Politics in Practice
April 30, 2015 by Travis Jonker
What if I told you one of the most popular book series not just in my school, but in the state of Michigan is one that out-of-staters have likely never heard of? What if I told you Michigan is home to the second coming of R.L. Stine (sorry, Bob, I know you’re still with us […]
April 29, 2015 by Travis Jonker
The “Don’t Judge a Book by Its Cover” war has been over for a while now, with everyone conceding that while a cover isn’t always an indicator of what’s inside, an aesthetically pleasing one can certainly make a child (/33 year old school librarian) want to read it. That’s all well and good for books […]
April 27, 2015 by Travis Jonker
Last week I passed along a question author/illustrator Matthew Cordell posed on Facebook: who is this character on the walls of Barnes & Noble stores across the country? Update: no one knows. So author/illustrator Aaron Zenz had a good idea: why not take matters into our own hands? Lets give this little blue wolf (a […]
April 23, 2015 by Travis Jonker
The Bear Ate Your Sandwich By Julia Sarcone-Roach Knopf (Random House) ISBN: 9780375858604 $16.99 Grades K-2 Out Now *Best New Book* Find it at: Schuler Books | Your Library It’s sounds counter-intuitive, but the best Big Reveals are the ones that aren’t necessary. Or maybe it makes more sense to think of it this way: […]
April 22, 2015 by Travis Jonker
In a short period of time, Eerdmans Books has built an online presence that other publishers should be taking notes on. The Eerdlings website and Coffee Break videos are consistently excellent. They’re starting a new interview series on Coffee Break called “A Day in the Life”, and yesterday Ahna and Katherine swung by my library […]
April 21, 2015 by Travis Jonker
From top to bottom, left to right we have: Sophie Blackall, John Bemelmans Marciano, Sergio Ruzzier, Eddie Hemingway, Brian Floca I’m tempted to just end this post right here – I mean, where do you go after one of the best children’s literature GIFs of all time? But fear not! There are plenty of interesting […]
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April 20, 2015 by Travis Jonker
Over the weekend author/illustrator Matthew Cordell posed a question. One of the most confounding questions children’s literature has yet seen. If you’ve been to the children’s section at a Barnes & Noble, you’ve probably seen this little guy/gal up on the wall among the other more well-known characters. But what is it? Where did it […]
April 18, 2015 by Travis Jonker
Is it just me, or have you noticed some picture book titles getting real these days? Really real. Taking up the whole cover real. Not just type laid over top, but part of the illustration real. Today we have three books that put the title front, center, and right in the middle of the the […]
April 17, 2015 by Travis Jonker
Can you guess the classic children’s book by its scathing one-star review on Goodreads or Amazon? A novel about word-changing… riveting! I apologize for the sarcasm, but… th-th-th-th-that’s all, folks! Click here for the answer. One Star Review Guess Who (#1) One Star Review Guess Who (#2) One Star Review Guess Who (#3) One Star […]
April 15, 2015 by Travis Jonker
READSTRICTED In case you missed it, there was an uproar this week about the 2015 Banned Books Week poster. So much so that ALA posted a response to the negative reaction and about how the poster was created. *UPDATE* ALA has released their response, including a modified poster. THREE WORDS: LIBRARY PUTT PUTT Dear Canton (MI) Public Library: […]
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