Notes on September 2024
In September . . .
. . . I shared 9 books for kids starting kindergarten.
It was fun to talk about some of my favorites.
. . . I talked with Jason Chin, and revealed the cover for his next book.
It’s called Hurricane, and it’s coming next year.
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. . . I challenged you to name the book based on the kid drawing.
Some are easy, some are not.
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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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