Notes on July 2025
In July . . .
. . . I shared a lot of photos from ALA (Part I, Part II)
It’s a picture-heavy recap of my three days at the American Library Association annual conference.
. . . I added a new member to the Read Aloud Hall of Fame
It’s a classic that never fails.
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. . . I shared my super secret archive of incredibly illustrated children’s books.
This one is for all the illustration fans out there. My digital collection of some of the best art in children’s book history.
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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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