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Cover Reveal Q&A: INTERRUPTING CHICKEN RAISES HER WING by David Ezra Stein

Travis Jonker, March 6, 2026 | Uncategorized



A cover reveal Q&A with David Ezra Stein.

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Deciphering the Mo-setta Stone

Travis Jonker, March 5, 2026 | Articles



I shared twelve books for fans of The Pigeon.

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2026 Books from Newbery Winners

Travis Jonker, March 2, 2026 | Articles



Rounding up 2026 books from past Newbery Medal and Honor winners!

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Notes on February 2026

Travis Jonker, March 1, 2026 | Articles



3 of my favorite posts from the past month.

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A First on The Yarn Podcast: Fuse 8 n’ Kate

Travis Jonker, February 27, 2026 | The Yarn



The Fuse 8 n’ Kate podcast hosted by SLJs own Betsy Bird and sister Kate just hit a big milestone: 400 episodes. To celebrate the occasion, they invited Colby Sharp and I on to debate one of the most unusual Caldecott Medal winning books of all time: The Invention of Hugo Cabret. Is it a […]

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What’s Up Doc? My Love/Hate Relationship with Document Camera Read Alouds

Travis Jonker, February 26, 2026 | Articles



A few years ago at an ALA conference, I was talking with a librarian friend when the topic of document cameras came up. I said I never used one. My librarian friend replied with something along the lines of “It’s life-changing.” But I still resisted. I wasn’t interested in using a document camera for a […]

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The 2026 Newbery Bump

Travis Jonker, February 24, 2026 | Articles



How is our latest Newbery Medal winner doing on the New York Times bestseller list?

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Books on Film: Every Book for Middle School Boys

Travis Jonker, February 23, 2026 | Books on Film



A hilariously all-too-accurate look at book titles for middleschoolers.

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One Star Review, Guess Who? (#226)

Travis Jonker, February 20, 2026 | One Star Review



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

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Now on The Yarn: Elisha Cooper

Travis Jonker, February 19, 2026 | The Yarn



Over on The Yarn podcast, I talked with Elisha Cooper about his excellent new picture book The Rare Bird. Elisha and I chat about what it means to make art for an audience, the joys and challenges of making a book based on your own pet, and why artists think every book has one picture […]

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