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Jashar Awan @jashar.bsky.social · 1d

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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Kavalier & Clay Illustrated

Amazing adventures from my archives

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Cover to Cover Children’s Books @covertocover.bsky.social · 10d

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

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Jashar Awan @jashar.bsky.social · 15d

Autumn '25 is here from @winterwaterfactory.bsky.social (with designs by my wife, Emily Eibel!)

www.winterwaterfactory.com/collections/...

AUTUMN 25 NEW ARRIVALS

Clothing for babies, kids, and adults made with 100% organic cotton. Made in Brooklyn with bold prints, sustainable materials, and serious play in mind. Designed to be worn, loved, and passed down.

www.winterwaterfactory.com

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Shannon Hale @shannonhale.bsky.social · 28d

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.

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Jashar Awan @jashar.bsky.social · 28d

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

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Jashar Awan @jashar.bsky.social · 29d

Thanks, Amanda!

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Jen @ladyjenpool.bsky.social · Aug 12

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.

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Jashar Awan @jashar.bsky.social · 29d

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

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TOWED BY TOAD turns ONE!

What a wild ride this year has been

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The New Yorker @newyorker.com · Sep 8

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.

The Radical Woman Behind “Goodnight Moon”

Margaret Wise Brown constantly pushed boundaries—in her life and in her art.

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Jashar Awan @jashar.bsky.social · Sep 7

Thank you, John!

John Schu @mrschureads.bsky.social · Sep 6

#Bookaday I added @jashar.bsky.social and @rahele.bsky.social's Where I Grew to my 2026 Books I Love presentation: www.pinterest.com/mrschureads/...

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American Library Association @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social · Sep 2

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

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.

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Jashar Awan @jashar.bsky.social · Aug 26

This book is BEAUTIFUL!! 😍

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Jashar Awan @jashar.bsky.social · Aug 26

LOVE this book!

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Jashar Awan @jashar.bsky.social · Aug 20

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...

2 Books and 1 ARC (Signed) from Jashar Awan

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

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Jashar Awan @jashar.bsky.social · Aug 25

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

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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...

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Jashar Awan @jashar.bsky.social · Aug 20

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...

2 Books and 1 ARC (Signed) from Jashar Awan

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

www.32auctions.com

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Sandra Proudman @sandraproudman.bsky.social · Aug 19

✨WE ARE LIVE!✨

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

322 still without bids:
www.32auctions.com/organization...

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Jashar Awan @jashar.bsky.social · Aug 19

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!
www.nea.org/professional...

Every Monday Mabel | NEA

Every Monday without fail, Mabel happily waits for the garbage truck to arrive.

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old roadside pics @roadside.xor.blue · Aug 19

barber shop, oklahoma city, oklahoma, 1979

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The New Yorker @newyorker.com · Aug 15

“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.

The Invention of “Sesame Street”

Renata Adler’s 1972 review of the program that revolutionized children’s television.

www.newyorker.com

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Der-shing 德馨 Helmer @shingworks.com · Aug 13

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

Jen @ladyjenpool.bsky.social · Aug 12

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.

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Children's Bookshelf @pwkidsbookshelf.bsky.social · Aug 13

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

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...

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Jashar Awan @jashar.bsky.social · Aug 12

Big MABEL news over in the latest LONG STORY SHORT!

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Read Across America with MABEL

Plus the School Library Journal interview

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Jashar Awan @jashar.bsky.social · Jul 26

Whoa!

Jashar Awan @jashar.bsky.social · Jul 22

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

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

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.

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