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May 17, 2018 by Travis Jonker

Morning Notes: Cheese Souffle Edition

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BACON BOOKMARKS

On Facebook Donalyn Miller alerted me to this Guardian article on weird stuff found as bookmarks. Worth it for the saw blade alone. Am I a fan of this topic? Well . . . remember this?

THE RETURN OF CLIFFORD

The big red dog is coming back to television in 2019, and it appears they’re going with a more retro look. Click here to read about it in the New York Times.

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2018SummerKidsNextFlier

One list that I always love to check out is the Indie Next list. Independent booksellers select upcoming books they’re excited about. The summer list was just announced and I concur with a whole bunch of their choices. Click here to see it.

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In case you missed it, Lee & Low shared data on the diversity gap in children’s literature. Still bad, but it’s good to see some signs of improvement.

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the scholastic book order thing is now the place where they order props for Leonardo DiCaprio movies? pic.twitter.com/XsNrVSeMjX

— Shannon Ozirny (@shannonozirny) May 10, 2018

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Did you know Amazon made a show featuring the main characters from Kate & Jim McMullen’s books I Stink and I’m Dirty? They did, and you can watch the first episode on Youtube.

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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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