Notes on September 2020
In September . . .

. . . I looked at fall books that look good.
Ten books that I’m looking forward to in September, October, and November.

. . . we talked about carrying the torch.
Book series that have continued without their original creators.
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. . . I picked the books that should have won Best Illustrated.
There won’t be a New York Times Best Illustrated Children’s Books list this year, so I made my own!
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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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