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    The Scoop: ‘Lunch Lady’ Moves to the Silver Screen, Amy Poehler to Star

    Travis Jonker, June 12, 2009 | Reviews

    Man, folks really don’t waste much time these days making silver-screen moves on children’s lit. From THR.com: Universal has picked up “Lunch Lady,” a children’s graphic novel series written and illustrated by Jarrett Krosoczka, with Amy Poehler attached to star. Poehler will executive produce along with the Gotham Group’s Ellen Goldsmith-Vein set to produce. Click […]

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    Book Review: Dinotrux by Chris Gall

    Travis Jonker, June 12, 2009 | *Best New Books*, Reviews

    Dinotrux By Chris Gall Little, Brown ISBN: 9780316027779 $16.99 Grades PreK-2 In Stores *Recommended* The Scene: A packed courtroom. Judge: We will now hear closing arguments in the case of Young Readers vs. Dinotrux. Mr. Scope Notes, representing Young Readers, will be first. Scope Notes: Thank you your Honor. Members of the jury, I trust […]

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    Audio Clip: The Return of Frog and Toad

    Travis Jonker, June 11, 2009 | News

    The Frogs and Toads All Sang © 2009 by the Estate of Arnold Lobel I first heard the story of the Adrianne Lobel’s The Frogs and Toads All Sang on A Fuse #8 Production. What’s the fuss? Well, this new book is created from Arnold Lobel’s recently rediscovered, hand-made Frog and Toad illustrated poems. Now […]

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    Toon Review: The Dunderheads by Paul Fleischman

    Travis Jonker, June 10, 2009 | *Best New Books*, Reviews, Toon Reviews

    The Dunderheads By Paul Fleischman Illustrated by David Roberts Candlewick Press ISBN: 9780763624989 $16.99 Grades 1-3 In Stores *Best New Books* Also reviewed by books4yourkids. Find this book at your local library with WorldCat. (Comics created using Bitstrips)

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    30 Days to ALA Annual: Let the Countdown Begin

    Travis Jonker, June 9, 2009 | Articles

    The clock is ticking. 30 days separate me and my first American Library Association (ALA) Annual Conference (July 9-15). As I blow the thick layer of dust off my “talking to author skills”, and lock in which cardigan sweater I shall wear on which day (Wed: Gray, Thurs: Dark Gray…) I’ll be putting up some […]

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    Book Review: Doc Wilde and the Frogs of Doom by Tim Byrd

    Travis Jonker, June 8, 2009 | *Best New Books*, Reviews

    Doc Wilde and the Frogs of Doom By Tim Byrd G. P. Putnam’s Sons (Penguin) ISBN: 9780399247835 $15.99 Grades 4-6 In Stores *Recommended* Chapter 1 Travis sits down to review the new middle grade adventure Doc Wilde and the Frogs of Doom. He decides to incorporate the book’s cliffhanger-heavy style into the review when there […]

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    Unfortunate Covers (#10)

    Travis Jonker, June 4, 2009 | Unfortunate Covers

    To review: Unfortunate Cover = Good Book + Cover Which is Doing No Favors for Shelf Appeal of Said Good Book. Some Unfortunate Covers picks have been downright tough to call out. Especially #3 and #9: #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8, #9. This one? This is really like shooting fish in a […]

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    Book Review: Trouble Magnet (Calvin Coconut #1) by Graham Salisbury

    Travis Jonker, June 3, 2009 | *Best New Books*, Reviews

    Trouble Magnet (Calvin Coconut #1) by Graham Salisbury Illustrated by Jacqueline Rogers Wendy Lamb Books (Random House) ISBN: 9780385737012 $12.99 Grades 3-5 In Stores *Recommended* It seems like every other book that’s published these days has a #1 slapped on the spine. I can understand why. Series books allow readers to get comfortable with characters […]

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    On Hold @ the Library: May ’09

    Travis Jonker, June 2, 2009 | Articles

    Time for another edition of On Hold @ the Library. Let’s just take a look at our holds shelf and see what we’ve got. Oh. Yeah. That’s right. Since the end of the school year is nigh, holds are no longer being taken. To make a (not very long) story short, I got nothin’. (Thinking) […]

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    Your Final Warning: Time Running Out on May ’09 Book Giveaway

    Travis Jonker, June 1, 2009 | News

    A friendly, urgent, subtle, dire warning: You have until 11:59 p.m. tonight (Monday) to get you entry in for the May ’09 100 Scope Notes Book Giveaway. The Potato Chip Puzzles and Toby Alone are up for grabs. Click here to view the books and find out how to enter.

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