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    Read Aloud Hall of Fame (#1): POTATO PANTS by Laurie Keller

    Travis Jonker, April 22, 2022 | Read Aloud Hall of Fame

    In each post I’ll share a read aloud that has never let me down. Some will be obvious and popular. Others lesser-known. All will be story time gold.

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    Introducing . . . The 100 Scope Notes Read Aloud Hall of Fame!

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    Introducing a new series highlighting the greatest read alouds of all time.

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    Review: The Genius Under the Table by Eugene Yelchin

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    A review of THE GENIUS UNDER THE TABLE by Eugene Yelchin.

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    Review: Allergic by Megan Wagner Lloyd

    Travis Jonker, February 9, 2021 | *Best New Books*, Reviews

    A review of the excellent new graphic novel, ALLERGIC.

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    Review: Beetle & the Hollowbones by Aliza Layne

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    A review of debut graphic novel Beetle & the Hollowbones by Eliza Layne

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    Review: Twins by Varian Johnson and Shannon Wright

    Travis Jonker, July 15, 2020 | *Best New Books*, Reviews

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    Review: The Sewer Rat Stink (Geronimo Stilton Graphic Novel #1) by Tom Angleberger

    Travis Jonker, April 14, 2020 | *Best New Books*, Reviews

    A review of a new Geronimo Stilton graphic novel series by Tom Angleberger.

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    Review: Dragon Hoops by Gene Luen Yang

    Travis Jonker, January 6, 2020 | *Best New Books*, Reviews

    Dragon Hoops is one of the best graphic novels of this, or any year.

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    Review: Saturday by Oge Mora

    Travis Jonker, October 21, 2019 | *Best New Books*, Reviews

    SaturdayBy Oge Mora Little, Brown ISBN: 9780316431279$18.99Grades PreK-2Out Oct. 22, 2019 *Best New Book* Find it at:Schuler Books | Your Library Disappointment looms large in the world of the child. Kids, as we know, are YOLO personified. And when pretty much anything is possible at any moment, the opportunities for disappointment are many. But even […]

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    Review: Who Wet My Pants? by Bob Shea and Zachariah O’Hora

    Travis Jonker, September 16, 2019 | *Best New Books*, Reviews

    Who Wet My Pants?By Bob SheaIllustrated by Zachariah O’Hora Little, Brown ISBN: 9780316525213$17.99Grades K-2Out September 17, 2019 *Best New Book* Find it at:Schuler Books | Your Library When I was in first grade I peed my pants at school. It happened near the end of the day, and I managed to sneak out of school […]

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