Notes on August 2016
In August . . .
I Snapped with Hugo Cabret.
Snapchat has a purpose.
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we added a Planet of the Apes twist to well-known children’s books.
Every book is better with a decaying statue of liberty at the end.
we looked at the Most Astonishingly Unconventional Children’s Books of 2016.
It’s a good crop this year.
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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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