Notes on April 2021

In April . . .

. . . I tried to trick you.
But you didn’t fall for my (admittedly, pretty ridiculous) April Fools prank, did you?

. . . we celebrated National Poetry Month.
I scared up all the 2021 poetry books I could find.
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. . . I looked ahead to (or around at) spring books.
I shared 10 books out in March, April, and May that have me excited.
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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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