Surprise! Announcing CABOOSE

Some news! I wrote a story about the high-stakes, life-or-death world of lining up. The fantastic Ruth Chan is making the pictures. It comes out in spring of 2024 and I can’t wait for you to read it.
More than anything, I was trying to follow the advice of this student I had a couple years ago:
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Thank you Ruth Chan, Stephen Barbara, Courtney Code, and Abrams Books.
And thank YOU for your love and support.
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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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