John Schu

He was a Teacher Librarian outside Illinois for nine years. He is the Ambassador of School Libraries for Scholastic.

He is obsessed with Kate DiCamillo.

The first thing he does is smell the books. 

Finding Winnie has a beautiful cover. This is the 2016 Caldecott award winner.

Third grade is when he introduces Amulet. There are six Amulet books. 

Louisiana El Fontaine in Raymie Ñightingale is probably the character closest to Kate Di Camillo

Little Elliot's Big City

People's Picks

Circus Miraundus

The goal of  libraries is not to get the books back, but to get back readers.

School Libraries Change Lives. School library month 

The Marvels by Brian Selznik,

The one and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate he was in the B and I Shopping Mall in Tacoma, Washington. Ivan died on the first day of school. The paperback book has Mr. Schu's letter in it and Ivan's signature. 

One Book One School - the One and Only Ivan picture book

1.we have been given the sacred tasks of making hearts large through story. Kate Di Camillo

2. Reading is the fuel we need to grow hearts and minds. Matt De La Pena

3. Franny, you are the genuine article. You are solid. You are certain. You are like a refrigerator. You hum. Be a genuine article. 

Our heart needs to be more capacious.