The 2025 Redbud Read-Aloud Award Masterlist has been announced! Click to see the amazing read-alouds that made the list.

The Texas Library Association has put together another great group of books for children age 2 to grade 2—I'm so honored to have TOWED BY TOAD included in this year's 2x2 Reading List!! Texas Library Assn. Children's Round Table Tundra Books Stimola Literary Studio View the whole list at txla.org/current-list/

#EveryMondayMabel by Jashar Awan is a surprising celebration of community helpers that captures the joy and wonder of being a kid, centering around a precocious girl whose favorite day of the week is Monday.

#EveryMondayMabel by Jashar Awan is a surprising celebration of community helpers that captures the joy and wonder of being a kid, centering around a precocious girl whose favorite day of the week is Monday.

Check out some TOWED BY TOAD process pieces over Max's Boat ! maxsboat.com/post/interview…

Check out some behind the scenes of EVERY MONDAY MABEL over Max's Boat !! maxsboat.com/post/interview…

Big thanks to The Book Mommy for sharing EVERY MONDAY MABEL on "Good Day Washington!" This is especially exciting for me because I grew up outside of DC—this was my local CBS station!! 🤯 Watch a the segment here: wusa9.com/video/entertai…

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!

Another star for EVERY MONDAY MABEL!!⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Read the full review from ALA_Booklist : booklistonline.com/products/98023…

What luck 🍀 Take a look at this amazing #libraryhaul! I can't wait to get started on this week's #KidLitbookstack 📚

TOWED BY TOAD joins Dolly Parton's Imagination Library! Read about it and more in the latest LONG STORY SHORT— substack.com/home/post/p-15…

This week’s Fab Four! ⁦Jashar Awan⁩ ⁦Simon Kids⁩ ⁦Hà Đinh⁩ ⁦WaterBrook Multnomah⁩ ⁦Penguin Kids⁩ ⁦Stef Wade⁩ ⁦HarperKids⁩ ⁦Diana Ejaita⁩ ⁦Enchanted Lion Books⁩ #kidlit #picturebooks #libraries

Silent movies did some pretty crazy things with cars

🚗📚 Every Monday Mabel by Jashar Awan. #dailybutlershelfie #EveryMondayMabel Jashar Awan Simon Kids

Back from Spring Break and SO excited for Spring weather 🌸 There’s nothing better than sitting outside with a great book… or 15 of them! Can’t wait to get started on this week’s fabulous #libraryhaul. Special shoutout to Caroline Pritchard and Jonathan Roth!

Find out all about the making of EVERY MONDAY MABEL in my newsletter LONG STORY SHORT!! jashar.substack.com/p/making-every…

See you Saturday!!

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 Kids Booth 406 Sunday, June 29 at 3pm Hope to see you there!! American Library Association

Great interview with illustrator Lynn Pauley, chronicler of the American landscape! printmag.com/daily-heller/t…