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August 29, 2025 by Travis Jonker

Notes on August 2025

3 of my favorite posts from the past month!

August 27, 2025 by Travis Jonker

Under a Rock Alert: Food Group Books/Plush Characters at Kohls

Kohl's is selling the Food Group books and plush characters!

August 26, 2025 by Travis Jonker

ONE CAN: A Conversation with Lana Button & Eric Walters

A conversation with the authors of ONE CAN.

More Recent Posts

Play With This Book! The 2025 Interactive Report

August 25, 2025 by Travis Jonker

Looking at the fresh crop of 2025 interactive books.

Name That LEGO Book Cover! (#67)

August 22, 2025 by Travis Jonker

Can you name these 3 books by their LEGO-fied covers?

Thank You, Kathy

August 21, 2025 by Travis Jonker

An appreciation of SLJ legend Kathy Ishizuka.

One Star Review, Guess Who? (#219)

August 19, 2025 by Travis Jonker

Can you guess the children’s book by its scathing one-star review on Goodreads?

A Yarn Interview Nine Years in the Making: Sophie Blackall on FINDING WINNIE

August 18, 2025 by Travis Jonker

An interview from 2016 that's never been released . . . until now.

What’s Selling? The Best Selling Children’s Books of the Week

August 15, 2025 by Travis Jonker

Let's see which books are on the NYT Bestseller lists

A Humble Back-to-School Suggestion: Read CABOOSE with Your Students

August 14, 2025 by Travis Jonker

Now is really the best time.

Author/Illustrator Blogs

Book Blogs I Like

Library Blogs

Trending on the SLJ Blog Network

Good Comics for Kids

Brinkley Yearbooks School Dance | This Week’s Comics

by Lori Henderson

A Fuse #8 Production

Fuse 8 n’ Kate: Papa, Please Get the Moon for Me by Eric Carle

by Betsy Bird

Politics in Practice

The Seven Bills That Will Safeguard the Future of School Librarianship

by John Chrastka

The Yarn

The Yarn LIVE with the 2025 Newbery Winners! (Part I)

by Travis Jonker

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