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    Morning Notes: The Golden Crayon Edition

    Travis Jonker, October 18, 2018 | Morning Notes, News

    SKYPING FOR A CAUSE Author/illustrator Greg Pizzoli is doing something cool – Skyping with classrooms, charging 100 bucks, and giving all the money to help fight Alzheimers. If you are a school teacher or a librarian who would like to schedule a session during October or November, email Greg at info@gregpizzoli.com. HEY, TERRY On NPR, Terry […]

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    Morning Notes: 2nd Day of School Edition

    Travis Jonker, September 13, 2018 | Morning Notes, News

    LONGLISTIN’ The longlist for the Young People’s Literature category of the National Book Awards is here. Let’s have a look at the books: ‘HOW #METOO IS SHAKING UP THE CHILDREN’S BOOK MARKET’ Real headline alert! Or I should say “Innacurate Headline Alert!” The New York Post tries wading into the children’s book waters with this […]

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    Morning Notes: Riffing with Sendak Edition

    Travis Jonker, September 6, 2018 | Morning Notes, News

    THE CYBILS WANTS YOU . . . Do be a judge for the annual Children’s and Young Adult Bloggers Literary (AKA Cybils) Awards. Click here to learn more and apply. TAKING A STAND You read that piece in the New York Times yesterday? No not that one. The one about children’s book creators showing their […]

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    Morning Notes: The Book That Sells Itself Edition

    Travis Jonker, August 22, 2018 | Morning Notes, News

    #NEW PODCAST Inspired by the kidlit women hashtag that took off on Twitter in March, Grace Lin has started a kidlit women podcast, featuring essays and interviews. Click here to listen. SLY! School Library Journal’s School Librarian of the Year has been announced, and I don’t know about you, but I’m feeling pretty inspired. Click here […]

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    Morning Notes: “Can I call you ‘Matil’?” Edition

    Travis Jonker, August 17, 2018 | Morning Notes, News

    HOPE x CHANGE = … Remember this? you're gonna love this gif I just added: pic.twitter.com/S00FbPX4QW — Travis Jonker (@100scopenotes) March 1, 2018 That’s Jackie Woodson receiving her National Ambassador of Young People’s Literature medal. Her platform is Reading = Hope x Change (What’s Your Equation). Every Child a Reader have released activity kits to […]

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    Morning Notes: Facepalm Edition

    Travis Jonker, July 25, 2018 | Morning Notes, News

    AMAZON IS NOT MY LIBRARY This week Forbes ran a piece titled Amazon Should Replace Local Libraries to Save Taxpayers Money. My approximate reaction was: The thing was so wrongheaded and got on so many people’s nerves that Forbes deleted it. SLJ has the story of what went down. BRAIN LAIR: OPEN FOR BIZ Way to […]

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    Morning Notes: I Have a Book Idea Edition

    Travis Jonker, June 6, 2018 | Morning Notes, News

    BETSY DEVOS IS IN A CHILDREN’S BOOK Remember a couple weeks back when I shared that Seuss-inspired picture book being used in a . Well now my home state is getting in on the action with a picture book starring Education Secretary Betsy DeVos and candidate for governor Bill Schuette. Click here to read it. […]

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    Morning Notes: Cheese Souffle Edition

    Travis Jonker, May 17, 2018 | Morning Notes, News

    BACON BOOKMARKS On Facebook Donalyn Miller alerted me to this Guardian article on weird stuff found as bookmarks. Worth it for the saw blade alone. Am I a fan of this topic? Well . . . remember this? THE RETURN OF CLIFFORD The big red dog is coming back to television in 2019, and it […]

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    Morning Notes: The Places You’ll Forget Edition

    Travis Jonker, May 10, 2018 | Morning Notes, News

    ATTACK AD VIA CHILDREN’S BOOK Things are getting interesting in the Indiana U.S. senate race between Todd Rokita and Luke Messer. Forget an attack ad, Rokita put out an attack children’s book. It’s a Dr. Seuss parody titled Oh the Places You’ll Forget You can read it here, while you can – I would imagine […]

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    Morning Notes: Glorious Edition

    Travis Jonker, May 2, 2018 | Morning Notes, News

    ALICE PROVENSEN 1918-2018 Sad news. Legendary illustrator and Caldecott Medalist Alice Provensen passed away. The Glorious Flight is one of my favorites. Click here to read her obit at Publishers Weekly. WHAT A WEEK It’s Children’s Book Week, y’all (and with that “y’all”, I’ve met my “y’all” quota for the year – see you again […]

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