Jonker, Travis
1,284 Articles
Last 30 days
Last 6 months
Last 12 months
Last 24 months
Specific Dates
From:
To:
Morning Notes: Where’s Effi? Edition
POPPINS APPRAISAL I love this Antiques Roadshow video (sent to me by school librarian John Schumacher) of a woman getting a signed first edition of Mary Poppins appraised. 800 channels, and we can’t get an Antiques Roadshow: Children’s Books Edition? INDIE TOP 10 FOR THE FALL Every season the American Booksellers Association puts out a [...]
Review: The Bear’s Song by Benjamin Chaud
The Bear’s Song By Benjamin Chaud Chronicle Books ISBN: 9781452114248 $17.99 Grades PreK-1 In Stores September 17, 2013 Find it at: Schuler Books | Your Library *Best New Book* Ah, the element of surprise – of all the weapons at an author’s disposal, surprise is one of the most potent. Originally published in France, The [...]
Book Sticker Boasts
It began like any other day. I was making my online rounds when I came across this tweet by third grade teacher Colby Sharp: Can’t decide how I feel about this sticker. http://t.co/QREMugTeP0 — Colby Sharp (@colbysharp) August 22, 2013 I think the part he was unsure about was the loud yellow sticker taking away from [...]
One Star Review Guess Who? (#11)
Can you guess the classic children’s book by its scathing one-star review on GoodReads or Amazon? Someone get me some crayons and a word processor with Courier font! [...] Is it about emotional intelligence? A masked attack on “bird brained” people? Union loyalty? I am underwhelmed. Click here for the answer. One Star Review Guess Who (#1) One Star [...]
Top of the Tops: NYT Bestsellers
The New York Times Bestseller lists – to my eyes, they never cease to make for an interesting read. Let’s take a look at the titles at the top of the picture book and middle grade lists this week, shall we? Click the links below to see the rest of the top 10s. Picture Books [...]
D.I.LI(BRARY): Build Your Own Magical Book Request Machine
Receiving student book requests is kind of like when someone tells you what they want for Christmas. You don’t quite get the fleeting pleasure of feeling like a creative gift-giving wizard, but you get the deep satisfaction of knowing they’ll love it. That’s the part that counts most. It’s common for books we purchase based on [...]
Whaddaya Say We Buy Five of the Most Expensive Picture Books?
Got an extra 100K laying around? Good! Here’s how you should spend it. (Click the links to see the full AbeBooks listing for each title) Make Way for Ducklings by Robert McCloskey Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel by Virginia Lee Burton Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak The Story of Ferdinand by [...]
Morning Notes: Lonely Doll Edition
"Someone broke into Famke Janssen’s home and left a weird doll book"... and more.
10 to Note: Fall Preview 2013
Here’s how I approach these previews. I look at all the K-6 books coming out in the next three months, then pick 10 titles that jump out to me the most. Could be because I’ve read them and loved them, could be because they’re getting a lot of advance praise, could be because I can [...]
ALREADY A SUBSCRIBER? LOG IN
We are currently offering this content for free. Sign up now to activate your personal profile, where you can save articles for future viewing
ALREADY A SUBSCRIBER? LOG IN
Thank you for visiting.
We’ve noticed you are using a private browser. To continue, please log in or create an account.
