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10 to Note: Winter Preview 2012-13

Travis Jonker, November 13, 2012 | Articles



Sometimes you see a book and go… What follows are the books coming out in December, January, and February that made me do that. Picture Books Doug Unplugged by Dan Yaccarino February 12 | Knopf | Grades K-3 Is ditching technology for real life an emerging children’s lit trend? 2012 standout hello! hello! nicely builds […]

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Nonfiction Monday: How Many Jelly Beans? by Andrea Menotti

Travis Jonker, May 7, 2012 | Nonfiction, Reviews



How Many Jelly Beans? A Giant Book of Giant Numbers By Andrea Menotti Illustrated by Yancey Labat Chronicle ISBN: 9781452102061 $18.99 Grades K-4 In Stores Find it at: Schuler Books | Your Library You gotta like books with guts. Books that are willing to throw caution to the wind in terms of format or content […]

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10 Fiction Picture Books I’m Looking Forward to in 2012

Travis Jonker, January 17, 2012 | Articles



2012 may go down as the year of the picture book sequel. Aside from the Mo Willems offering I mention below, expect sequels to The Dunderheads, I Must Have Bobo, LMNO Peas, Say Hello to Zorro, Oh No!, Dinotrux, A Pet for Petunia and a whole bunch more. Borrowing heavily (see: stealing) from A Fuse […]

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Top 20 Children’s Books of 2011 (#5-1)

Travis Jonker, December 15, 2011 | Articles, Best of 2011



Fellow school librarian John Schumacher and I are counting down our top 20 books of 2011. Head on over to Watch. Connect. Read. for additional resources for each book.   #20-16 | #15-11 | #10-6 | #5-1 5. Ice by Arthur Geisert [Enchanted Lion | Grades K-3] Click here for additional resources from Watch. Connect. […]

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Review: A Dog is a Dog

Travis Jonker, November 10, 2011 | Reviews



A Dog is a Dog By Stephen Shaskan Chronicle Books ISBN: 9780811878968 $14.99 Grades Prek-2 In Stores Find it at: Schuler Books | Your Library *Note* If you’re reading this in an RSS reader, click here to see the review. Watch the A Dog is a Dog book trailer: Read an interview with Stephen Shaskan […]

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Nonfiction Monday: How Things Work in the Yard by Lisa Campbell Ernst

Travis Jonker, April 11, 2011 | Reviews



How Things Work in the Yard By Lisa Campbell Ernst Blue Apple Books (Chronicle) ISBN: 9781609050092 $14.99 Grades 1-3 In Stores Some nonfiction thinks big, covering iconic figures from history, complex concepts, and the world’s greatest, best, and most amazing. With her picture book How Things Work in the Yard, Lisa Campbell Ernst (Round Like […]

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Review: Press Here by Herve Tullet

Travis Jonker, March 22, 2011 | *Best New Books*, Reviews



Press Here By Herve Tullet Chronicle Books ISBN: 9780811879545 $14.99 Ages 2-4 In Stores *Best New Book* Since I started this blog in the golden days of aught seven, I’ve prattled on and on about the elements that make for quality kids’ books. Memorable characters, beautiful artwork, compelling plot, and so on and so forth. […]

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10 to Note: Spring Preview 2011

Travis Jonker, February 8, 2011 | Articles



Hang-wringing complete. It’s time for the quarterly look at upcoming releases I’m calling 10 to Note. What follows are the 10 titles set to hit shelves in March, April, and May that had me most saying “Yeah, boiiiii!” (or something along those lines). Not a guarantee of quality, but a subjective list of books that […]

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Review: Chicken Big by Keith Graves

Travis Jonker, October 7, 2010 | Reviews



Chicken Big By Keith Graves Chronicle Books ISBN: 9780811872379 $16.99 Grades K-2 A offbeat take on the well-known Chicken Little, Chicken Big goes in a different direction, displaying the sort of lighthearted goofiness that goes over well with a crowd. A humongous egg leads to a humongous chick. When Chicken Big arrives, the other fowl […]

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