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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

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The Story Of Us

The Story Of Us

A Place To Call Home

A Place To Call Home

School for Woodland Creatures

School for Woodland Creatures

"The paperback editions of The Story of Us and A Place to Call Home are being released July 14, 2026, the same day that the third Hedgehog book comes out!" —Lauren Castillo mrschureads.blogspot.com/2025/11/scho...

09.11.2025 17:23 — 👍 11    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0

Thank you so much! Happy writing!

09.11.2025 01:01 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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2026 Mock Caldecott List Happy Picture Book Month! Colby Sharp and I teamed up to create a 2026 Mock Caldecott list. *** Principal Brian Sammons created a 2026 Moc...

2026 Mock Caldecott List: mrschureads.blogspot.com/2025/11/2026...

09.11.2025 01:00 — 👍 17    🔁 3    💬 1    📌 0
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NYT, NYPL Announce Best Illustrated Children’s Books of 2025 In its 73rd year of highlighting children’s books, the 'New York Times Book Review' and the New York Public Library have announced the 10 winners of the Best Illustrated Children’s Books Award.

NYT, NYPL Announce Best Illustrated Children’s Books of 2025 www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...

07.11.2025 20:31 — 👍 17    🔁 7    💬 1    📌 0
School for Woodland Creatures

School for Woodland Creatures

"School for Woodland Creatures’ illustrations were, as usual, an absolute joy to create." —Lauren Castillo mrschureads.blogspot.com/2025/11/scho...

07.11.2025 15:00 — 👍 14    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0
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School for Woodland Creatures by Lauren Castillo Hello, Lauren Castillo! I’m so, so happy you’re here today to celebrate School for Woodland Creatures , the third book in the Our Friend Hed...

Cover Reveal: School for Woodland Creatures by Lauren Castillo mrschureads.blogspot.com/2025/11/scho...

06.11.2025 18:33 — 👍 7    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0

❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

05.11.2025 16:56 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Smiling man and woman at the airport.

Smiling man and woman at the airport.

The pleasure was mine! What a wonderful surprise! Wishing you smooth travels.

05.11.2025 14:15 — 👍 3    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0

@sassylibrarian.bsky.social It was so lovely running into you today!

05.11.2025 14:10 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
A Book of Maps For You

A Book of Maps For You

Every Monday Mabel

Every Monday Mabel

Where the Deer Slip Through

Where the Deer Slip Through

Broken

Broken

Happy Picture Book Month! (Day 4) mrschureads.blogspot.com/2025/11/2026...

04.11.2025 20:54 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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2026 Mock Caldecott List Happy Picture Book Month! Colby Sharp and I teamed up to create a 2026 Mock Caldecott list. *** Principal Brian Sammons created a 2026 Moc...

Fifth-grade teacher and author @colbysharp.bsky.social and I teamed up to create a 2026 Mock Caldecott list: mrschureads.blogspot.com/2025/11/2026...

03.11.2025 22:08 — 👍 16    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
Tea Is Love

Tea Is Love

I chatted with @adibkhorram.bsky.social and Hanna Cha about Tea Is Love: mrschureads.blogspot.com/2025/11/tea-...

03.11.2025 21:38 — 👍 9    🔁 3    💬 1    📌 0
🎉 NEW EVENT! Featuring @jenniferlagarde.bsky.social and @mrschureads.bsky.social! 📚❤️

Register: www.bookelicious.com/event/22

Jennifer and John share their fave books of the year!
📚 FREE event!
📚 Book giveaways!
📚 Bookelicious Bookstore Discount Code to tackle your holiday shopping lists!

🎉 NEW EVENT! Featuring @jenniferlagarde.bsky.social and @mrschureads.bsky.social! 📚❤️ Register: www.bookelicious.com/event/22 Jennifer and John share their fave books of the year! 📚 FREE event! 📚 Book giveaways! 📚 Bookelicious Bookstore Discount Code to tackle your holiday shopping lists!

🎉 NEW EVENT! Featuring @jenniferlagarde.bsky.social and @mrschureads.bsky.social! 📚❤️

Register: www.bookelicious.com/event/22

Jennifer and John share their fave books of the year!
📚 FREE event!
📚 Book giveaways!
📚 Bookelicious Bookstore Discount Code to tackle your holiday shopping lists!

03.11.2025 17:06 — 👍 4    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
A Gift of Dust

A Gift of Dust

Cranky, Crabby Crow (Saves the World)

Cranky, Crabby Crow (Saves the World)

Don't Trust Fish

Don't Trust Fish

The History of We

The History of We

Happy Picture Book Month! (Day 3) mrschureads.blogspot.com/2025/11/2026...

