Notes on October 2026
In October . . .
. . . read aloud got CRAZY
Read aloud chaos tolerance level check!
. . . I wondered why there aren’t more sequels for Caldecott Medal winning books.
Newbery has Caldecott beat in the sequel department.
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. . . I tried to predict the New York Times Best Illustrated Children’s Books list, again.
It’s an impossible task, but I had to try.
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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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