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Best of 2020

December 19, 2020 by Travis Jonker

Top 20 Books of 2020: The Full List

The Top 20 Children's Books of 2020 list, all in one place.

December 18, 2020 by Travis Jonker

Our 2021 Mock Caldecott Results!

Over the past month, K-3rd grade students have been reading, evaluating, and comparing some of the best picture books of the year during our 2021 Mock Caldecott unit. Last week all 200+ students voted for the book they thought most deserved to win the Caldecott Medal. And the winners of our 2021 Mock Caldecott voting are […]

December 18, 2020 by Travis Jonker

Top 20 Books of 2020: 5-1

Counting down the top 20 children’s books of the year. Today is #5-1

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