Notes on July 2019

In July . . .

. . . we looked at the most creative picture book barcodes of the year.
My faith in art and design is restored.

. . . we covered some controversies.
On book covers and bad reviews.
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. . . I challenged you to name the book based on its LEGO-fied cover.
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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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