Travis Jonker
@100scopenotes.bsky.social
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)
The most amazing book blogging feat of the year concludes in fitting fashion, with a fantastic list of the best picture books of the year.
Day #31: 31 Days, 31 Lists: 2025 Picture Books. End with a bang! Only a small number of all the picture books published in a given year make this list. See what I think stands out as unforgettable & thanks for reading all month! #kidlit #31Days31Lists 📚👍 afuse8production.slj.com/2025/12/31/3...
31 Days, 31 Lists: 2025 Picture Books
Only a small number of all the picture books published in a given year make this list. See what I think stands out as truly unforgettable.
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December 31, 2025 at 4:53 PM
The most amazing book blogging feat of the year concludes in fitting fashion, with a fantastic list of the best picture books of the year.
A brand new issue of the newsletter is out today, and I'm trying something new: presenting the best picture books of the year as if I were on the Caldecott committee. First up is EVERY MONDAY MABEL by Jashar Awan (I'm also giving away a copy) open.substack.com/pub/travisjo...
Caldecott Critique: EVERY MONDAY MABEL by Jashar Awan (+ Giveaway)
A closer look at one the best picture books of the year.
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December 30, 2025 at 3:33 PM
A brand new issue of the newsletter is out today, and I'm trying something new: presenting the best picture books of the year as if I were on the Caldecott committee. First up is EVERY MONDAY MABEL by Jashar Awan (I'm also giving away a copy) open.substack.com/pub/travisjo...
Something for your holiday listening pleasure. @colbysharp.bsky.social and I take a look back at children's books in 2025 on The Yarn podcast: theyarn.slj.com/2025/12/24/t... @slj.com
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December 24, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Something for your holiday listening pleasure. @colbysharp.bsky.social and I take a look back at children's books in 2025 on The Yarn podcast: theyarn.slj.com/2025/12/24/t... @slj.com
Sent out my first newsletter from Substack this morning. You might have to add me as a contact to save it from the dreaded Promotions Tab in the future. Here it is in case you missed it! travisjonker.substack.com/p/welcome-to...
Welcome to 100 Scope Notes on Substack! (+ 6 Substacks I Read Every Time)
Highlighting the serious and the absurd in children's literature.
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December 23, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Sent out my first newsletter from Substack this morning. You might have to add me as a contact to save it from the dreaded Promotions Tab in the future. Here it is in case you missed it! travisjonker.substack.com/p/welcome-to...
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The Most Astonishingly Unconventional Children’s Books of 2025
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The Most Astonishingly Unconventional Children’s Books of 2025
Here’s to children’s books that expand our assumptions of what a children’s book can be.
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December 1, 2025 at 3:32 PM
The Most Astonishingly Unconventional Children’s Books of 2025
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Day #17: 31 Days, 31 Lists - 2025 Unconventional Children's Books. Oh yeah, AI? Here are the books for kids that will crush your creations with their sheer unpredictability. #31Days31Lists #kidlit 📚👍 afuse8production.slj.com/2025/12/17/3...
31 Days, 31 Lists: 2025 Unconventional Children’s Books
Oh yeah, AI? Here are the books for kids that will crush your creations with their sheer unpredictability.
afuse8production.slj.com
December 17, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Day #17: 31 Days, 31 Lists - 2025 Unconventional Children's Books. Oh yeah, AI? Here are the books for kids that will crush your creations with their sheer unpredictability. #31Days31Lists #kidlit 📚👍 afuse8production.slj.com/2025/12/17/3...
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⬇️⬇️ A blog to make you chuckle. My favorites?
