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Tag: Macmillan

March 27, 2025 by Travis Jonker

Now on The Yarn Podcast! Arree Chung

Arree Chung is on the latest episode of The Yarn podcast.

September 23, 2024 by Travis Jonker

HOW TO PEE YOUR PANTS: THE RIGHT WAY (A Q&A with Rachel Michelle Wilson)

How to Pee Your Pants: The Right Way is out on October 15th. I talk with Rachel Michelle Wilson about how the book was made.

February 27, 2023 by Travis Jonker

(Re) Making Memories: Dan Santat on A FIRST TIME FOR EVERYTHING

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Dragon Hoops is one of the best graphic novels of this, or any year.

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September 3, 2019 by Travis Jonker

StargazingBy Jen WangColor by Lark Pien FirstSecond (Macmillan) ISBN: 9781250183880$12.99 (PBK)Out September 10, 2019 *Best New Book* Find it at:Schuler Books | Your Library Sometimes friendships don’t make sense from the outside. Think about your friends from when you were a kid. Sure there are the pals who were a lot like you, but I’m […]

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Review: Do Not Lick This Book by Idan Ben-Barak

October 1, 2018 by Travis Jonker

Do Not Lick This Book By Idan Ben-Barak Illustrated by Julian Frost Photos by Linnea Rundgren Roaring Brook Press (Macmillan) ISBN: 9781250175366 $16.99 Grades K-3 Out Now Find it at: Schuler Books | Your Library The phrase “mind-blowing” seems to have lost all meaning in these hyperbolic times we live in, but it’s appropriate to […]

Review: Be Prepared by Vera Brosgol

May 8, 2018 by Travis Jonker

Be Prepared By Vera Brosgol Color by Alec Longstreth First Second (Macmillan) ISBN: 9781626724457 $12.99 Grades 4-6 Out Now *Best New Book* Find it at: Schuler Books | Your Library Camp is like adolescence concentrate. Devoid of parents and with a limited time frame, it’s like a social experiment where big coming-of-age themes like self-reliance, belonging, and friendship come […]

Review: Wolf in the Snow by Matthew Cordell

February 2, 2017 by Travis Jonker

Wolf in the Snow By Matthew Cordell Feiwel & Friends ISBN: 9781250076366 $17.99 Grades K-2 Out Now *Best New Book* Find it at: Schuler Books | Your Library Watch the book trailer for Wolf in the Snow:

10 to Note: Fall Preview 2016

September 28, 2016 by Travis Jonker

Here’s how these previews work: I look at all the books. I pick 10 that jump out to me. I share them with you. Here we go – this batch will all arrive in September, October, and November. Picture Books A Well-Mannered Young Wolf by Jean Leroy, illustrated by Matthieu Maudet October 3, 2016 | Eerdmans […]

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