Notes on April 2023

In April . . .

. . . I took a cue from Jerry Craft in wondering if the term “Graphic Novels” is the best way to go.
Be sure to check the comments – there are some good ones.

. . . the U.S. government decided that all hardcover books must have round corners.
But it might have just been the date on the calendar.
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. . . we learned how to make book spine poems.
Keep this in your back pocket for next National Poetry Month.
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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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