- THE GILMORE GIRLS MEMORIAL TOO MANY THINGS IN ONE BOOK AWARD
- PAGE TURN OF THE YEAR (Broken, by X. Fang is a picture book masterpiece)
Thanks @100scopenotes.bsky.social
#kidlit #lifegoals #WritingCommunity #BookSky
- THE GILMORE GIRLS MEMORIAL TOO MANY THINGS IN ONE BOOK AWARD
- PAGE TURN OF THE YEAR (Broken, by X. Fang is a picture book masterpiece)
Thanks @100scopenotes.bsky.social
#kidlit #lifegoals #WritingCommunity #BookSky
The best! The most impressive! The weirdest! Today on the blog I'm looking back at the year that was in children's literature. 100scopenotes.com/2025/12/08/2...
2025 Children’s Lit: The Year in Miscellanea
It’s time to take a look back at the year that was in children’s lit miscellanea.
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December 13, 2025 at 6:40 PM
⬇️⬇️ A blog to make you chuckle. My favorites?
- THE GILMORE GIRLS MEMORIAL TOO MANY THINGS IN ONE BOOK AWARD
- PAGE TURN OF THE YEAR (Broken, by X. Fang is a picture book masterpiece)
Thanks @100scopenotes.bsky.social
#kidlit #lifegoals #WritingCommunity #BookSky
- THE GILMORE GIRLS MEMORIAL TOO MANY THINGS IN ONE BOOK AWARD
- PAGE TURN OF THE YEAR (Broken, by X. Fang is a picture book masterpiece)
Thanks @100scopenotes.bsky.social
#kidlit #lifegoals #WritingCommunity #BookSky
COVER REVEAL! Sharing the cover for LILY-MAY'S JOYFUL DAY and talking with the creators @mrschureads.bsky.social and @hollyhatam.bsky.social 100scopenotes.com/2025/12/10/c...
Cover Reveal Q&A: LILY-MAY’S JOYFUL DAY by John Schu & Holly Hatam
An interview with John Schu and Holly Hatam, and a cover reveal for their upcoming book, LILY-MAY'S JOYFUL DAY.
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December 10, 2025 at 9:33 PM
COVER REVEAL! Sharing the cover for LILY-MAY'S JOYFUL DAY and talking with the creators @mrschureads.bsky.social and @hollyhatam.bsky.social 100scopenotes.com/2025/12/10/c...
What a pleasure to talk with @mrschureads.bsky.social & @hollyhatam.bsky.social and reveal the cover for their next book, LILY-MAY'S JOYFUL DAY 100scopenotes.com/2025/12/10/c...
Cover Reveal Q&A: LILY-MAY’S JOYFUL DAY by John Schu & Holly Hatam
An interview with John Schu and Holly Hatam, and a cover reveal for their upcoming book, LILY-MAY'S JOYFUL DAY.
100scopenotes.com
December 10, 2025 at 1:08 PM
What a pleasure to talk with @mrschureads.bsky.social & @hollyhatam.bsky.social and reveal the cover for their next book, LILY-MAY'S JOYFUL DAY 100scopenotes.com/2025/12/10/c...
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New LONG STORY SHORT out now!!
Featuring:
-"Best of 2025" round-up
-A starred review for LOOPS, courtesy of @pwkidsbookshelf.bsky.social
-A preview of WHERE I GREW, illustrated by @rahele.bsky.social
-TOAD ON THE GO interview by @100scopenotes.bsky.social
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Featuring:
-"Best of 2025" round-up
-A starred review for LOOPS, courtesy of @pwkidsbookshelf.bsky.social
-A preview of WHERE I GREW, illustrated by @rahele.bsky.social
-TOAD ON THE GO interview by @100scopenotes.bsky.social
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Best of 2025 round-up
Plus a starred review, a peek at 2026, and a cozy holiday tradition
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December 9, 2025 at 5:25 PM
New LONG STORY SHORT out now!!
Featuring:
-"Best of 2025" round-up
-A starred review for LOOPS, courtesy of @pwkidsbookshelf.bsky.social
-A preview of WHERE I GREW, illustrated by @rahele.bsky.social
-TOAD ON THE GO interview by @100scopenotes.bsky.social
jashar.substack.com/p/best-of-20...
