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    America’s 10 Best Children’s Bookstores

    Travis Jonker, May 29, 2026 | Articles

    Fodor's has released their list of the ten best children's bookstores in America.

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    The Great Shelving Debate: Dav Pilkey

    Travis Jonker, May 28, 2026 | Articles

    You never know how crazy your library opinions are until you share them, so that’s what I’m doing today. Do you keep all your Dav Pilkey books (not including picture books) together in the fiction section? Or do you put the chapter books (Captain Underpants, Ricky Ricotta) in the fiction section and the comics (Dog […]

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    Should a Book Stay ‘Of the Era’, or Should it Get an Update?

    Travis Jonker, May 27, 2026 | Articles

    There’s an interesting article up at the New York Times right now about updating older books to fit modern times. Click here to read the gift link. This has famously been the case with Judy Blume for a while. Some argue it gives the updated books new life, but to some it’s become a negative […]

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    Top 10 Circulated Graphic Novels of the ’25-’26 School Year

    Travis Jonker, May 25, 2026 | Articles

    Which books have been checked out the most at my school library this year? Let's have a look . . .

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    One Star Review, Guess Who? (#230)

    Travis Jonker, May 22, 2026 | One Star Review

    Can you guess the children’s book by its scathing one-star review on Goodreads?

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    Top 10 Circulated Fiction of the ’25-’26 School Year

    Travis Jonker, May 21, 2026 | Articles

    Which books have been checked out the most at my school library this year? Let's have a look . . .

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    The 2026 Children’s Lit Animal Rankings

    Travis Jonker, May 19, 2026 | Uncategorized

    An informal look at the most popular animals in children's books.

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    Newbery/Caldecott 2027 Spring Check-In

    Travis Jonker, May 18, 2026 | Uncategorized

    Every year, readers head over to Goodreads to vote for the books they think are deserving of Newbery or Caldecott medals. I like to take a peek every few months to see which ones are rising to the top. It’s a completely informal list, so take it with a grain of salt! First up, Newbery. […]

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    Name That LEGO Book Cover! (#74)

    Travis Jonker, May 15, 2026 | LEGO Book Covers

    Once again, it’s the game that’s sweeping the country. I used this website to (virtually) create 3 LEGO book covers. See how many you can name! #1: Answer #2: Answer #3: Answer How’d you do? If you like this post, you might like my 100 Scope Notes newsletter on Substack. You can click here to subscribe. Previously . […]

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    2026 New Books . . . NOT!

    Travis Jonker, May 14, 2026 | Articles

    New books that are NOT what you think they are.

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