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September 11, 2023 by Travis Jonker

A Conversation with Lane Smith

Over on The Yarn podcast, I interviewed Lane Smith about his latest book, Stickler Loves the World.

June 9, 2020 by Travis Jonker

Review: Stepping Stones by Lucy Knisley

A review of Lucy Knisley's first middle grade graphic novel, STEPPING STONES.

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 […]

Nonfiction Monday: Dr. Seuss: The Great Doodler by Kate Klimo

February 8, 2016 by Travis Jonker

Dr. Seuss: The Great Doodler By Kate Klimo Illustrated by Steve Johnson & Lou Fancher Random House Books ISBN: 9781101935514 $12.99 Grades K-2 Out January 26, 2016 Find it at: Schuler Books | Your Library There are plenty of picture book biographies out there. And plenty that fall in the chapter zone (of which the […]

Review: Piper Green and the Fairy Tree by Ellen Potter

July 30, 2015 by Travis Jonker

Piper Green and the Fairy Tree By Ellen Potter Illustrated by Qin Leng Knopf (Random House) ISBN: 9780553499230 $14.99 Grades 1-3 Out August 4, 2015 Find it at: Schuler Books | Your Library You know what’s normal? Being weird. Kids know this. But as we grow older we do our best to shed anything that […]

Review: Billy and Goat at the State Fair by Dan Yaccarino

June 9, 2015 by Travis Jonker

Billy and Goat at the State Fair By Dan Yaccarino Knopf (Random House) ISBN: 9780385753258 $16.99 Grades K-2 Out June 30, 2015 Find it at: Schuler Books | Your Library Since it seems appropriate, I’d like to start with a very perceptive quote by author-illustrator Peter Brown, from his Boston Globe-Horn Book acceptance speech for […]

Review: The Bear Ate Your Sandwich by Julia Sarcone-Roach

April 23, 2015 by Travis Jonker

The Bear Ate Your Sandwich By Julia Sarcone-Roach Knopf (Random House) ISBN: 9780375858604 $16.99 Grades K-2 Out Now *Best New Book* Find it at: Schuler Books | Your Library It’s sounds counter-intuitive, but the best Big Reveals are the ones that aren’t necessary. Or maybe it makes more sense to think of it this way: […]

Review: Betty Goes Bananas by Steve Antony

February 23, 2015 by Travis Jonker

Betty Goes Bananas By Steve Antony Schwartz & Wade (Random House) ISBN: 9780553507614 $16.99 Grades PreK-1 Out Now *Best New Book* Find it at: Schuler Books | Your Library

Top 20 Books of 2014: 15-11

December 17, 2014 by Travis Jonker

#20-16 | #15-11 | #10-6 | #5-1 15. Shh! We Have a Plan by Chris Haughton [Candlewick Press | Grades PreK-1] Click here for additional resources from Watch. Connect. Read. With its combination of suspense and broad humor, Shh! We Have a Plan plays like the best Chuck Jones Merrie Melodies cartoon that never happened. You can practically […]

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10 to Note: Fall Preview 2016

Nonfiction Monday: Dr. Seuss: The Great Doodler by Kate Klimo

Review: Piper Green and the Fairy Tree by Ellen Potter

Review: Billy and Goat at the State Fair by Dan Yaccarino

Review: The Bear Ate Your Sandwich by Julia Sarcone-Roach

Review: Betty Goes Bananas by Steve Antony

Top 20 Books of 2014: 15-11

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