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May 4, 2022 by Travis Jonker

Podcast Recommendation: Aaron Blabey on WTF

THE BAD GUYS creator Aaron Blabey talks with comedian Marc Maron.

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Streaming ‘Wild Things’

Maurice Sendak's stories might be coming to Apple TV+

September 8, 2016 by Travis Jonker

Happy Birthday To . . . Every Author Ever

September 8 is Jon Scieszka’s birthday. Next week is Roald Dahl’s. I like author and illustrator birthdays, and it’s fun to share them with kids too. One of the best places to find them is over at Through the Looking Glass. Click here for their big ol’ list, sorted by month.

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Watch the ALA Youth Media Awards LIVE

January 8, 2016 by Travis Jonker

It’s time. Time to haul out one of my favorite images that I use on this blog. *hauling* *EXPLOSION SOUND* I would not be doing my civic school librarian duty if I did not share that you can watch the American Library Association’s 2016 Youth Media Awards (you know, the show with all the wonderful […]

Link Du Jour: Author vs. Online Critic

October 20, 2014 by Travis Jonker

The latest outrage in the book world comes from Kathleen Hale and her article for The Guardian ‘Am I being catfished?” An author confronts her number one critic. Aside from making the author look terrible, it brings up all kinds of questions about the current state of online book reviewing. (Warning: the article contains occasional […]

Link Du Jour: CYBILS Nominations Open for Business!

October 1, 2014 by Travis Jonker

Nominations for the 2014 Children’s and Young Adult Bloggers’ Literary Awards (CYBILS) are now open! Did you like a book this year? Click here to visit the Cybils site and nominate it.

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Link Du Jour: Horn Book Superlatives

August 30, 2014 by Travis Jonker

The new school year is upon us, and The Horn Book took a moment to highlight the cutest, weirdest, most dysfunctional and more of recent children’s lit. It’s the 2013-14 Yearbook Superlatives. Click the image below to read.

Link Du Jour: Kindle Unlimited from All Sides

July 23, 2014 by Travis Jonker

Amazon is now offering Kindle Unlimited, an all-you-can-read e-book service that will cost 9.99 per month. Kindle Unlimited is stirring up all sorts of reactions online: Huffington Post says what I was thinking: this is sort of a glorified library card On the flip side, Tom Worstall thinks the UK should ditch libraries and give everyone a Kindle […]

Link Du Jour: Get Wilder

July 12, 2014 by Travis Jonker

Travis here with a quick public service announcement for those who love children’s literature: In the lead-up to the release of their book Wild Things! Acts of Mischief in Children’s Literature, authors Betsy Bird (A Fuse #8 Production) and Julie Danielson (Seven Impossible Things Before Breakfast) are posting some of the true stories that weren’t included […]

Link Du Jour: Speak Loudly

July 5, 2014 by Travis Jonker

Have you been following the discussion about the latest update in the ALSC policy for service on award committees? Roger Sutton talks about it in the current Horn Book editorial and the comments section has been lighting up. If you’ve served on an award committee or you hope to, you’ll want to read this. Click […]

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