Morning Notes: Mousetrap Edition
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NERDCAMP NEWS
Although we are 9 or so months away, we have our first author announcement for Nerdcamp 2016. Click here to see who it is.
CLEANING UP THE STREETS OF KALAMAZOO CITY
It’s a cop movie in book form, so it makes sense that Jarrett J. Krosoczka’s Platypus Police Squad will be coming to a multiplex near you. Click here to read.
STEAD-STRAVAGANZA
Erin Stead and Phil Stead have been popping up lately in advance of their latest book, Lenny & Lucy. This is a good thing. Check them out at Publishers Weekly, School Library Journal, Nerdy Book Club, and Sharp Read.
Thunder Boy Jr. by Sherman Alexie, illustrated by Yuyi Morales. Out May 10, 2016
An impressive pairing we have here. National Book Award winner Alexie and Caldecott Honor and Belpre Medalist Morales bring a story about a kid named after his dad who is looking for an identity of his own.
Horn Book editor Roger Sutton talks about that rabbit book.
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Frequently bought together. @HMHKids http://t.co/AuDPCJH27S pic.twitter.com/EhXmsUcBNm
— Sergio Ruzzier (@SergioRuzzier) October 2, 2015
First of all: great tweet. This is funny. Secondly: are these items really “frequently bought together?” I want to know the number of times.
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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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