Notes on July 2013
In July…
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…we said “huh?” in the best possible way.
The Wildest Children’s Books of 2013 have a way of making you do that.
The American Library Association Annual Conference got the Instagram recap treatment in three parts:
I have two hopes:
1. That I can attend next year.
2. That the “unconference” model continues to spread.
…we bought a house.
We’re shooting for an early September move to the new place (it’s only about 15 minutes away). Time to dismantle the Caldecott shelf. It seems like just yesterday it went up.
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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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Congratulations on the new house! I want to make it to Nerdcamp next year.
Thanks, Anne – and I hope to see you there
Fun times! Are you 15 minutes closer to here?? A shorter daily drive perhaps?
It is indeed 15 minutes closer to work – I’m excited about that.