Notes on October 2023

In October . . .
. . . I attempted the impossible: NYT Best Illustrated Books predictions.
Predicting the New York Times Best Illustrated Books list is tough, but I tried anyway.
. . . we checked in on some Newbery and Caldecott possibilities.
Your fall check-in for the big 2024 Youth Media Awards.
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. . . I inducted a new book into my Read Aloud Hall of Fame.
It was an appropriately October selection.
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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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