Jashar Awan
@jashar.bsky.social
Geisel Honor-winning author-illustrator; EVERY MONDAY MABEL out now from Simon & Schuster; repped by Erica Rand Silverman at Stimola Literary Studio
Adam Rex always hits it out of the park and his latest book is no exception! #The13thDayofChristmas is an instant Christmas classic—a hilariously clever update to an old carol, illustrated beautifully. Bravo, @adamrex.bsky.social !
November 10, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Adam Rex always hits it out of the park and his latest book is no exception! #The13thDayofChristmas is an instant Christmas classic—a hilariously clever update to an old carol, illustrated beautifully. Bravo, @adamrex.bsky.social !
NEW BOOK announcement!! Check out the official rights report from @pwkidsbookshelf.bsky.social
LOOPS from @simonkids.bsky.social hits shelves next spring.
LOOPS from @simonkids.bsky.social hits shelves next spring.
July 22, 2025 at 2:14 PM
NEW BOOK announcement!! Check out the official rights report from @pwkidsbookshelf.bsky.social
LOOPS from @simonkids.bsky.social hits shelves next spring.
LOOPS from @simonkids.bsky.social hits shelves next spring.
Hyperlapse video of my EVERY MONDAY MABEL signing line at the Simon and Schuster booth! #alaac25 @simonkids.bsky.social
July 11, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Hyperlapse video of my EVERY MONDAY MABEL signing line at the Simon and Schuster booth! #alaac25 @simonkids.bsky.social
Here's my signing schedule for #alaac25 :
TOWED BY TOAD
Tundra Books
Booth 1622
Saturday, June 28 at 2pm
Sunday, June 29 at 9:30am
EVERY MONDAY MABEL
Simon and Schuster @simonkids.bsky.social
Booth 406
Sunday, June 29 at 3pm
Hope to see you there!! @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social
TOWED BY TOAD
Tundra Books
Booth 1622
Saturday, June 28 at 2pm
Sunday, June 29 at 9:30am
EVERY MONDAY MABEL
Simon and Schuster @simonkids.bsky.social
Booth 406
Sunday, June 29 at 3pm
Hope to see you there!! @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social
June 25, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Here's my signing schedule for #alaac25 :
TOWED BY TOAD
Tundra Books
Booth 1622
Saturday, June 28 at 2pm
Sunday, June 29 at 9:30am
EVERY MONDAY MABEL
Simon and Schuster @simonkids.bsky.social
Booth 406
Sunday, June 29 at 3pm
Hope to see you there!! @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social
TOWED BY TOAD
Tundra Books
Booth 1622
Saturday, June 28 at 2pm
Sunday, June 29 at 9:30am
EVERY MONDAY MABEL
Simon and Schuster @simonkids.bsky.social
Booth 406
Sunday, June 29 at 3pm
Hope to see you there!! @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social
I'm so pleased to share that TOWED BY TOAD is on the Bank Street Books Best Children's Books of the Year list! Thank you to @bankstreetlibrary.bsky.social !
Check out the list in full here educate.bankstreet.edu/cbc_awards/27/
Check out the list in full here educate.bankstreet.edu/cbc_awards/27/
June 10, 2025 at 1:13 PM
I'm so pleased to share that TOWED BY TOAD is on the Bank Street Books Best Children's Books of the Year list! Thank you to @bankstreetlibrary.bsky.social !
Check out the list in full here educate.bankstreet.edu/cbc_awards/27/
Check out the list in full here educate.bankstreet.edu/cbc_awards/27/
For me, it was the Goblin Story in Little Bear's Visit.
May 13, 2025 at 9:52 PM
For me, it was the Goblin Story in Little Bear's Visit.
Another star for EVERY MONDAY MABEL!! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Read the full review from @ala-booklist.bsky.social :
www.booklistonline.com/products/980...
Read the full review from @ala-booklist.bsky.social :
www.booklistonline.com/products/980...
March 7, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Another star for EVERY MONDAY MABEL!! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Read the full review from @ala-booklist.bsky.social :
www.booklistonline.com/products/980...
Read the full review from @ala-booklist.bsky.social :
www.booklistonline.com/products/980...