Featuring:
-"Best of 2025" round-up
-A starred review for LOOPS, courtesy of @pwkidsbookshelf.bsky.social
-A preview of WHERE I GREW, illustrated by @rahele.bsky.social
-TOAD ON THE GO interview by @100scopenotes.bsky.social
jashar.substack.com/p/best-of-20...
Students voted. And the winner of our 2026 Mock Caldecott is . . . 100scopenotes.com/2025/12/09/o...
Our 2026 Mock Caldecott Results!
Kids have voted! And the winners of our 2026 Mock Caldecott are . . .
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December 9, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Students voted. And the winner of our 2026 Mock Caldecott is . . . 100scopenotes.com/2025/12/09/o...
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It only comes but once a year, but BOY is it worth waiting for!!
The best! The most impressive! The weirdest! Today on the blog I'm looking back at the year that was in children's literature. 100scopenotes.com/2025/12/08/2...
2025 Children’s Lit: The Year in Miscellanea
It’s time to take a look back at the year that was in children’s lit miscellanea.
100scopenotes.com
December 9, 2025 at 4:48 AM
It only comes but once a year, but BOY is it worth waiting for!!
The best! The most impressive! The weirdest! Today on the blog I'm looking back at the year that was in children's literature. 100scopenotes.com/2025/12/08/2...
2025 Children’s Lit: The Year in Miscellanea
It’s time to take a look back at the year that was in children’s lit miscellanea.
100scopenotes.com
December 8, 2025 at 4:21 PM
The best! The most impressive! The weirdest! Today on the blog I'm looking back at the year that was in children's literature. 100scopenotes.com/2025/12/08/2...
It's time to take a look back at the year that was in children's literature 100scopenotes.com/2025/12/08/2...
2025 Children’s Lit: The Year in Miscellanea
It’s time to take a look back at the year that was in children’s lit miscellanea.
100scopenotes.com
December 8, 2025 at 3:24 PM
It's time to take a look back at the year that was in children's literature 100scopenotes.com/2025/12/08/2...
Coming tomorrow on the blog . . .
December 8, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Coming tomorrow on the blog . . .
Ten children's books I loved but didn't review in 2025 (although I kind of review them in this post). 100scopenotes.com/2025/12/04/1...
10 Books I Loved (But Didn’t Actually Review) In 2025
Here are twelve books I read, loved, and didn’t review in 2025.
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December 5, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Ten children's books I loved but didn't review in 2025 (although I kind of review them in this post). 100scopenotes.com/2025/12/04/1...
Here's to pushing the envelope. The Most Astonishingly Unconventional Children's Books of 2025 100scopenotes.com/2025/12/01/t...
The Most Astonishingly Unconventional Children’s Books of 2025
Here’s to children’s books that expand our assumptions of what a children’s book can be.
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December 2, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Here's to pushing the envelope. The Most Astonishingly Unconventional Children's Books of 2025 100scopenotes.com/2025/12/01/t...
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The 2025 Bookish Charitable Giving Guide | 100 Scope Notes
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The 2025 Bookish Charitable Giving Guide
The Tuesday after Thanksgiving is coming to be known as Giving Tuesday, and I have just the thing to celebrate. Interested in giving to a good cause? Are you a fan of literacy? This is the guide for y...
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December 2, 2025 at 4:50 PM
The 2025 Bookish Charitable Giving Guide | 100 Scope Notes
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Day #2 of 31 Days, 31 Lists: Picture Book Readalouds. Whether you want to pep up your average storytime session or you're new and in need of inspiration, here's a list of those picture books that just beg to be read out loud to large groups! #kidlit 📚👍 afuse8production.slj.com/2025/12/02/3...
31 Days, 31 Lists: 2025 Picture Book Readalouds
Whether you want to pep up your average storytime session or you're just starting out and in need of inspiration, here's a list of those picture books that just beg to be read out loud to large groups...
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December 2, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Day #2 of 31 Days, 31 Lists: Picture Book Readalouds. Whether you want to pep up your average storytime session or you're new and in need of inspiration, here's a list of those picture books that just beg to be read out loud to large groups! #kidlit 📚👍 afuse8production.slj.com/2025/12/02/3...
