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.
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.
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.
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
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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