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Posts by Travis Jonker

June 2, 2023 by Travis Jonker

One Star Review, Guess Who? (#187)

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

June 1, 2023 by Travis Jonker

Endangered Series #29: The Zack Files

Should it stay, or should it go?

May 31, 2023 by Travis Jonker

Notes on May 2023

3 of my favorite posts from the past month.

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A Podcast Experiment: SPEED ROUND w/ Marla Frazee, Dan Santat, Doug Salati, and Amina Luqman-Dawson.

May 29, 2023 by Travis Jonker

Listen to our first-ever SPEED ROUND episode of The Yarn podcast!

Keeping an Eye On . . . the PEN America Book Ban Lawsuit

May 26, 2023 by Travis Jonker

A lawsuit that might change the book-banning trajectory.

Cover Reveal Q&A: DO YOU REMEMBER? by Sydney Smith

May 25, 2023 by Travis Jonker

A conversation (& cover reveal) with Sydney Smith about his upcoming picture book, DO YOU REMEMBER?

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The Unexpecteds: 5 Sneakily Popular Books in Our K-3 School Library This Year

May 24, 2023 by Travis Jonker

5 unexpectedly popular books in our K-3 school library this year.

Books on Film: NOT QUITE NARWHAL Coming to Netflix

May 22, 2023 by Travis Jonker

Not Quite Narwhal has been adapted as an animated series for Netflix.

One Star Review, Guess Who? (#186)

May 19, 2023 by Travis Jonker

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

Books on Film: Judy Blume on The Tonight Show

May 18, 2023 by Travis Jonker

Judy Blume recently appeared on The Tonight Show to support the film adaptation of her book, Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.

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