JONKER, Travis

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Taking a Look Back: Our 2021 Year in Review Episode

Taking a Look Back: Our 2021 Year in Review Episode

Travis Jonker | Blogs,  Dec 30, 2021

It's time to take a look back at 2021.
‘Shoot – David Small believes in me!’ Betsy Bird and the LONG ROAD TO THE CIRCUS

‘Shoot – David Small believes in me!’ Betsy Bird and the LONG ROAD TO THE CIRCUS

Travis Jonker | Blogs,  Nov 14, 2021

Betsy Bird takes us behind the scenes of her first middle grade novel, LONG ROAD TO THE CIRCUS.
Blue Floats Away
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Blue Floats Away

Travis Jonker | REVIEWS+,  Apr 01, 2021

There are other books about the water cycle out there but the journey of the individual character and his wonder at the voyage brings an empathetic element that will engage young readers.
Ringing in the Newbery (and Caldecott): An awards-trivia smackdown with Betsy Bird and Travis Jonker

Ringing in the Newbery (and Caldecott): An awards-trivia smackdown with Betsy Bird and Travis Jonker

Betsy Bird and Travis Jonker,  Dec 31, 2020

Who is the kid lit nerdiest of them all? Putting their knowledge to the test, Betsy and Travis square off in this romp through Newbery/Caldecott history.

Best Transitional Chapter Books 2019 | SLJ Best Books

Best Transitional Chapter Books 2019 | SLJ Best Books

Travis Jonker, Ashleigh Williams,  Nov 18, 2019

Nine superb titles made SLJ's list of must-have transitional chapter books. 

The Very Last Castle

The Very Last Castle

Travis JONKER | FICTION,  Oct 01, 2018

This debut picture book deserves a place in most collections. Strongly recommended for purchase.
100 Scope Notes

100 Scope Notes

Travis Jonker | Blogs,  Jul 24, 2018

’m back from the 2018 American Library Association Annual Conference and boy are my sweat glands tired. It was a warm and wonderful four days, so I figured it deserves the recap treatment. But whatever you do, don’t go to the ALA recap over at A Fuse #8 Production, read it, realize she’s a far […]

The Yarn

The Yarn

Travis Jonker & Colby Sharp,  Jul 16, 2018

One Star Review Guess Who? (#69)

One Star Review Guess Who? (#69)

Travis Jonker | Blogs,  Jul 13, 2018

Can you guess the classic children’s book by its scathing one-star review on Goodreads or Amazon? Here is the first betrayal in a long life of betrayals, child. Your parents told you it was a classic, didn’t they? Their eyes were probably limpid with nostalgia as they gave it to you. “It’s about imagination,” they […]
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