Yes. Yes. A thousand times yes.

I just can't get over this poem.

My writing research today. So cool. #amwriting youtu.be/b8Y-BrxoGQc

I'm still so in love with the original cover for DONUTS, but check out how cool the German edition is. Releases 8/16!🍩🖤🍩❤️🍩💛🍩

There is a lot being said right now regarding how we teach about Black people in American history. Just a reminder that we created a resource that people might find helpful on this front. 51 episodes covering Black American history over the past 400 years.

I'm giving away a class set of This Is a School for a teacher-librarian, homeroom teacher, special area teacher, or administrator to give away to students. RT before 11:59 p.m. CDT (7/26) to enter the drawing. mrschureads.blogspot.com/2022/04/the-la…

Kids need books. That’s it. That’s the Tweet.

The Digital Public Library of America has launched The Banned Book Club, offering free access to e-books and audiobooks in areas where the titles have been restricted or banned. ow.ly/A5ZH50Pso14

To all the creators still on Twitter Keep writing. The stories I am bringing back to my classroom this fall are amazing. Y’all are crushing it. We need you! The kids need you. With love, Mr. Sharp

I don't know how 𝕄𝕣𝕤. 𝕄𝕔ℍ𝕦𝕘𝕙 (Steph) picked this gem, but it was the perfect cry fest to end my family vacation and flight home from beautiful Puerto Rico. Family, in all it's forms, is just an amazing gift.

Picture book authors and artists, you will want to read Eric Rohmann and Candace Fleming's Talks with Roger. In particular, pay attention to Eric's discussion of the page turn. I'm going to be quoting from this for years. The Horn Book hbook.com/story/candace-…

1/2 False assertions about the benefits of direct instruction, like the "Science of Reading" (and now, god help us, S of Math) campaign that egregiously misrepresents evidence about learning, remind us to be alert to exactly how research can be abused: tinyurl.com/3svzysmz

Librarians, man. Who else would buy 100+ copies of your little book to share with their teacher/librarian community, then also send you a homemade T-shirt your MC would wear on his food truck? Superheroes, every one of them.🍩🧡 Thank you 𝕄𝕣𝕤. 𝕄𝕔ℍ𝕦𝕘𝕙 (Steph) LibrarianBookends (Steph 💛& Mary❤️) #alaac24 + Yorkville115!

Parenthood has caused my perspective on homework to shift DRAMATICALLY lol Like, y’all had 8 hours w my kid. Y’all couldn’t fit all the work in there?? I only got 3ish hours between home and bedtime. That’s OUR time. You’ll see them tomorrow 😆

Gateway 3: Donuts and Other Proclamations of Love by Jared Reck shows “life is a lot more complicated than frying donuts thanks to an unlikely romance, confronting the past, and dealing with heartache.” Check it out today. #WeAreMehlville Mehlville High School

one of my 7th graders just brought back a book and said "I realized I didn't like scary books," as they checked out a happy romance. And, yet again, this is why WE TRUST STUDENTS WITH THEIR OWN READING CHOICES. I cannot stress enough that kids GET this.

Enjoy 2023 Tayshas pick DONUTS AND OTHER PROCLAMATIONS OF LOVE by Jared Reck First love, food trucks & festivals. Oscar knows one thing: he wants to get through school & continue the family food truck with his beloved Farfar--then along comes Lou who messes up Oscar's plan.

Coming December 2024, my new middle grade novel, THE QUARKS COUNT IT DOWN. Stay tuned for more details… #CoverReveal #middlegradebooks #kidlit #indieauthor

America, the election is almost here. Here’s what to expect when polls close: The margins are going to be close, but our campaign is on track to win this election. Americans all across the country are casting their votes in record numbers, ready to turn the page. It will take