks.bsky.social #teachers #librarians #kidlit

Wonderful visit from @mrschureads.bsky.social yesterday for AllTAB! Several students have reported today they’ve already finished reading Louder Than Hunger, and they loved it! #allTAB @apslibrarians.bsky.social

Louder Than Hunger

I'm grateful for the 300 6th, 7th, and 8th graders I met today in Arlington, Virginia! Thanks to a partnership between the Arlington Public Library and the Arlington Public Schools, every student received a signed/personalized copy of Louder Than Hunger! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!

Roohi and Nate Are Not on the Same Page:

Happy book birthday to @supriyakelkar.bsky.social and @jarrett-lerner.bsky.social's Roohi and Nate Are Not on the Same Page!

When Tomorrow Burns

Happy book birthday to Newbery Medalist Tae Keller's When Tomorrow Burns!

The Unlikely Tale of Chase and Finnegan

Happy book birthday to Jasmine Warga's The Unlikely Tale of Chase and Finnegan! mrschureads.blogspot.com/2025/05/the-...

Stalactite & Stalagmite: A Big Tale from a Little Cave (Caldecott Honor

"Picture books are full of endless possibilities." —Caldecott Honor artist Drew Beckmeyer mrschureads.blogspot.com/2026/03/cald...

It was wonderful seeing you tonight, @etraintalks.bsky.social!

Yay!!!

Thank you!!!!

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Alessandra Balzer at Macmillan/Balzer + Bray has bought, in a preempt, North American rights to P.S. Are We Friends Now? by real-life friends John Schu (l.) (Louder Than Hunger) and Jasmine Warga (A Rover's Story). Told in alternating letters by two middle-graders who are assigned to each other as pen pals, it's the story of how they write their way through easy lies and hard truths, and ultimately learn to show up for one another. Publication is set for fall 2027; Molly O'Neill at Root Literary represented Schu, and Brenda Bowen at the Book Group represented Warga.

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

thank you!!!

Kitty Caterpillar

"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