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May 22, 2014 by Travis Jonker

Morning Notes: Oui Edition

May 22, 2014 by Travis Jonker   Leave a Comment

A brief Morning Notes today…

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READ A #BOOKADAY

For the sixth year going, Donalyn Miller encourages you to read a book a day over the summer. To a somewhat lesser extent, she also encourages you to take a nap a day. I support both. Click here to read.

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TOP 10 IN THE LIBRARY

School librarian Benji Martin shares the most checked-out books in his school library this year. I love lists like this. Click here to read.

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The 8th Annual Kidlitosphere Conference is taking shape. It’s happening October 10 & 11 in Sacramento, CA. If you’re a blogger of books, take note. Click here to read.

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Beverly Cleary received the “Did You Know” treatment from MentalFloss. I did not know all of these. Bookshelves of Doom has the link.

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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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