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Travis Jonker
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School Librarian. Author of BLUE FLOATS AWAY, THE VERY LAST CASTLE, THE SHIP IN THE WINDOW, CABOOSE | Author/illustrator of JUST ONE FLAKE and JUST ONE WAVE (2025)
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Andy Griffiths appointed as the Australian Children’s Laureate for 2026 and 2027 | Arts Hub buff.ly/hLxbfZa
February 10, 2026 at 12:32 PM
Some well-known books are getting graphic novel adaptations in 2026. Here are seven of them: 100scopenotes.com/2026/02/10/b...
. . . But Make it Graphic Novel: 7 Upcoming Graphic Novel Adaptations of Beloved Books
Here are five beloved books that will see graphic novel adaptations in 2025.
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February 10, 2026 at 12:33 PM
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My Kids Love Raina Telgemeier Books. What Should They Read Next?
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February 7, 2026 at 8:56 AM
Can you name this book by its LEGO-fied cover? The answer (and two more) on the blog today: 100scopenotes.com/2026/02/06/n...
February 6, 2026 at 2:30 PM
Grabbed quick before and after screenshots to illustrate the power of the Caldecott Medal on the blog today. 100scopenotes.com/2026/02/05/a...
A Mini 2026 Caldecott Bump Update
Every year, after the Youth Media Awards are finished, I kick myself. Why? Because I wished I had taken screenshots of the Amazon sales rankings for some of the contenders so I could compare the befor...
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February 5, 2026 at 4:26 PM
Welcome to MTV Cribs: Library Edition (or How Our School Library is Organized) 100scopenotes.com/2026/02/02/w...
Welcome to MTV Cribs: Library Edition (or How Our School Library is Organized)
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February 3, 2026 at 3:33 PM
Oh, hey - a lot of our 2026 Caldecott winners have books coming this year. Let's have a look . . . 100scopenotes.com/2026/01/28/2...
2026 Books from 2026 Caldecott Winners
Taking a look at upcoming books by our new Caldecott Medal and Honor winners.
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January 28, 2026 at 2:57 PM
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Here's the full roster of the new ALA YMA winners (Newbery, Caldecott, etc.) including a collection of behind-the-scenes info with interviews, videos, and reviews of some of the titles. #kidlit 📚👍 afuse8production.slj.com/2026/01/27/a...
ALA Youth Media Awards: The Interviews, Videos, and Behind-the-Scenes of the Winners
Here's the full roster of the new ALA YMA winners (Newbery, Caldecott, etc.) including a collection of behind-the-scenes info with interviews, videos, and reviews of some of the titles.
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January 27, 2026 at 12:13 PM
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📚Author/illustrator @raulthethird.bsky.social is an amazing creator of all things #kidlit

🎨Thurs at 6pm ET we’ll make art to auction off, to benefit the Immigrant Law Ctr of MN

Join us on Instagram Live!

@andreabrownlit.bsky.social @literaticat.bsky.social #kidlitart #illustration #graphicnovels
January 26, 2026 at 6:21 PM
Congratulations to all the Caldecott winners this morning! If you want to learn more about Honor winner SUNDUST, author/illustrator Zeke Peña takes us behind the scenes in this episode of The Yarn Podcast: theyarn.slj.com/2025/09/29/m... @slj.com @colbysharp.bsky.social #ALAyma
Making SUNDUST with Zeke Peña
Travis: Back in June, I talked with author/illustrator Zeke Peña about his beautiful new picture book, SUNDUST. In this episode, Zeke talks about the unique way SUNDUST was created, and his unconventi...
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January 26, 2026 at 6:26 PM
After the Caldecott is announced, I'd love to hear your thoughts. Your 2026 Caldecott comment card: 100scopenotes.com/2026/01/26/y... #ALAyma
January 26, 2026 at 4:56 PM
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January 26, 2026 at 4:34 PM
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The ALA YMAs are starting and we are IN the room! Almost no publishers and virtually no authors or illustrators in the room. So strange…. And fun!!
January 26, 2026 at 4:00 PM
I wrote about three books that might be part of the #ALAyma conversation today (knock on wood). Links in replies.
January 26, 2026 at 2:17 PM
Happy Youth Media Awards day, everyone! Here's the link to the webcast (beginning at 11am ET) #ALAyma www.ala.unikron.com
T2026 | ALA
Youth Media Awards ALA Webcast by UNIKRON Inc.
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January 26, 2026 at 1:43 PM
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Little sketchbook landscape, but this time in graphite

#sketchbook #drawing #landscape #abstract
January 26, 2026 at 9:02 AM
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The Same, but Opposite: Newbery and Caldecott Medal Winners in the 21st Century | 100 Scope Notes
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The Same, but Opposite: Newbery and Caldecott Medal Winners in the 21st Century
Digging into the data . . .
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January 20, 2026 at 8:07 PM
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Ooo. Who is the most likely “to Chooch” (I submit that this should now be the official term for it)? My vote goes to… Big Enough by Regina Linke!
January 15, 2026 at 4:53 PM
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Hey @fuse8.bsky.social!!! Any contenders to be this year’s “Chooch Helped”? Always fun to have some surprises on awards day.
January 15, 2026 at 1:08 PM
Taking a quarter-century data deep dive today. Which publishers have dominated the Newbery and Caldecott in the last 25 years? 100scopenotes.com/2026/01/13/w...
Which Publisher Has Won the Most Caldecott Medals This Century?
Breaking down the Caldecott data . . .
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January 14, 2026 at 3:18 PM
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"They aren’t the cookie-cutter tweens and tweens, or cookie-cutter Black characters, or cookie-cutter parts of cookie-cutter families. They are complicated and outsiders and more admirable and loveable for it." #kidlit 📚👍 afuse8production.slj.com/2026/01/14/f...
For Some Reason They Let me Interview Questlove & S.A. Cosby??? I’m Not Questioning It
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January 14, 2026 at 12:27 PM
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Featured on @100scopenotes.bsky.social all the new #Read posters from the @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social including the #SUPA NOVA design by its @nosycrowus.bsky.social artist Chanté Timothy 100scopenotes.com/2026/01/08/r...
January 13, 2026 at 10:45 AM
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What if you could assign any illustrator to any out-of-print children's book? #kidlit 📚👍 afuse8production.slj.com/2026/01/12/t...
The Out-of-Print: A Proposal (with a Rabbit hOle Twist)
What if you could assign any illustrator to any out-of-print children's book?
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January 12, 2026 at 12:24 PM
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This Thursday at 6pm Eastern, on insta, I’ll be joined by the coolest of cool Adam Rex @mr.adamrex on Gab ‘n’ Doodle.

#kidlit superstar, and returning guest, Adam Rex is the coolest of cool, is ready for another chat and I’m here for it.

#kidlitart #illustration #kidlitillustrators #kidlitartists
January 12, 2026 at 4:54 PM