Morning Notes: Why You Wanna Give Me the Runaround? Edition
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PEPE WILL NOT BE IN THIS PICTURE BOOK
Pepe the Frog – internet meme turned hate symbol, will not be the star of a new picture book. Click here to read.
A VILLAGE OF AUTHORS
While I ruminate on the idea of an actual village of authors (so . . . many . . . cafés). Please check out Author Village – a new endeavor by Phil Bildner to connect schools with great authors. Click here to read.
You know the drill: Mile High Reading has the roundup of 2018 picture books you need. A lot of good-looking stuff over there. Click here to head there.
A little late to post this one, but in case you haven’t read Angie Manfredi’s post about her controversial resignation from the Newbery committee, you should. Click here to read.
Blues Traveler's John Popper on the New York Times best-seller scam: 'Justice was done' | @EW https://t.co/7e0dOS5PvH
— Children's Bookshelf (@PWKidsBookshelf) August 25, 2017
Bluestraveler bandleader John Popper chimes in on a YA bestseller scandal.
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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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