MORE 'NEWBERY' POSTS

A Spring 2023 Newbery/Caldecott Check-In

Travis Jonker, April 19, 2022 | Articles



Some 2023 Mock Newbery and Caldecott lists from Goodreads to mull over.

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2022 Books from Newbery Winners

Travis Jonker, March 15, 2022 | Articles



A roundup of 2022 books from previous Newbery Medal and Honor winners.

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The Best Tweets from the 2022 Youth Media Awards

Travis Jonker, January 27, 2022 | Articles



All the best reactions to the 2022 Youth Media Awards.

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Now on The Yarn Podcast: Reactions to the 2022 Youth Media Awards

Travis Jonker, January 25, 2022 | The Yarn



Colby Sharp and I recap the biggest awards in children's literature.

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A Summer 2022 Newbery/Caldecott Check In

Travis Jonker, August 4, 2021 | Articles



A peek at the 2022 Mock Newbery and Caldecott lists on Goodreads.

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Your Fall Newbery/Caldecott 2021 ‘Hey, Keep an Eye Out’ Lists

Travis Jonker, October 26, 2020 | Articles



Checking in on potential Newbery/Caldecott contenders on Goodreads.

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The Newbery Title Frankenstein

Travis Jonker, July 14, 2015 | Articles



There’s a post right up my alley over at A Fuse #8 Production today. It’s about how certain book titles sound more Newbery-ish than others. Betsy puts forth a few Newbery-sounding titles and challenges readers to do the same. It made me wonder which words appear most often in the titles of Newbery Medal winning […]

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Books On Film: Back in the Day with the Newbery and Caldecott

Travis Jonker, April 3, 2013 | Books on Film



Aww, yeah – how’s that for a screencap? Don’t rub your eyes – you’re not watching C-SPAN2 in the year 2000 (wildest dreams just don’t come true that easily). It’s video of the 2000 Newbery/Caldecott Medal announcement. 2000 isn’t that far back, so it’s interesting to see the differences between these fairly calm “ALA Book […]

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The Newbery Medal Infographic

Travis Jonker, February 27, 2013 | Articles



A couple months back I realized that although there are tons of infographics in the world, there aren’t many with a children’s literature focus. Let’s right that wrong. Last time out we had the world’s first Caldecott Medal infographic, and today we take on Newbery. Click to enlarge. easel.ly

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The 2013 Newbery, Caldecott, and Geisel: Winners and Reactions

Travis Jonker, January 29, 2013 | News



The biggest awards in Children’s literature have been doled out, let’s take a look at the three categories nearest and dearest to me. Click here for video of the awards. Newbery Medal: The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate Honor: Splendors and Glooms by Laura Amy Schlitz Honor: BOMB by Steve Sheinkin Honor: Three […]

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