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The Great Shelving Debate: Dav Pilkey
You never know how crazy your library opinions are until you share them, so that’s what I’m doing today. Do you keep all your Dav Pilkey books (not including picture books) together in the fiction section? Or do you put the chapter books (Captain Underpants, Ricky Ricotta) in the fiction [...]
Should a Book Stay ‘Of the Era’, or Should it Get an Update?
There’s an interesting article up at the New York Times right now about updating older books to fit modern times. Click here to read the gift link. This has famously been the case with Judy Blume for a while. Some argue it gives the updated books new life, but to [...]
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When you read an early graphic novel as excellent as Gnome and Rat, so many other books look boring in comparison.
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An assistant principal was fired for reading I NEED A NEW BUTT! to students
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Which books have been checked out the most at my school library this year? Let's have a look . . .
One Star Review, Guess Who? (#230)
Can you guess the children’s book by its scathing one-star review on Goodreads?
Top 10 Circulated Fiction of the ’25-’26 School Year
Which books have been checked out the most at my school library this year? Let's have a look . . .
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The 2026 Children’s Lit Animal Rankings
An informal look at the most popular animals in children's books.
Newbery/Caldecott 2027 Spring Check-In
Every year, readers head over to Goodreads to vote for the books they think are deserving of Newbery or Caldecott medals. I like to take a peek every few months to see which ones are rising to the top. It’s a completely informal list, so take it with a grain of salt! First up, Newbery. […]
Name That LEGO Book Cover! (#74)
Once again, it’s the game that’s sweeping the country. I used this website to (virtually) create 3 LEGO book covers. See how many you can name! #1: Answer #2: Answer #3: Answer How’d you do? If you like this post, you might like my 100 Scope Notes newsletter on Substack. You can click here to subscribe. Previously . […]
2026 New Books . . . NOT!
New books that are NOT what you think they are.
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