Notes on September 2019
In September . . .
. . . I tried to predict the 2019 New York Times Best Illustrated Children’s Books list.
It’s a list that’s even harder to predict than Caldecott, but I still gave it a shot.
. . . I chose 10 fall books I’m excited about.
After surveying the fall landscape, a batch of books jumped out at me.
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. . . I interviewed Oliver Jeffers about his new book.
We emailed about The Fate of Fausto and snacks.
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About Travis Jonker
Travis Jonker is an elementary school librarian in Michigan. He writes reviews (and the occasional article or two) for School Library Journal and is a member of the 2014 Caldecott committee. You can email Travis at scopenotes@gmail.com, or follow him on Twitter: @100scopenotes.
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