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November 28, 2014 by Travis Jonker
Holidays: good for spending time with loved ones, bad for #holdshelf posts. Today I bring you a modest offering of books on hold… Here’s John Schumacher’s hold shelf: Here’s mine: Coventry Elementary: Ypsilanti Public Library: See you next month with more #holdshelf!
November 27, 2014 by Travis Jonker
Thank you for caring about children’s literature. Thank you for reading this blog. Happy Thanksgiving, everyone.
November 26, 2014 by Travis Jonker
SLJ GETS BESTING School Library Journal announced their best books of the year. I love seeing the excellently weird What If…? among their picture book picks. Click here to see the whole thing. KIRKUS GETS BESTING TOO Kirkus always seems to have one of the biggest Best of the Year lists. It’s out and about now. […]
November 25, 2014 by Travis Jonker
It’s a beautiful day in the library. #Holdshelf is a monthly round-up of the books kids are lining up to read in libraries both far and wide (hosted by Watch. Connect. Read. and yours truly). So what does your #holdshelf hold? If you’re a librarian and you have a batch of books on hold, snap a picture, email […]
November 25, 2014 by Travis Jonker
I was chatting the other say with Leslie, our library assistant, when she brought up an interesting observation: snake books aren’t getting checked out as much as in the past. The only difference she noticed is that, due to weeding in nonfiction, sections have shifted around. Snakes, which used to be at the top of […]
November 24, 2014 by Travis Jonker
If the children’s literature podcast Let’s Get Busy were a person, it would be wizened and wise by now, with a flowing white beard and a twinkle in its eye. That’s because the podcast, created by teacher-librarian Matthew Winner, has reached the impressive mark of 100 episodes. To note the occasion, I asked centenarian-by-association Winner […]
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November 21, 2014 by Travis Jonker
Can you guess the classic children’s book by its scathing one-star review on Goodreads or Amazon? Instead of listening to my own children, who I love, fight with each other, I got to hear whiny, screechy-voiced [character] whine, sullen, put-upon [character] whine, and both of their parents whine. It felt like watching Supernanny. Click here […]
November 20, 2014 by Travis Jonker
Soon after I was hired for my current job, a basket of kittens arrived in the library. Not real kittens, no. But they might as well be. This family of cats was unlike any stuffed animal I’d seen before – highly realistic and all lumped together. They all sat in a basket about the size […]
November 19, 2014 by Travis Jonker
PICK THIS LIST Over at Brain Pickings, Maria Popova has selected her favorite children’s books of the year. It’s a list so cool it almost hurts, but it highlights some great books that you won’t find anywhere else. Click here to read. CHEZ DEPAOLA Alright – who wants to see Tomi dePaola’s house? You sir? […]
November 18, 2014 by Travis Jonker
Sara Varon is the creator of the first book I ever reviewed on this blog – Robot Dreams. I’ve been enjoying her work ever since, including Chicken and Cat Clean Up in 2009 and Odd Duck last year. Today I’m happy to announce that Sara has a batch of new projects in the works. Let’s hear […]
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