The Bests Are Coming! The Bests Are Coming!
It’s the time of year when you begin to see “Best of” lists popping up. As I await the SLJ and Kirkus lists, I’ve been checking these out:
Publishers Weekly Best Books of 2022
Amazon Editors Best Children’s Books of 2022
Filed under: News
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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I appreciate these lists very much as they influence my reading choices.
PS: I’m still waiting to hear how your summer vacation was in Maine. I chose to move from Arizona to Maine in August and was even able to vote Nov. 8 as a resident!