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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)

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Andy Griffiths appointed as the Australian Children’s Laureate for 2026 and 2027 | Arts Hub buff.ly/hLxbfZa

10.02.2026 12:32 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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. . . 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.

Some well-known books are getting graphic novel adaptations in 2026. Here are seven of them: 100scopenotes.com/2026/02/10/b...

10.02.2026 12:33 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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My Kids Love Raina Telgemeier Books. What Should They Read Next?

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SUNNY SIDE UP and many others! @100scopenotes.bsky.social

07.02.2026 08:56 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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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...

06.02.2026 14:30 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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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...

Grabbed quick before and after screenshots to illustrate the power of the Caldecott Medal on the blog today. 100scopenotes.com/2026/02/05/a...

05.02.2026 16:26 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Welcome to MTV Cribs: Library Edition (or How Our School Library is Organized)

Welcome to MTV Cribs: Library Edition (or How Our School Library is Organized) 100scopenotes.com/2026/02/02/w...

03.02.2026 15:33 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Historic Day for Candace Fleming At the 2026 Youth Media Awards, author Candace Fleming became the first person to receive the Children’s Literature Legacy Award and the Margaret A. Edwards Award in the same year. In addition, her bo...

Historic Day for Candace Fleming
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2026 Books from 2026 Caldecott Winners Taking a look at upcoming books by our new Caldecott Medal and Honor winners.

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...

28.01.2026 14:57 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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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.

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 πŸ“šπŸ‘ afuse8production.slj.com/2026/01/27/a...

27.01.2026 12:13 β€” πŸ‘ 29    πŸ” 14    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
studiohoffmann presents
GAB 'N' DOODLE
with
RaΓΊl the Third
THURSDAY 1/29/26
@ 6PM EASTERN
ON INSTAGRAM LIVE

studiohoffmann presents GAB 'N' DOODLE with RaΓΊl the Third THURSDAY 1/29/26 @ 6PM EASTERN ON INSTAGRAM LIVE

πŸ“šAuthor/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

26.01.2026 18:21 β€” πŸ‘ 20    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Making SUNDUST with Zeke PeΓ±a Travis: Back in June, I talked with author/illustrator Zeke PeΓ±a about his beautiful new picture book, SUNDUST. In this episode, Zeke talks about the unique way SUNDUST was created, and his unconventi...

Congratulations to all the Caldecott winners this morning! If you want to learn more about Honor winner SUNDUST, author/illustrator Zeke PeΓ±a 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

26.01.2026 18:26 β€” πŸ‘ 23    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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After the Caldecott is announced, I'd love to hear your thoughts. Your 2026 Caldecott comment card: 100scopenotes.com/2026/01/26/y... #ALAyma

26.01.2026 16:56 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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#ala #yma #ALAyma

26.01.2026 16:34 β€” πŸ‘ 17    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2
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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!!

26.01.2026 16:00 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 1
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The Biggest Question in Children's Books: Is BROKEN Eligible for the Caldecott Medal? (+ Original Art Giveaway!) Let's talk about it.

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26.01.2026 14:36 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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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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Caldecott Critique: FIREWORKS by Matthew Burgess and CΓ‘tia Chien (+ Giveaways) A closer look at one of the best picture books of the year.

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26.01.2026 14:17 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I wrote about three books that might be part of the #ALAyma conversation today (knock on wood). Links in replies.

26.01.2026 14:17 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0
T2026 | ALA Youth Media Awards ALA Webcast by UNIKRON Inc.

Happy Youth Media Awards day, everyone! Here's the link to the webcast (beginning at 11am ET) #ALAyma www.ala.unikron.com

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Photo of an open A6 sketchbook featuring a graphite drawing of an abstract landscape. The sketchbook is surrounded by three pencils, an eraser and a blending stump

Photo of an open A6 sketchbook featuring a graphite drawing of an abstract landscape. The sketchbook is surrounded by three pencils, an eraser and a blending stump

Little sketchbook landscape, but this time in graphite

#sketchbook #drawing #landscape #abstract

26.01.2026 09:02 β€” πŸ‘ 25    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Same, but Opposite: Newbery and Caldecott Medal Winners in the 21st Century Digging into the data . . .

The Same, but Opposite: Newbery and Caldecott Medal Winners in the 21st Century | 100 Scope Notes
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20.01.2026 20:07 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Ooo. Who is the most likely β€œto Chooch” (I submit that this should now be the official term for it)? My vote goes to… Big Enough by Regina Linke!

15.01.2026 16:53 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Hey @fuse8.bsky.social!!! Any contenders to be this year’s β€œChooch Helped”? Always fun to have some surprises on awards day.

15.01.2026 13:08 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Which Publisher Has Won the Most Caldecott Medals This Century? Breaking down the Caldecott data . . .

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...

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For Some Reason They Let me Interview Questlove & S.A. Cosby??? I’m Not Questioning It

"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 πŸ“šπŸ‘ afuse8production.slj.com/2026/01/14/f...

14.01.2026 12:27 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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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 ChantΓ© Timothy 100scopenotes.com/2026/01/08/r...

13.01.2026 10:45 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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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?

What if you could assign any illustrator to any out-of-print children's book? #kidlit πŸ“šπŸ‘ afuse8production.slj.com/2026/01/12/t...

12.01.2026 12:24 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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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 β€˜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

12.01.2026 16:54 β€” πŸ‘ 26    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Fun!!

08.01.2026 14:33 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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READ! What’s New in the READ Poster World in 2026? The latest and greatest READ posters.

I love a good ALA READ poster. Let's take a look at some of the brand-new releases: 100scopenotes.com/2026/01/08/r...

08.01.2026 14:30 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

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