Notes on September 2025
In September . . .
. . . we checked in on the Newbery and Caldecott race.
Or at least the books getting the most love over on Goodreads. You should read Betsy’s excellent predictions over on A Fuse #8 Production as well.
. . . we announced a new book!
Little Turtle Pond is written by Carter Higgins, and I’m making the pictures.
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. . . we have a new Read Aloud Hall of Fame inductee.
It’s a book that always works.
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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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