Notes on February 2023

In February . . .

. . . I examined the overlap between National Book Award winners and Printz Award winners.
How many books have won both in the last 20 years?

. . . I talked with Philip Stead about his next book.
A cover reveal Q&A for The North Wind and the Sun.
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. . . I shared the cover for Just One Flake.
It’s my first author illustrated book. And – hey – there’s another one coming.
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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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