03.11.2025 12:54 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
Tea Is Love

Tea Is Love

"Hanna Cha’s illustrations take my breath away. There’s warmth and tenderness in every brush stroke, and immense love and respect for her readers." — @adibkhorram.bsky.social mrschureads.blogspot.com/2025/11/tea-...

03.11.2025 12:52 — 👍 16    🔁 4    💬 1    📌 0
A Place For Us

A Place For Us

Anything

Anything

Tea Is Love

Tea Is Love

Cat Nap

Cat Nap

Happy Picture Book Month! (Day 2) mrschureads.blogspot.com/2025/11/2026...

02.11.2025 18:26 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
Este es un cuento

Este es un cuento

Este es un cuento releases on January 6, 2026! mrschureads.blogspot.com/2025/09/este...

01.11.2025 22:21 — 👍 10    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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2026 Mock Caldecott List Happy Picture Book Month! Colby Sharp and I teamed up to create a 2026 Mock Caldecott list. *** Principal Brian Sammons created a 2026 Moc...

2026 Mock Caldecott List: mrschureads.blogspot.com/2025/11/2026... @colbysharp.bsky.social

01.11.2025 21:27 — 👍 5    🔁 4    💬 2    📌 0

Check out the packet Principal Brian Sammons created for our Mock Caldecott list: drive.google.com/file/d/1V5tv... @colbysharp.bsky.social

01.11.2025 19:11 — 👍 4    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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2026 Mock Caldecott List Happy Picture Book Month! Colby Sharp and I teamed up to create a 2026 Mock Caldecott list. *** Principal Brian Sammons created a 2026 Moc...

The annual Sharp-Schu Mock Caldecott list: mrschureads.blogspot.com/2025/11/2026... @colbysharp.bsky.social

01.11.2025 16:32 — 👍 8    🔁 4    💬 0    📌 1
Fireworks

Fireworks

Let's Be Bees

Let's Be Bees

Moon Song

Moon Song

Our Lake

Our Lake

Happy Picture Book Month! mrschureads.blogspot.com/2025/11/2026... @colbysharp.bsky.social

01.11.2025 16:26 — 👍 16    🔁 3    💬 2    📌 0
Louder Than Hunger

Louder Than Hunger

I spent the morning with 70 high school students who are currently taking AP English and the afternoon with 300 7th and 8th graders! It was a memorable day! Thank you, Ohio! Thank you for discussing Jake Stacey's story!

30.10.2025 03:18 — 👍 12    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

As I emailed Faith last night, it is beautifully executed!

30.10.2025 00:34 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
How a Bear Became a Book: 
The Collaboration That Created Winnie-the-Poo

How a Bear Became a Book: The Collaboration That Created Winnie-the-Poo

#Bookaday I added How a Bear Became a Book:
The Collaboration That Created Winnie-the-Pooh, by @annettepimentel.bsky.social and @faithpray7.bsky.social, to my 2026 Books I Love presentation: www.pinterest.com/mrschureads/...

29.10.2025 02:31 — 👍 15    🔁 2    💬 1    📌 0
Tea Is Love

Tea Is Love

Happy book birthday to @adibkhorram.bsky.social and Hanna Cha's Tea Is Love!

28.10.2025 18:52 — 👍 17    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0
Louder Than Hunger

Louder Than Hunger

I'm presenting at the The Public Library of Youngstown & Mahoning County tomorrow evening! plymc.bibliocommons.com/events/68c9c...

27.10.2025 18:10 — 👍 13    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
Tea Is Love

Tea Is Love

#Bookaday I added @adibkhorram.bsky.social and Hanna Cha's Tea Is Love to my 2025 Books I Love presentation: www.pinterest.com/mrschureads/...

25.10.2025 16:32 — 👍 50    🔁 8    💬 3    📌 1
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2025 Mock Caldecott List Happy Picture Book Month! Colby Sharp and I teamed up to create a 2025 Mock Caldecott list. *** Principal Brian Sammons created a 2025 Mock ...

💬 #TLSkyChat A2: Mock award programs are an awesome way to use awards lists w/readers. And who does it better than @mrschureads.bsky.social and @colbysharp.bsky.social?? (That's a rhetorical question. The answer is nobody!)

23.10.2025 00:12 — 👍 7    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 2
Louder Than Hunger

Louder Than Hunger

I'm looking forward to presenting at The Public Library of Youngstown & Mahoning County next week! plymc.bibliocommons.com/events/68c9c...

23.10.2025 21:40 — 👍 7    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
John Schu

John Schu

I spent the afternoon with 400 wonderful 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders! Thank you, Farmer School and Librarian Mayer in Louisville!

23.10.2025 20:03 — 👍 11    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

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