Watch the Newbery and Caldecott Announcement Live!
In a matter of days the biggest awards in children’s literature will be dished out in Chicago. The Newbery and Caldecott medals are just the tip of the iceberg at the ALA Youth Media Awards. I’ll be in attendance and am excited as all get out.
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But those in faraway locales can take part too. You can watch it all live on your computer by clicking on the link below.
ALA Youth Media Awards Live Webcast (Monday, February 2 @ 8:00am CT)
Click here for more information on the Youth Media Awards
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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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So…. I shared a taxi tonight with you and when my friend joined me at the hotel she said “Hey!! Do you realize you just shared a cab with TRAVIS JONKER?”
Thank you for listening to my insane rantings about Shaun Tan and… well… Other things I guess. On reflection I felt like I hogged up all the airspace. I spent this whole weekend actually finding out that I know basically nothing about anything or anyone. What a ride.::