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August 14, 2025 by Travis Jonker

A Humble Back-to-School Suggestion: Read CABOOSE with Your Students

Now is really the best time.

February 4, 2025 by Travis Jonker

9 Randomly Random Facts About CABOOSE

CABOOSE, written by me and illustrated by Ruth Chan, arrives today. I hope you get a chance to read it (and if you work in a school, I think you’ll especially dig it). It’s received starred reviews from Publishers Weekly and Kirkus, who calls it “a chaotic yet hilarious story grounded in real childhood emotions”. You […]

January 29, 2025 by Travis Jonker

I Cannot Release a Book Without Giving Away Something Special

Ruth Chan and I have a book coming out next week: Caboose (out Feb. 4th). It’s about the ridiculously high-stakes world of lining up. Caboose has already received starred reviews from Kirkus and Publishers Weekly and I can’t wait for you to read it. Since I’m incapable of releasing a book without giving away a […]