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Jen Bricking @artofjen.bsky.social · 3d

❤️ So thrilled to be illustrating this super sweet book by the amazing @kaaauthor.bsky.social!

Many thanks to Katherine, @mrschureads.bsky.social
and fab designer Amy Ryan and team @harperkids.bsky.social!

John Schu @mrschureads.bsky.social · 4d

"Jen Bricking’s cover illustration and Amy Ryan's cover design for Wombat Waiting made me fall in love with Wombat all over again. She is such a Good Dog!" — @kaaauthor.bsky.social mrschureads.blogspot.com/2025/10/cove...

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Katherine Applegate @kaaauthor.bsky.social · 3d

My next middle-grade novel in verse, WOMBAT WAITING, comes out on May 5, 2026. 🧡

I just love the cover, which was drawn by @artofjen.bsky.social and designed by Amy Ryan at @harperkids.bsky.social.

My thanks to the one and only @mrschureads.bsky.social for today's cover reveal and interview!

John Schu @mrschureads.bsky.social · 4d

"Jen Bricking’s cover illustration and Amy Ryan's cover design for Wombat Waiting made me fall in love with Wombat all over again. She is such a Good Dog!" — @kaaauthor.bsky.social mrschureads.blogspot.com/2025/10/cove...

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John Schu @mrschureads.bsky.social · 4d

"Jen Bricking’s cover illustration and Amy Ryan's cover design for Wombat Waiting made me fall in love with Wombat all over again. She is such a Good Dog!" — @kaaauthor.bsky.social mrschureads.blogspot.com/2025/10/cove...

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John Schu @mrschureads.bsky.social · 5d

Happy book birthday to @lynnekelly.bsky.social's Three Blue Hearts! mrschureads.blogspot.com/2025/02/thre...

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John Schu @mrschureads.bsky.social · 5d

Love that!!! Did you tell Katherine that we've known each other since 1999?

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John Schu @mrschureads.bsky.social · 6d

📚❤️📚❤️

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Jen Schanz @bookdropdead.bsky.social · 6d

@kaaauthor.bsky.social @mrschureads.bsky.social #AISLEd
Having a book signed by John Schu then signed by Katherine Applegate—a one and only experience.
“I just texted John this morning.”

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John Schu @mrschureads.bsky.social · 7d

Congrats!

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Mychal Threets @mychal3ts.bsky.social · 8d

Reading Rainbow emphasis is encouraging kids to read. The focus is not on teaching them to read. The mission is reading should be fun!

We are all readers, worthy of literacy. LeVar Burton said “but you don’t have to take my word for it” because he wanted us to look to the books. That’s the beauty 💚

The Author Village @theauthorvillage.bsky.social · 8d

Reading Rainbow Is Back With a New Host -- @mychal3ts.bsky.social -- And The Same Mission

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‘Reading Rainbow’ Comes Back With a New Host, but the Same Mission

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John Schu @mrschureads.bsky.social · 7d

It was so lovely spending time together! Happy reading and writing!

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Suzi Silveira Guina @suziguina.bsky.social · 7d

What a gift to meet @mrschureads.bsky.social this weekend at Asilomar--someone with one of the most capacious hearts and generous spirits. John, you are an inspiration. Thank you for your joy and light.

A stack of books and an open notebook with the words "This is a notebook for Suzi from John Schu!"

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John Schu @mrschureads.bsky.social · 8d

@mychal3ts.bsky.social I love that the first episode focuses on cats! :)

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John Schu @mrschureads.bsky.social · 8d

The first episode of the return of Reading Rainbow! Congratulations, @mychal3ts.bsky.social! www.youtube.com/watch?v=gHAI...

No Cats In The Library 🐱📚 | Reading Rainbow 📖 🌈 | Full Episode | @Kidzuko

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Mychal Threets @mychal3ts.bsky.social · 8d

Reading Rainbow… is back! 🥹

This LeVar Burton/Reading Rainbow raised human is feeling all of the library joy. We hope your kids believe they belong in books, just like you ✨

Take a look, it’s in a book 📚🌈🦋🌌
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No Cats In The Library 🐱📚 | Reading Rainbow 📖 🌈 | Full Episode | @Kidzuko

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John Schu @mrschureads.bsky.social · 9d

Cover Reveal: The Dinosaur and the Bird: A Tale of Prehistoric Friendship by Richard Ho and Jamie Green mrschureads.blogspot.com/2025/09/the-...

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Deborah Freedman @deborahfreedman.net · 9d

Oh hi, Emma! One of the best pb editors in kidlit (think we can lure her to Bluesky, @armyvet5.bsky.social @mrschureads.bsky.social?). 🥰

Children's Bookshelf @pwkidsbookshelf.bsky.social · 10d

Emma Ledbetter Joins Candlewick as Executive Editorial Director of Picture Books buff.ly/Jj6K6hw

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John Schu @mrschureads.bsky.social · 10d

Happy birthday, @dansantat.bsky.social! mrschureads.blogspot.com/2025/02/the-...

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John Schu @mrschureads.bsky.social · 11d

"Robin and the Stick’s cover features Robin, a preverbal, tenacious toddler who is figuring out the world one adventure at a time." — @ebgoodale.bsky.social mrschureads.blogspot.com/2025/09/robi...

Robin and the Stick by E. B. Goodale

Happy Monday! I'm thrilled E. B. Goodale stopped by to finish my sentences. We discussed Robin and the Stick's cover , soft grays, picture ...

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