On This Day (ish) in Scope Notes History . . .
Part of the fun of blogging is the ephemeral nature of the medium – you write a post, put it up quickly, maybe some folks read it, and then it fades away in a hurry. On to the next post.
But – PROBLEM – now I’m stuck with this stockpile of ridiculous stuff that never sees the light of day anymore. Should it? No! But I’m going to go ahead and ignore my better judgement on this one and occasionally bring back a fun/silly/absurd post from the vaults.
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Like this one . . .
Back in August of 2013 I took a virtual trip to rare bookseller Abebooks to have a look at their priciest children’s lit selections. Sendak, McCloskey, Burton – consider this Antiques Roadshow for kid’s books, except you don’t own them.
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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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