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.
Caldecott Honor winner Juana Martinez-Neal has a new book on the way – Zonia’s Rain Forest. Publishing in March 2021. Today we get a first look at the cover, but first, I had a few questions for Juana: Travis: What was the spark that led to Zonia’s Rain Forest? Juana Martinez-Neal: Hi, Travis! Thank you […]
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