Some mixed media snowmen, courtesy of the Garfield Ridge Branch of Chicago Public Library!! ☃️
March 5, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Some mixed media snowmen, courtesy of the Garfield Ridge Branch of Chicago Public Library!! ☃️
I'll be the Akron Barnes & Noble this Saturday, March 8th at 11am reading, drawing, and signing EVERY MONDAY MABEL! Hope to see you there!
March 5, 2025 at 6:52 PM
I'll be the Akron Barnes & Noble this Saturday, March 8th at 11am reading, drawing, and signing EVERY MONDAY MABEL! Hope to see you there!
#kidlit mail from my buddy @k8cosgrove.bsky.social ! So excited to get a signed copy of this beautifully illustrated book. Kate's art for "A Tree Is A Community" will be featured in the 2025 Bologna Book Fair art exhibit, taking place April 1–4, 2025! Way to go, Kate!!!
March 3, 2025 at 3:03 PM
#kidlit mail from my buddy @k8cosgrove.bsky.social ! So excited to get a signed copy of this beautifully illustrated book. Kate's art for "A Tree Is A Community" will be featured in the 2025 Bologna Book Fair art exhibit, taking place April 1–4, 2025! Way to go, Kate!!!
EVERY MONDAY MABEL is a March/April Kids' Indie Next Pick!!!
There's still time to preorder from your favorite local indie—EVERY MONDAY MABEL is out next week!
There's still time to preorder from your favorite local indie—EVERY MONDAY MABEL is out next week!
February 18, 2025 at 6:56 PM
EVERY MONDAY MABEL is a March/April Kids' Indie Next Pick!!!
There's still time to preorder from your favorite local indie—EVERY MONDAY MABEL is out next week!
There's still time to preorder from your favorite local indie—EVERY MONDAY MABEL is out next week!
The Texas Library Association has put together another great group of books recommended for children age two to grade two—I'm so honored to have TOWED BY TOAD included in this year's 2x2 Reading List!!
View the whole list, along with downloadable activities, at
txla.org/current-list/
View the whole list, along with downloadable activities, at
txla.org/current-list/
February 12, 2025 at 3:21 PM
The Texas Library Association has put together another great group of books recommended for children age two to grade two—I'm so honored to have TOWED BY TOAD included in this year's 2x2 Reading List!!
View the whole list, along with downloadable activities, at
txla.org/current-list/
View the whole list, along with downloadable activities, at
txla.org/current-list/
TOWED BY TOAD is a 2025 Geisel Honor Book!
Thank you to the ALA, the ALSC, and the Geisel committee for honoring Towed by Toad! Thank you to my agent Erica and the team at Tundra Books for guiding Toad on the road to publication and beyond. Thank you to Emily and Max for their love and support!
Thank you to the ALA, the ALSC, and the Geisel committee for honoring Towed by Toad! Thank you to my agent Erica and the team at Tundra Books for guiding Toad on the road to publication and beyond. Thank you to Emily and Max for their love and support!
January 30, 2025 at 9:32 PM
TOWED BY TOAD is a 2025 Geisel Honor Book!
Thank you to the ALA, the ALSC, and the Geisel committee for honoring Towed by Toad! Thank you to my agent Erica and the team at Tundra Books for guiding Toad on the road to publication and beyond. Thank you to Emily and Max for their love and support!
Thank you to the ALA, the ALSC, and the Geisel committee for honoring Towed by Toad! Thank you to my agent Erica and the team at Tundra Books for guiding Toad on the road to publication and beyond. Thank you to Emily and Max for their love and support!
I donated a signed giclee print to @kidlitforla.bsky.social auction! Bidding ends tonight at 9pm PST!
www.32auctions.com/organization...
www.32auctions.com/organization...
January 24, 2025 at 7:43 PM
I donated a signed giclee print to @kidlitforla.bsky.social auction! Bidding ends tonight at 9pm PST!
www.32auctions.com/organization...
www.32auctions.com/organization...
Get signed copies of my books (and a custom drawing!) and help raise funs for wildfire relief efforts in LA! #kidlit
www.32auctions.com/organization...
www.32auctions.com/organization...
January 20, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Get signed copies of my books (and a custom drawing!) and help raise funs for wildfire relief efforts in LA! #kidlit
www.32auctions.com/organization...
www.32auctions.com/organization...
