Notes on May 2026
In May . . .
. . . I shared 10 spring books I was excited about.
And it was so tough to narrow down the list, I made a second list.
. . . Ruth McNally Barshaw visited our school!
Actually, she visited in March, but in May I shared a gallery of photos from the (wonderful) day.
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. . . we checked in on potential Newbery and Caldecott contenders.
Take the Goodreads lists with a grain of salt, but they’re already spotting some of the best books of the year.
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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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