Notes on November 2021

In November . . .

. . . I proposed a Caldecott Medal name change
The Pinkney Medal has a nice ring to it.

. . . it’s Mock Caldecott time.
I share how we run the Mock Caldecott at my K-3rd grade school, and the books we will be reading.
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. . . we looked at the Best Illustrated Children’s Books of the year.
The New York Times released their annual list, and I reviewed my predictions.
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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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