Sneak Peek: JUST ONE WAVE
Back in October, I published my first author/illustrator book, Just One Flake.

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I had a lot of fun making it (some of which I talked about on The Yarn podcast):
Soon after writing Flake, I had an idea for a new story to continue the Just One saga. It was a story all about my favorite place, Lake Michigan.
Just One Wave doesn’t come out until next year, but I just received proofs (test pages from the printer) in the mail , and here’s a sneak peek:

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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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