Notes on June 2026
In June . . .
. . . there was a dramatic cover reveal.
It was a cover reveal Q&A with John Schu and Jaime Kim for This is a Theater.
. . . I shared the most popular picture books in our school library this year.
Some I expected, others I did not.
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. . . I challenged you to name three books by their LEGO-fied covers.
#3 was pretty tricky.
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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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