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Morning Notes: The State of the Picture Book Edition

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. […]

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Review: Sorted Books by Nina Katchadourian

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 […]

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Wanted: Any and All Book Spine Poems

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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Wanted: Book Spine Poems

Travis Jonker, March 6, 2012 | Articles



Yeah, April! You used to be known almost exclusively as the month that brought showers. Seeing as how rain is the universal symbol for “downer”, I can’t imagine you were very pleased with that. But now you’re known for something else – April is National Poetry Month. And around this neck of the woods the […]

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Poetry Month 2011: Student Book Spine Poems

Travis Jonker, April 1, 2011 | Articles



April is National Poetry Month and we’re celebrating in the most bookish way allowable by law – with book spine poetry. If you try book spine poetry with your students during April, send me the results (scopenotes at gmail dot com) and I will post them here for all to see and enjoy. Click here […]

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Send Me Your Spines

Travis Jonker, April 20, 2010 | Articles



April has been a great month. After laying down the gauntlet, challenging teacher and librarian-types to try book spine poems with kids, emails have been arriving. Yesterday, after receiving a new batch, two thoughts struck me: 1. You should check out the student book spine poem gallery. 2. Keep sending ’em. You can email me […]

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Calling All Book Spine Poems!

Travis Jonker, March 9, 2010 | News



Last Friday, I tried my hand at book spine poetry. It was fun. Here’s my humble suggestion to you: Step #1: Find a bunch of books. Step #2: Mix ’em up. Step #3: Arrange them. Step #4: Rearrange them. Step #5: Repeat. Step #6: Take a picture of your awesome book spine poem, post it […]

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Notes on April 2020

Travis Jonker, April 30, 2020 | Articles



Some of my favorite posts from the past month.

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10 Years of Scope Notes: The Top 10 Most Popular Posts Ever

Travis Jonker, November 8, 2017 | Articles



November 9th marks the 10th anniversary of 100 Scope Notes. Seems like a good time to take a look back, a look forward, and reflect on how the heck this thing is still going. Previously . . . 10 Years of Scope Notes: Reader Poll Results 10 Years of Scope Notes: Origin Story 10 Years […]

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Coming Soon: National Poetry Month

Travis Jonker, March 28, 2015 | Articles



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 2014 Book Spine Poem Gallery to find out. Or take a look at the work of Nina Katchadourian. Students, teachers, librarians, book lovers, odd ducks who enjoy piling things […]

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