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Sunday Link Du Jour: Make a Pop-up Book

Travis Jonker, August 17, 2008 | Articles



If there is one truism in this world, it is this: pop up books are cool. If you fancy yourself an aspiring Sabuda-ist, all you need to get started is some construction paper, scissors, glue, and a steady, steady hand. The worlds foremost paper engineer, Robert Sabuda, has some basic patterns up on his site […]

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Brainwashed by Children’s Lit

Travis Jonker, August 15, 2008 | Articles



Democrat, republican, independent – no matter the party, this is a bit over the top. Earlier in the week I was surprised to find a picture book that explains to children why their moms have tattoos. Somehow that seems tame in comparison to the following books that, with the help of slightly brainwash-y tactics, explain […]

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Book Review: Cesar Takes a Break

Travis Jonker, August 14, 2008 | Reviews



Cesar Takes a Break By Susan Collins Thoms Illustrated by Rogé Sterling ISBN: 9781402736537 $14.95 Grades K-2 In Stores When I was student teaching, I remember the day we got a new class pet. I led students in voting to name the new goldfish. Everyone had two votes and they picked from a list of […]

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Explosion: Children’s Book Tattoos

Travis Jonker, August 13, 2008 | Articles



Kabooooooom!! That’s the sound of worlds colliding, friends. It occurs anytime two polar opposites meet, and lately there’s been some meetin’ going on. In the past few months, it seems like tattoos and children’s lit, two formerly disparate things, have been intermingling like crazy. All of a sudden, you look around and they’re everywhere: on […]

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Jon Scieszka & Lane Smith Visit Barnes & Noble: The Comic

Travis Jonker, August 12, 2008 | Articles



If you live and work in less populated areas (see: the sticks, see also: like me), you know that encounters with high-profile children’s authors and illustrators are rare. Thankfully they make comic books about these events so no one misses out. fthpbfthpbfthpbfthpb (sound of tape rewinding) Thankfully they make comic books about these events so […]

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Nonfiction Monday: Animal Families

Travis Jonker, August 11, 2008 | *Best New Books*, Reviews



Animal Families By Lorrie Mack DK Publishing ISBN: 9780756639983 $12.99 Grades 2-4 In Stores August 18, 2008 *Recommended* Will all high quality, entertaining nonfiction for the lower elementary grades please say “here” – (A few faint “heres” can be heard above the sound of crickets) Ah, well, heh, I guess there’s not exactly scores of […]

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Ye Olde Scope Notes: How to Make Books

Travis Jonker, August 11, 2008 | Articles



(Waving a rickety old cane in the air) Back in the good old days our internet had no color, and people made books the old fashioned way: with countless individual steps. Was it easy? Quick? Nay. Don’t believe me? Take a look at the video below to set yourself straight.

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100 Scope Notes: On Break Until Monday

Travis Jonker, August 6, 2008 | News



100 Scope Notes will be up on the shelf until Monday. See you back here soon. (Image: ‘Sailboat on Lake Michigan‘ www.flickr.com/photos/48600101641@N01/37442076)

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Wimpy Kid Says ‘Read’!

Travis Jonker, August 6, 2008 | News



In what is sure to go down in history as the funniest “@ Your Library” poster ever, Greg Heffley endorses reading in the best way he knows how: Click here to head over to Mishaps and Adventures, where you can view the full-sized poster. The blog is helmed by Chad W. Beckerman, who designed the […]

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Hot Off the Press: City of Ember Images

Travis Jonker, August 5, 2008 | Reviews



Lots of reading, not a lot of reviewing. That seems to be the way things are going lately. So while I could bore you by waxing philosophic on “Once Upon a Time in the North” (outstanding!) or “The Calder Game” (solid!), how about we just take a look at the latest, most hot off the […]

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