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Toon Reviews

August 9, 2013 by Travis Jonker

Toon Review: The Year of Billy Miller by Kevin Henkes

The Year of Billy Miller By Kevin Henkes Greenwillow Books (HarperCollins) ISBN: 9780062268150 $16.99 Grades 2-4 In Stores September 17, 2013 Find it at: Schuler Books | Your Library *Best New Book* (click on comics to enlarge) Digital review copy from Edelweiss. Also reviewed by For Those About to Mock, A Fuse #8 Production, Waking Brain […]

May 13, 2011 by Travis Jonker

Toon Review: The Secret Box by Barbara Lehman

The Secret Box By Barbara Lehman Houghton Mifflin ISBN: 9780547238685 $15.99 Grades K-3 In Stores *Best New Book* (Click images to enlarge) Review copy from library Also reviewed by Charlotte’s Library, Waking Brain Cells. Find this book at your local library with WorldCat.

October 18, 2010 by Travis Jonker

Toon Review: We Are in a Book! by Mo Willems

We Are in a Book! By Mo Willems Hyperion ISBN: 9781423133087 $8.99 Grades PreK-1 In Stores *Best New Books* Review copy purchased. Find this book at your local library with WorldCat.

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Toon Review: Countdown by Deborah Wiles

September 30, 2010 by Travis Jonker

Countdown By Deborah Wiles Scholastic Press ISBN: 9780545106054 $17.99 Grades 5 and Up In Stores *Best New Books* (Click to enlarge) Review copy purchased. Watch the Countdown book trailer: Also reviewed by Bookends, A Chair, A Fireplace & A Tea Cozy, Becky’s Book Reviews, Abby (the) Librarian, Literate Lives, A Fuse #8 Production, A Year […]

Toon Review: Spork by Kyo Maclear

September 10, 2010 by Travis Jonker

Spork By Kyo Maclear Illustrated by Isabelle Arsenault Kids Can Press ISBN: 9781553377368 $16.95 Grades K-2 In Stores *Best New Books* (Click to enlarge panels) Review copy from publisher. Find this book at your local library with WorldCat.

Toon Review: One Crazy Summer by Rita Williams-Garcia

April 27, 2010 by Travis Jonker

One Crazy Summer By Rita Williams-Garcia Amistad (HarperCollins) ISBN: 9780060760892 $15.99 Grades 4-7 In Stores *Best New Books* Review copy from library. Also reviewed by Kids Lit, A Chair, A Fireplace, A Tea Cozy, Educating Alice (in the New York Times), A Fuse #8 Production. Find this book at your local library with WorldCat.

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Toon Review: Smile by Raina Telgemeier

February 26, 2010 by Travis Jonker

Smile By Raina Telgemeier Graphix (Scholastic) ISBN: 9780545132060 $10.99 Grades 5-8 In Stores *Best New Books* Review copy purchased. Watch the Smile book trailer: Also reviewed by Kids Lit, Abby (the) Librarian, Chasing Ray, Good Comics for Kids, Oops…Wrong Cookie, Comicsgirl. You can win a copy of Smile by submitting your most embarrassing dentist office […]

Toon Review: Guess Again! by Mac Barnett

December 7, 2009 by Travis Jonker

Guess Again! By Mac Barnett Illustrated by Adam Rex Simon & Schuster ISBN: 9781416955665 $16.99 Grades K-2 In Stores *Best New Books* Review copy provided by the publisher. This book is nominated for a 2009 Cybils award. See how the cover for Guess Again! was designed on Adam Rex’s blog. Also reviewed by Kids Lit, […]

Toon Review: The Storm in the Barn by Matt Phelan

September 30, 2009 by Travis Jonker

The Storm in the Barn By Matt Phelan Candlewick Press ISBN: 9780763636180 $24.99 Grades 5-7 In Stores *Recommended* Also reviewed by A Fuse #8 Production, Becky’s Book Reviews, educating alice. Find this book at your local library with WorldCat. Comics created using Bitstrips.

Toon Review: The Lion & the Mouse by Jerry Pinkney

September 9, 2009 by Travis Jonker

The Lion & the Mouse By Jerry Pinkney Little, Brown ISBN: 9780316013567 $16.99 Grades K-2 In Stores Review copy provided by publisher *Best New Books* Also reviewed by Bookends, A Fuse #8 Production, Pink Me. Find this book at your local library with WorldCat.

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