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Travis Jonker, August 18, 2025 | The Yarn

An interview from 2016 that's never been released . . . until now.

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What’s Selling? The Best Selling Children’s Books of the Week

Travis Jonker, August 15, 2025 | Articles

Let's see which books are on the NYT Bestseller lists

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A Humble Back-to-School Suggestion: Read CABOOSE with Your Students

Travis Jonker, August 14, 2025 | Articles

Now is really the best time.

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Books on Film: The Bizarre World of AI Children’s Books Returns

Travis Jonker, August 12, 2025 | Books on Film

If the last video (created by Youtuber Jason McBason) didn’t make you made enough, he’s back with another round of laugh-so-you-don’t-cry AI children’s books to skewer. I had no idea there were this many Disney knock-offs.

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Back to School with Tiny T. Rex: Creators Share Their First-Day Oopsies

Travis Jonker, August 11, 2025 | Authors

Book creators share their back-to-school mishaps.

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Name That LEGO Book Cover! (#66)

Travis Jonker, August 8, 2025 | Articles

Can you name these 3 books by their LEGO-fied covers?

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Slay Pre-K: Books for Kids Beginning Preschool (and Kindergarten) in the New York Times

Travis Jonker, August 7, 2025 | Articles

Over at the New York Times, I shared 10 books for kids beginning preschool. It was a tough list to narrow down. Use the button below to read it and quietly judge my picks. And I also added three more titles to my list for new kindergarteners from last summer. Click the button below to […]

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The 2025 Poop Report

Travis Jonker, August 5, 2025 | Articles

Last year we saw a dip in the once-hot, ahem, “secondary” market. Has the downward trend continued into 2025? Spoiler Alert: With only six books on the list this year, I think it has. Let’s have a look.

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