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Get Your Strega Nona Stamps!

Travis Jonker, August 3, 2023 | Articles



This is a public service announcement that the Tomie dePaola US postage stamps featuring Strega Nona are available at a post office near you.

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Notes on July 2023

Travis Jonker, August 1, 2023 | Articles



3 of my favorite posts from the past month.

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Random Thoughts About the Bestselling Books (So Far) of 2023

Travis Jonker, July 27, 2023 | Articles



Publishers Weekly just shared the bestselling books from the first half of 2023 and I have a few thoughts.

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Children’s Lit Author Double Feature: Shannon Hale and Mac Barnett

Travis Jonker, July 20, 2023 | Articles, Authors



Two excellent profiles of authors Shannon Hale and Mac Barnett

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I Am Here. I Am Also There

Travis Jonker, July 19, 2023 | Articles



My annual reminder that I'm also on Instagram.

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Coming Soon . . . The 2023 Undies and Endies Awards

Travis Jonker, July 17, 2023 | Articles



The worlds most prestigious children's literature awards celebrating the case cover and the endpapers will return for 2023.

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Name That LEGO Book Cover! (#45)

Travis Jonker, July 14, 2023 | Articles



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

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5 Books I’m Taking to Canada

Travis Jonker, July 12, 2023 | Articles



Some books I'm bringing on vacation.

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How to Do Just About Everything in 2023

Travis Jonker, July 11, 2023 | Articles



Children's books can teach you a lot of things . . .

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Come with Me Again (Yep, AGAIN) Down the Children’s Book Parody Rabbit Hole

Travis Jonker, July 10, 2023 | Articles



I recently did a picture book parody deep dive on Amazon, and here's what I found.

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