"The Ship in the Window tells the story of a mouse named Mabel who risks it all for a chance to be free and full of wonder, sailing the high seas in a stolen model ship." -Travis Jonker mrschureads.blogspot.com/2023/11/cover-…

In today’s book mail! It is the story of Sydney Mesher and her journey of becoming a professional dancer with a limb difference. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

I’m super grateful Louder Than Hunger earned a starred review 🌟in the February issue of SchoolLibraryJournal!! slj.com/review/louder-… “The novel is written in verse from Jake’s perspective, allowing poignant access to his thoughts and feelings.”

It’s a middle grade book #giveaway! Yesterday the amazing @erindowning stopped by my school as part of her #JustKeepWalking book tour, & she signed these three wonderful 📚s! To enter, please follow both Erin and me and repost by 5pm Friday CST. US mailing address only, please!

Educator giveaway! I have a class set of 30 copies of John Schu' incredible new #mglit novel in verse, LOUDER THAN HUNGER. And I'd love to send them to your classroom. ❤️📚 RT to enter. I'll choose a random winner and notify them this Friday, 3/22.

The Monarch Award, a K-3 award, was won by Chez Bob written by Bob Shea with 9,125 votes, followed by Stormy with 9,071 votes and There’s a Skeleton Inside You with 4,876 votes. Check our full announcement at bit.ly/24RCWinners. Monarch Award IL AISLEd

Allergic has won the 2024 Bluestem Award! Congratulations to Megan Wagner Lloyd and Michelle Mee Nutter. Special thanks to all the students who participated by reading the nominated books, & to the librarians and teachers who promoted the Bluestem Award program. AISLEd

Excited that this is happening!

🖐 High 5 Friday was a blast as OCC welcomed Richland County Elementary and St. Joe students to school this morning! Huge shoutout to Coach Phil Britton and the OCC Baseball team along with our amazing faculty and staff who helped out!

AISLE is pleased to welcome Megan E. Freeman to the 2024 Conference in November. On Saturday, she will present a concurrent session and accept the Rebecca Caudill Award at lunch. For more information visit: bit.ly/AISLELEAD #AISLEd #AISLEd24 @rcyrba Megan E. Freeman

Excited to be at @LITapalooza with so many great people today!

"I hope The Yellow Bus surprises readers." —Loren Long mrschureads.blogspot.com/2024/06/the-ye…

Thank you to Anderson's Bookshops, Lorie Barber, Katie Reilley and 𝕄𝕣𝕤. 𝕄𝕔ℍ𝕦𝕘𝕙 (Steph) for all of your time and effort put into creating an amazing experience at @LITapalooza! Beyond well done!

Like it or not: Germany’s energy system is fully operational, with more than 50% renewables. And we are shutting down – not building – coal & nuclear plants. Coal will be off the grid by 2038 at the latest. PS: We also don’t eat cats and dogs. #Debate2024

Imagine thinking….checks notes….Taylor Swift fans…don’t know how to wait in line.

Happy book birthday to Debbie Ridpath Ohi' I Want to Read All the Books!

True story!

Big thanks to the dedicated committees and the passionate readers for nominating outstanding books. Excited to announce our 2026 Illinois Bluestem Award List! bit.ly/2026BluestemAI…📚 AISLEd #BluestemAward

Are you passionate about school libraries? Do you have insights, programs, or innovative ideas to share? We’re looking for speakers to present at the 2025 AISLE Conference - Libraries Build Connections. Submit your proposal: bit.ly/aisleBuildpres….

Can’t wait!