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John Schu
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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
#Bookaday I added @naomidanis.bsky.social and Pete Oswald's Kindergarten Gets Ready to my 2026 Books I Love presentation! www.pinterest.com/mrschureads/...
November 24, 2025 at 4:56 AM
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Congratulations to the winner of the 2026 Charlotte Huck Award® for Outstanding Fiction for Children, announced today at #NCTE25:

A Sea of Lemon Trees: The Corrido of Roberto Alvarez
Written by María Dolores Águila
Published by Roaring Brook Press
November 22, 2025 at 9:36 PM
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At today's #NCTE25 Closing Session, we bid a fond farewell to Tonya B. Perry as #NCTE President, welcomed Antero Garcia to the helm, and heard from Robin Wall Kimmerer about teachers' role in helping students to recognize, reciprocate, and tell stories about earthly gifts.
November 23, 2025 at 10:15 PM
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Congratulations to the authors and illustrators of the 2026 Notable Children's Poetry Books, just announced at #NCTE25!
November 22, 2025 at 9:47 PM
I’m grateful for every moment I spent at #NCTE25! Thank you for all the necessary and important and joyful conversations and moments of connection! @ncte.org www.instagram.com/p/DRaS04ikXL...
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November 23, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Thank you to the NCTE Children’s Poetry Awards Committee!
November 23, 2025 at 1:37 AM
And like we always do when we're together, we covered 70 topics in those 10 memorable minutes!
I'm soooooooooo grateful for the 10 minutes I spent with @kaaauthor.bsky.social today! Thank you, Katherine!!!
November 23, 2025 at 1:33 AM
I'm soooooooooo grateful for the 10 minutes I spent with @kaaauthor.bsky.social today! Thank you, Katherine!!!
November 23, 2025 at 1:27 AM
I saw the almost final art for Lily-May's Joyful Day last night. Holly's art is soooooooooooooo joyful! Publication Date: September 1, 2026
Publishers Weekly announced Lily-May's Joyful Day, illustrated by Holly Hatam and written by me, today! It is a celebration of the cascading joy that arises from acts of collective inspiration. Thank you, Holly, Candlewick, @mollyoneill.bsky.social, Karen Lotz, and @skeetervm.bsky.social!
November 22, 2025 at 3:48 PM
#NCTE25 I'm signing copies of Ruthie Rose's Big Idea in Candlewick's booth (#214) from 11:00 to 11:30 a.m. today!
November 22, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Congratulations to Daniel Nayeri, the winner of the 2025 National Book Award for Young People's Literature!
November 20, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Love that George Saunders gave a shout-out to Cheryl Lindbloom in his National Book Award for Distinguished Contributions to American Letters speech. She was one of my favorite teachers in high school. (George and I graduated from the same high school.)
November 20, 2025 at 1:42 AM
The 76th Annual National Book Awards Ceremony is streaming now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZxKM...
76th Annual National Book Awards Ceremony
YouTube video by National Book Foundation
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November 20, 2025 at 1:18 AM
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I'm looking forward to connecting with so many wonderful educators this weekend at #NCTE25. ❤️

I'll be chatting about my books on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. Attendees, you can check out the full convention schedule here: convention.ncte.org/schedule/

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November 18, 2025 at 7:17 PM
#Bookaday I added Thank You, School, written by @louiseborden.bsky.social and illustrated by @paigekeiser.bsky.social, to my 2026 Books I Love presentation: www.pinterest.com/mrschureads/...
November 19, 2025 at 1:38 AM
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Can't wait for this one! #mglit
Cover Reveal: Roxie in Color by @dianedebrovner.bsky.social and Stacy Cervenka | Illustrator Credit: Erwin Madrid | Designer Credit: Pam Consolazio mrschureads.blogspot.com/2025/11/roxi...
November 18, 2025 at 5:05 PM
I'm looking forward to attending and presenting at #NCTE25 in Denver this week! mrschureads.blogspot.com/2025/11/ncte...
November 17, 2025 at 5:27 PM
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When I read the full review of THE OCEAN'S HEART I cried (tears of joy)...Okay, I'm still crying. The reviewer connected with this book on every level. I hope other readers will, too. ❤️@steelworksliterary.bsky.social @lernerbooks.bsky.social @carolhinz.bsky.social #Edusky #Skybrarians #kidlit
November 11, 2025 at 12:06 AM
#Bookaday I added @normfeuti.bsky.social's A Kid Like Me to my 2026 Books I Love presentation: www.pinterest.com/mrschureads/...
November 17, 2025 at 2:46 AM
"Erwin Madrid’s cover illustration and Pam Consolazio’s cover design for Roxie in Color highlights Roxie’s creativity and Nash’s loving presence." — @dianedebrovner.bsky.social mrschureads.blogspot.com/2025/11/roxi...
November 16, 2025 at 11:20 PM