Jashar Awan is an award-winning author and illustrator of books for children. Growing up outside of Washington, DC, Jashar loved drawing and reading. In fact, he still does. For many years, he drew illustrations for publications such as The New Yorker and The New York Times. Since being named a Publishers Weekly Flying Start with his debut picture book What a Lucky Day! in 2020, his subsequent books have garnered starred reviews and spots on state reading lists and best-of lists from the New York Public Library, Chicago Public Library, Kirkus Reviews, School Library Journal, Good Housekeeping, NPR, and more. He is the creator of the Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor Book Towed by Toad and the Caldecott Honor book Every Monday Mabel. He lives in Ohio with his wife and their son, who loves drawing and reading, too. Visit him at JasharAwan.com.
Jashar Awan is an award-winning author and illustrator of books for children. Growing up outside of Washington, DC, Jashar loved drawing and reading. In fact, he still does. For many years, he drew illustrations for publications such as The New Yorker and The New York Times. Since being named a Publishers Weekly Flying Start with his debut picture book What a Lucky Day! in 2020, his subsequent books have garnered starred reviews and spots on state reading lists and best-of lists from the New York Public Library, Chicago Public Library, Kirkus Reviews, School Library Journal, Good Housekeeping, NPR, and more. He is the creator of the Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor Book Towed by Toad and the Caldecott Honor book Every Monday Mabel. He lives in Ohio with his wife and their son, who loves drawing and reading, too. Visit him at JasharAwan.com.
“Just like in I’m Going to Build a Snowman, author-illustrator Jashar Awan again perfectly captures what it feels like to be a kid in Every Monday Mabel. There’s joy on every page here and Mabel’s excitement for Mondays is so infectious that you'll find yourself looking forward to every Monday, too.”
—Celia L. Executive Editor, on Every Monday Mabel
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★ "Children will be empowered to declare their own special events each week, while educators and parents will see that even small moments are worthy of celebration."
– School Library Journal, STARRED REVIEW
★ "Sure to be a favorite reread for kids and grown-ups alike, Every Monday Mabel is an enthusiastic, delightful tribute to public services and the many, many people who value and appreciate them. 'GAH-DUMP!'"
– BookPage, STARRED REVIEW
★ "This book’s outstanding pacing, design, and tone are sure to delight truck lovers (and maybe even the truck-indifferent) alike."
– Cooperative Children’s Book Center, STARRED REVIEW
★ "Confidently illustrated and presented without didacticism, Mabel’s story is an arm-pumping, truck-horn toot to each person reveling in their own 'garbage.'"
– The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, STARRED REVIEW
★ "This joyous little book celebrates how garbage trucks move, how they sound, and how they work, all from the perspective of a little girl who thinks they’re the best thing ever."
– Booklist, STARRED REVIEW
★ "Digital art, a blend of watercolor and cut-paper looks, employs soft shapes and strong geometric lines. Throughout, Mabel exudes the unshakable enthusiasm of a die-hard fan, and the truck, bright green with stylized details, proves a worthy object of communal adoration."
– Publishers Weekly, STARRED REVIEW
"Captures the excitement of anticipation, the thrill of yearning realized, and truck love among the young."
– Kirkus Reviews
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