Notes on August 2020

In August . . .

. . . I shared a special cover reveal Q&A.
Because it’s for a book I wrote: Blue Floats Away. I loved talking with illustrator Grant Snider about the cut paper artwork.

. . . we did a little Newbery and Caldecott check-in.
Which books do Goodreads readers have as their award favorites? To the lists!
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. . . we learned that Narwhal is branching out to the board book world.
It was fun talking with author/illustrator Ben Clanton about Narwhal’s new format.
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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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