Notes on January 2023

In January . . .
. . . we entered the world of incredibly specific children’s literature Instagram accounts.
Bask in the glorious specificity.
. . . we looked ahead to children’s literature in 2023.
The Yarn podcast 2023 preview is up for your listening pleasure.
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. . . I added a new book to The 100 Scope Notes Read Aloud Hall of Fame.
Loren Long’s Otis is timeless in the best possible way.
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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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