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Travis Jonker, March 30, 2021 | Articles
Everything you need to know to create a book spine cento for National Poetry Month!
Travis Jonker, May 18, 2020 | Articles
The most astonishingly unconventional children's books of the year.
Travis Jonker, March 24, 2020 | Articles
With everyone cooped up in their houses, this is the perfect time to give the book spine cento a try . . .
Travis Jonker, March 28, 2019 | Articles
April is coming up. April is National Poetry Month. April is the time for book spine centos (see above). It makes a great program for kids (or former kids). So . . . Here are my tips for creating a book spine cento: Check out the book spine poem gallery for inspiration. This is always […]
Travis Jonker, March 21, 2018 | Articles
April is coming up. April is National Poetry Month. April is the time for book spine centos (see above). It makes a great program for kids (or former kids). So . . . Here are my tips for creating a book spine cento: Check out the book spine poem gallery for inspiration. This is always […]
Travis Jonker, April 5, 2017 | Articles
April is here. April is National Poetry Month. April is the time for book spine centos (see above). Give one a try. Or try it with your students/patrons. Here are my tips for creating a book spine cento: Check out the book spine poem gallery for inspiration. This is always a big help. Get to […]
Travis Jonker, April 8, 2016 | Articles
April is here. April is National Poetry Month. April is the time for book spine centos. Give one a try. Or try it with your students/patrons. Here are my tips for creating a book spine cento: Check out the book spine poem gallery for inspiration. Get to a place with plenty of books. A library […]
Travis Jonker, March 12, 2014 | Morning Notes, News
THE STATE OF THE PICTURE BOOK Children’s publishing legend Neal Porter (he of Neal Porter Books at Roaring Brook Press) took part in a fascinating interview with children’s lit historian Leonard S. Marcus for Horn Book. Their back and forth about the state of the picture book was the best thing I read all week. […]
Travis Jonker, April 19, 2013 | Reviews
Sorted Books By Nina Katchadourian Introduction by Brian Dillon Chronicle Books ISBN: 9781452113296 $22.95 In Stores Find it at: Schuler Books | Your Library It began with some random internet meandering. In 2009 I came across Nina Katchadourian’s website utterly by chance. Her work, arranging books so their spines can be read as an organized […]
Travis Jonker, March 7, 2013 | News
It’s about to get poetic in here!!! April is National Poetry Month. And around this neck of the woods the poetry form of choice is the book spine cento. What’s a cento? Check out the 2012 Book Spine Poem Gallery to find out. Or take a look at the work of Nina Katchadourian. Students, teachers, […]
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A Fuse #8 Production
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