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November 9th marks the 10th anniversary of 100 Scope Notes. Seems like a good time to take a look back, a look forward, and reflect on how the heck this thing is still going. Last week I sent out a survey. People in 2017 want you to take way more surveys than they did in 2007. […]
Travis: Doing a podcast with a friend is fun. One reason is because Colby and I both usually record our interviews solo. So I get to listen to interviews Colby has done and they are totally new to my ears. This episode is a perfect case. Colby talked to Tom Angleberger all about his Origami […]
When the New York Times Best Illustrated Children’s Books list comes out, my first thought is about the books that are included. It’s a great list. My second thought is how I did on my predictions from back in August. Let’s see. 20% success rate. I’ll take that. Now let’s take a closer look at […]
Hi there. Next week is marks the 10th anniversary of this blog and I want to do a couple special things, including some charts and graphs about who reads this thing. So won’t you please take a moment to answer these 10 questions? It will take approximately 30 seconds and I’ll share the results next […]
While some folks do NaNoWriMo in November, at my K-4 elementary school we prefer MoCal – which is a cool abbreviation for Mock Caldecott. We’ve fine tuned it over the years, and this is the system that’s been working. Part 1 Introduce Caldecott Medal/Honor. Explain that it is an award for illustrations. I would encourage […]
I’ve been Pete the Cat: I’ve been the cheese from Diary of a Wimpy Kid. I’ve been my favorite book: But this year I was having trouble coming up with a costume idea. So I asked my students, and they came through: Bookmark wishes yo...
In October . . . . . . we uncovered picture book secrets. It’s a 2017 case cover gallery extravaganza! . . . I posed a LEGO book cover challenge. Can you name all three? . . . we heard from some picture book legends. Including Cooney, Sendak,...
Over on Twitter, Giuseppe Castellano had an idea . . . I’d LOVE a #beforekidlit hashtag through which industry pros shared what they did before they became popular/famous/successful, etc. — Giuseppe Castellano (@pinocastellano) October 25, 2017 And authors and illustrators have responded, sharing their jobs before they got into making books for kids. They’re using […]