Travis Jonker

Posts by Travis Jonker

December 11, 2025 by Travis Jonker

Rebecca Stead’s EXPERIMENT

Newbery winner Rebecca Stead is our guest on the latest episode of The Yarn podcast. We go behind the scenes of Stead’s latest middle grade novel, The Experiment. We also talk about how this year’s Newbery winner, The First State of Being (by Erin Entrada Kelly), was in part inspired by Stead’s 2010 Newbery winner […]

December 10, 2025 by Travis Jonker

Cover Reveal Q&A: LILY-MAY’S JOYFUL DAY by John Schu & Holly Hatam

An interview with John Schu and Holly Hatam, and a cover reveal for their upcoming book, LILY-MAY'S JOYFUL DAY.

December 9, 2025 by Travis Jonker

Our 2026 Mock Caldecott Results!

Kids have voted! And the winners of our 2026 Mock Caldecott are . . .

2025 Children’s Lit: The Year in Miscellanea

December 8, 2025 by Travis Jonker

It’s time to take a look back at the year that was in children’s lit miscellanea.

The 2025 Bookish Charitable Giving Guide

December 2, 2025 by Travis Jonker

The Tuesday after Thanksgiving is coming to be known as Giving Tuesday, and I have just the thing to celebrate. Interested in giving to a good cause? Are you a fan of literacy? This is the guide for you. Updated for 2025, here are some of the literacy-focused organizations doing good work. Pitch in a […]