BLUE FLOATS AWAY Turns Two!

Blue Floats Away turns two years old this month and I wanted to mark the occasion with a few what-have-yous:
I was surprised and humbled when my friend Colby Sharp shared this video about the book:
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The book received starred reviews from Kirkus and Publishers Weekly, but, hey, not everyone is a fan.
Illustrator Grant Snider and I made a mini book all about how Blue Floats Away was made.
Maria Popova talked about the book more eloquently than I ever could on Brain Pickings.
I tried to speak eloquently about the book on The Yarn podcast.
I’ve been told Blue Floats Away makes a great Earth Day read aloud, so if you’d like to pick up a copy, you can head over here.
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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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