Kidlit For Los Angeles auction is live now!
We are looking to help raise desperately-needed funds for wildfire relief efforts in the many LA communities that have been impacted through an auction.
BID NOW!
www.32auctions.com/kidlitforlos...
We are looking to help raise desperately-needed funds for wildfire relief efforts in the many LA communities that have been impacted through an auction.
BID NOW!
www.32auctions.com/kidlitforlos...
January 20, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Kidlit For Los Angeles auction is live now!
We are looking to help raise desperately-needed funds for wildfire relief efforts in the many LA communities that have been impacted through an auction.
BID NOW!
www.32auctions.com/kidlitforlos...
We are looking to help raise desperately-needed funds for wildfire relief efforts in the many LA communities that have been impacted through an auction.
BID NOW!
www.32auctions.com/kidlitforlos...
⭐ Another starred review for EVERY MONDAY MABEL! ⭐
The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books raves, "Confidently illustrated and presented without didacticism, Mabel’s story is an arm-pumping, truck-horn toot to each person reveling in their own 'garbage.'"
The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books raves, "Confidently illustrated and presented without didacticism, Mabel’s story is an arm-pumping, truck-horn toot to each person reveling in their own 'garbage.'"
January 6, 2025 at 7:20 PM
⭐ Another starred review for EVERY MONDAY MABEL! ⭐
The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books raves, "Confidently illustrated and presented without didacticism, Mabel’s story is an arm-pumping, truck-horn toot to each person reveling in their own 'garbage.'"
The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books raves, "Confidently illustrated and presented without didacticism, Mabel’s story is an arm-pumping, truck-horn toot to each person reveling in their own 'garbage.'"
I got to see the I'M GOING TO BUILD A SNOWMAN StoryWalk in Cleveland Square! Thanks again to the team from the Cleveland Public Library that made this installation possible ❤️
#kidlit
#kidlit
December 6, 2024 at 2:07 PM
I got to see the I'M GOING TO BUILD A SNOWMAN StoryWalk in Cleveland Square! Thanks again to the team from the Cleveland Public Library that made this installation possible ❤️
#kidlit
#kidlit
Awesome TOWED BY TOAD fan art from a young artist who attended story time at Cover to Cover!
October 22, 2024 at 1:41 PM
Awesome TOWED BY TOAD fan art from a young artist who attended story time at Cover to Cover!
I had a great time reading and drawing at Cover to Cover Children's Books on Saturday! Thanks to everyone who came out!
October 22, 2024 at 1:38 PM
I had a great time reading and drawing at Cover to Cover Children's Books on Saturday! Thanks to everyone who came out!
In celebration of Towed by Toad, I'll be reading, drawing, and signing books at Cover to Cover Children's Books on Saturday, October 19 from 10 a.m. - 11 a.m.
If you're in the area, please join us!
Cover to Cover Children's Books
2116 Arlington Ave, Upper Arlington, OH 43221
If you're in the area, please join us!
Cover to Cover Children's Books
2116 Arlington Ave, Upper Arlington, OH 43221
October 2, 2024 at 5:40 PM
In celebration of Towed by Toad, I'll be reading, drawing, and signing books at Cover to Cover Children's Books on Saturday, October 19 from 10 a.m. - 11 a.m.
If you're in the area, please join us!
Cover to Cover Children's Books
2116 Arlington Ave, Upper Arlington, OH 43221
If you're in the area, please join us!
Cover to Cover Children's Books
2116 Arlington Ave, Upper Arlington, OH 43221
September 16, 2024 at 5:33 PM
New LONG STORY SHORT is out! Read about how I ended up getting towed while working on TOWED BY TOAD!
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September 4, 2024 at 1:34 PM
New LONG STORY SHORT is out! Read about how I ended up getting towed while working on TOWED BY TOAD!
jashar.substack.com/p/towed-by-t...
jashar.substack.com/p/towed-by-t...
TOWED BY TOAD is in stores NOW! Pick up a copy from your favorite bookstore! 📚
September 3, 2024 at 6:59 PM
TOWED BY TOAD is in stores NOW! Pick up a copy from your favorite bookstore! 📚