Good Comics for Kids
Travis Jonker, March 9, 2026 | Articles
I know it’s (barely) getting to be spring, but I’m getting antsy. I want to see all the 2026 books from past award winners. So I went out and rounded them up. There are so many great-looking books in this group. Last week was 2026 books by past Newbery Medal and Honor winners. Today is […]
Travis Jonker, March 6, 2026 | Uncategorized
A cover reveal Q&A with David Ezra Stein.
Travis Jonker, March 5, 2026 | Articles
I shared twelve books for fans of The Pigeon.
Travis Jonker, March 2, 2026 | Articles
Rounding up 2026 books from past Newbery Medal and Honor winners!
Travis Jonker, March 1, 2026 | Articles
3 of my favorite posts from the past month.
Travis Jonker, February 27, 2026 | The Yarn
The Fuse 8 n’ Kate podcast hosted by SLJs own Betsy Bird and sister Kate just hit a big milestone: 400 episodes. To celebrate the occasion, they invited Colby Sharp and I on to debate one of the most unusual Caldecott Medal winning books of all time: The Invention of Hugo Cabret. Is it a […]
Travis Jonker, February 26, 2026 | Articles
A few years ago at an ALA conference, I was talking with a librarian friend when the topic of document cameras came up. I said I never used one. My librarian friend replied with something along the lines of “It’s life-changing.” But I still resisted. I wasn’t interested in using a document camera for a […]
Travis Jonker, February 24, 2026 | Articles
How is our latest Newbery Medal winner doing on the New York Times bestseller list?
Travis Jonker, February 23, 2026 | Books on Film
A hilariously all-too-accurate look at book titles for middleschoolers.
Travis Jonker, February 20, 2026 | One Star Review
Can you guess the children’s book by its scathing one-star review on Goodreads?
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