Colby Sharp and I recap the biggest awards in children’s literature.
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.
Now on The Yarn Podcast: Reactions to the 2022 Youth Media Awards
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Your 2022 Caldecott Comment Card
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After the Caldecott winners are announced, share your thoughts here!
One Star Review, Guess Who? (#159)
January 21, 2022 by Leave a Comment
Can you guess the children’s book by its scathing one-star review on Goodreads? Having your appendix removed is really not such a bad thing when you’ve already been abandoned by your family and left in a nunnery. Click here for the answer. Why do I share these? Click here. If you like this post, you […]
Endangered Series (#25): Amelia’s Notebook
January 20, 2022 by 2 Comments
Should it stay or should it go?
That’s So Meta! Recent Metafictional Children’s Books
January 19, 2022 by 2 Comments
A roundup of books . . . about books.
BeDazzled Wimpy Kid: The Opposite of a Damaged Book
January 18, 2022 by 2 Comments
The case of the BeDazzled copy of Wimpy Kid.
One Star Review, Guess Who? (#158)
January 14, 2022 by Leave a Comment
Can you guess the children’s book by its scathing one-star review on Goodreads?
4 Thoughts on the Bestselling Books of 2021
January 13, 2022 by 1 Comment
A closer look at the Top 25 Overall Bestsellers of 2021
Watch the 2022 Youth Media Awards LIVE!
January 11, 2022 by Leave a Comment
The 2022 Youth Media Awards are coming on Monday, January 24th!
School Librarian Saturday: Storyline Online
January 8, 2022 by Leave a Comment
A closer look at the read aloud website Storyline Online.
One Star Review, Guess Who? (Newbery Edition) in SLJ!
January 6, 2022 by 1 Comment
One Star Review, Guess Who? is in SLJ this month!
Endangered Series #24: Santa Paws
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Should it stay, or should it go?
Books on Film: Watch the Trailer for THE BAD GUYS
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Aaron Blabey’s popular series is coming to theaters in April.
Don’t Look Back (Wait, Actually, Do): The Yarn Podcast 2021 Year-in-Review
January 1, 2022 by Leave a Comment
The 2021 year in review episode of The Yarn podcast is up!
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