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.
Like the coming of spring, each year I anxiously await it: the moment I can once again post this image: This is your annual reminder that The 2020 Youth Media Awards are coming on Jan. 27, 2020, at 8 a.m. ET from the Pennsylvania Convention Center, in Philadelphia. The awards will be broadcast live via webcast. Click […]
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I talk with Minh Lê about GREEN LANTERN: LEGACY and give away three copies
A roundup of books . . . about books.
Can you name the book by its LEGO-fied cover?
You’ve heard the news, now let’s see what authors and illustrators were saying about the news on Twitter:
This is fantastic. Fantastic!
Can you guess the classic children’s book by its scathing one-star review on Goodreads or Amazon?
How are authors and illustrators ringing in the new decade?
The children’s literature news roundup you need.
Dragon Hoops is one of the best graphic novels of this, or any year.
From December 23rd to January 3rd, I’m counting down the most popular 100 Scope Notes posts of 2019. The countdown ends today with . . . The Most Astonishingly Unconventional Children’s Books of 2019
From December 23rd to January 3rd, I’m counting down the most popular 100 Scope Notes posts of 2019. The countdown continues today with . . . An Interview with Jeff Kinney and an EXCLUSIVE Excerpt of Diary of a Wimpy Kid #14
From December 23rd to January 3rd, I’m counting down the most popular 100 Scope Notes posts of 2019. The countdown continues today with . . . Cover Controversy: The Poet X
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