Jashar Awan

Kavalier & Clay Illustrated Amazing adventures from my archives

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.
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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!)

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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.

So glad you liked it! (The next TOAD book will be out next year!)

Thanks, Amanda!

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.

TOWED BY TOAD turns ONE! What a wild ride this year has been

Celebrate TOWED BY TOAD’s first birthday by taking a peek behind-the-scenes!

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The Radical Woman Behind “Goodnight Moon” Margaret Wise Brown constantly pushed boundaries—in her life and in her art.

Many readers now think of Margaret Wise Brown titles like “The Runaway Bunny” as tranquil introductions to storytelling. But the books, like their author, were radical for their time.

Thank you, John!

You made your voice heard for libraries. The House listened. A House of Representatives Subcommittee just voted to continue library funding in next year's federal budget. The fight to #FundLibraries isn't over yet, but this good news is thanks to your hard work. Stay tuned for more ways to take action for libraries. Show up for our libraries. American Library Associaiton.

NEWS: A House of Representatives Subcommittee just voted to continue library funding in next year's federal budget. This is thanks to YOUR hard work as library advocates.

The fight to #FundLibraries isn't over yet. Stay tuned for more ways to take action for libraries. #ForOurLibraries

This book is BEAUTIFUL!! 😍

LOVE this book!

2 Books and 1 ARC (Signed) from Jashar Awan Auction item '2 Books and 1 ARC (Signed) from Jashar Awan' hosted online at 32auctions.

Bidding is open!

Almost 400 amazing items are available to help #KidLit4Ceasefire families survive the genocide in Gaza!

Here's what I've donated—
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August Recommendations BEAR LOVES HIS HOME, written by Karen Jameson and illustrated by Ishaa Lobo, follows a bear cub as he “forages and roams” through the “warm...

Great recommendations, @lynnbbooks.bsky.social ! Thanks for including EVERY MONDAY MABEL!

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2 Books and 1 ARC (Signed) from Jashar Awan Auction item '2 Books and 1 ARC (Signed) from Jashar Awan' hosted online at 32auctions.

Bidding is open!

Almost 400 amazing items are available to help #KidLit4Ceasefire families survive the genocide in Gaza!

Here's what I've donated—
www.32auctions.com/organization...

✨WE ARE LIVE!✨

Almost 400 amazing items are available to help #KidLit4Ceasefire families survive the genocide in Gaza!

322 still without bids:
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Every Monday Mabel | NEA Every Monday without fail, Mabel happily waits for the garbage truck to arrive.

EVERY MONDAY MABEL will be the August 2025 Read Across America Elementary title!

The National Education Association put together a MABEL page filled with questions and activities to help educators share the book with their students.

Check it out!
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barber shop, oklahoma city, oklahoma, 1979

barber shop, oklahoma city, oklahoma, 1979

The Invention of “Sesame Street” Renata Adler’s 1972 review of the program that revolutionized children’s television.

“Small children from poor or middle-class families who watch ‘Sesame Street’ do better on cognitive tests and in first grade than children who do not watch it,” Renata Adler wrote, in 1972.

Going to the library fucking rules. You can walk in and pick your favorite things and then walk right out without paying anything. It's unbelievable and 100% the kind of thing that won't exist in the future unless you recognize the goodness now before it's too late

Cover Reveal & Q&A: Books Good Enough For You – A Talk with Nancy Hudgins about Ursula Nordstrom “Anything less is not good enough for a child.” Those would be the words of the irascible editor, Ursula Nordstrom. Now she's getting a middle grade nonfiction book on her life, and author Nancy Hudgins...

'Books Good Enough For You' – A Talk with Nancy Hudgins about Ursula Nordstrom | Fuse 8

Read Across America with MABEL Plus the School Library Journal interview

Big MABEL news over in the latest LONG STORY SHORT!

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Whoa!

Vignettes of a boy stopping to tie his shoe, admiring his tied shoe, and running off in front of a script type that says "LOOPS" Text below reads: Celia Lee at Simon & Schuster has acquired Loops by Geisel Honor author-illustrator Jashar Awan, a picture book about the perseverance and positive self-talk needed to learn to tie your shoelaces, and be a big kid. Publication is scheduled for spring 2026; Erica Silverman at Stimola Literary Studio negotiated the deal for world English rights.

NEW BOOK announcement!! Check out the official rights report from @pwkidsbookshelf.bsky.social

LOOPS from @simonkids.bsky.social hits shelves next spring.

Jashar Awan: With Focus and Childlike Energy | Stars So Far 2025 With every book, Jashar Awan comes a little closer to establishing himself as the chronicler extraordinaire of what most people see as childhood's mundane moments, and it's magic.

Thanks, @slj.com , for taking the time to talk to me!

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A green Mazda Porter kei truck. It's got round headlights and looks slightly like a cartoon bear.

A green Mazda Porter kei truck. In this case the front air duct is open and resembles a nose.

An early Porter kei truck in black and white. No front air intake.

A green Mazda Porter kei truck, front on. There's a yellow kei truck with stacked headlights in back of shot that also looks fun.

At this point just posting Mazda Porters to help the TL

SLJ Picture Book Palooza 2025 - Penguin Classroom Portal

This Thursday (July 17th) is SLJ's Picture Book Palooza. Join us for a FREE virtual event where you can hear from some amazing creators, get free resources, and more!

Find out more through the link below:
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65 Brilliant Picture Book Titles | SLJ 2025 Stars So Far From Pakistan to Spain to ordinary neighborhoods, the power of books has never been more visible than in these 65 gems plucked from the mines of picture books published in the first half of 2025.

Thank you for including EVERY MONDAY MABEL in this great list, @slj.com !

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Thanks, @covertocover.bsky.social ! I had a great time hanging out at booth 111 and signing books today! #columbusbookfestival