That’s So Meta! Recent Metafictional Children’s Books
Some children’s books are about people. Some children’s books are about animals. Some children’s books are about . . . books themselves. Here are a few metafictional books arriving in 2021.
Did I miss any? Let me know in the comments.
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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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Was curious as to your take on The Giving Tree postal stamp coming up. Have an opinion on it? Would be nice if they had other books of his also represented.
Love this as an idea for a future post, Lisa – thank you!!