An Incomplete List of Approved and Unapproved Ways to Carry a Book
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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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LOL! I think my kindergarten classes have tried all of these.
These are pretty good. One of my favorite ways to carry a book is by palming opposite corners and spinning it as I walk. Try it!