Notes on May 2019

In May . . .

. . . I got a big head that was quickly deflated.
Oh the fickle most popular book at my school list.

. . . we checked in on some 2020 Newbery/Caldecott hopefuls to keep an eye on.
The readers over at Goodreads have some thoughts.
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. . . we reviewed the year in unicorns.
Because I don’t know a library that couldn’t use at least a couple more books on the subject.
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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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