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"The Most Astonishingly Unconventional Children’s Books of 2025" according to @100scopenotes.bsky.social 100scopenotes.com/2025/12/01/t...
The Most Astonishingly Unconventional Children’s Books of 2025
Here’s to children’s books that expand our assumptions of what a children’s book can be.
100scopenotes.com
December 2, 2025 at 12:46 AM
"The Most Astonishingly Unconventional Children’s Books of 2025" according to @100scopenotes.bsky.social 100scopenotes.com/2025/12/01/t...
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I bought The Ordinary Life of Jacominus Gainsborough at Schuler Books in Grand Rapids, Michigan, tonight because of this post. @100scopenotes.bsky.social
December 2, 2025 at 12:49 AM
I bought The Ordinary Life of Jacominus Gainsborough at Schuler Books in Grand Rapids, Michigan, tonight because of this post. @100scopenotes.bsky.social
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This list of books from @100scopenotes.bsky.social is always one of my favourites of the year. A few of these are already in my #FavePicturebooks25 I now want the rest!
What did I miss? Pushing the envelope today with The Most Astonishingly Unconventional Children’s Books of 2025: 100scopenotes.com/2025/12/01/t...
The Most Astonishingly Unconventional Children’s Books of 2025
Here’s to children’s books that expand our assumptions of what a children’s book can be.
100scopenotes.com
December 1, 2025 at 10:11 PM
This list of books from @100scopenotes.bsky.social is always one of my favourites of the year. A few of these are already in my #FavePicturebooks25 I now want the rest!
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No 15 in my #FavePicturebooks25 is “Caboose” by @100scopenotes.bsky.social & #RuthChan
A hippo obsessed with leading the line (we’ve all met this child) learns what happens when you’re sent to the back. Chaos,humour and real childhood emotions shine in this zany, read-aloud #PicturebookPage
A hippo obsessed with leading the line (we’ve all met this child) learns what happens when you’re sent to the back. Chaos,humour and real childhood emotions shine in this zany, read-aloud #PicturebookPage
December 1, 2025 at 6:57 PM
No 15 in my #FavePicturebooks25 is “Caboose” by @100scopenotes.bsky.social & #RuthChan
A hippo obsessed with leading the line (we’ve all met this child) learns what happens when you’re sent to the back. Chaos,humour and real childhood emotions shine in this zany, read-aloud #PicturebookPage
A hippo obsessed with leading the line (we’ve all met this child) learns what happens when you’re sent to the back. Chaos,humour and real childhood emotions shine in this zany, read-aloud #PicturebookPage
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You're not going to believe me when I tell you that this first 31 Days 31 Lists post represents just a small smattering of the board books published in 2025, but it's the truth! We kick off with books for the youngest readers today! #31days31lists 📚👍 afuse8production.slj.com/2025/12/01/3...
31 Days, 31 Lists: The Great Board Books of 2025
You're not going to believe me when I tell you that this is just a small smattering of board books published in 2025, but it's the truth.
afuse8production.slj.com
December 1, 2025 at 12:15 PM
You're not going to believe me when I tell you that this first 31 Days 31 Lists post represents just a small smattering of the board books published in 2025, but it's the truth! We kick off with books for the youngest readers today! #31days31lists 📚👍 afuse8production.slj.com/2025/12/01/3...
What did I miss? Pushing the envelope today with The Most Astonishingly Unconventional Children’s Books of 2025: 100scopenotes.com/2025/12/01/t...
The Most Astonishingly Unconventional Children’s Books of 2025
Here’s to children’s books that expand our assumptions of what a children’s book can be.
100scopenotes.com
December 1, 2025 at 5:10 PM
What did I miss? Pushing the envelope today with The Most Astonishingly Unconventional Children’s Books of 2025: 100scopenotes.com/2025/12/01/t...