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About Travis Jonker

Travis Jonker is an elementary school librarian in Michigan. He writes reviews (and the occasional article or two) for School Library Journal and is a member of the 2014 Caldecott committee. You can email Travis at scopenotes@gmail.com, or follow him on Twitter: @100scopenotes.

Our 2021 Preview!

January 23, 2021 by Leave a Comment

An in-depth look at the upcoming year in children’s books.

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Our Third Annual Year-in-Review Episode!

December 30, 2020 by Leave a Comment

We look back at children’s literature in 2020.

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From Picture Books to a Graphic Novel: Mike Curato Visits The Yarn

December 13, 2020 by 1 Comment

It was a pleasure sitting down over Zoom with Mike Curato to talk about his debut YA graphic novel, Flamer. It’s a book readers won’t soon forget.

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HELLO, NEIGHBOR: Matthew Cordell Visits The Yarn

November 19, 2020 by Leave a Comment

Travis: It was a pleasure to talk with Caldecott Medalist Matthew Cordell about his Mr. Rogers bio Hello, Neighbor. We hope you enjoy the episode: Subscribe below to catch every episode: iTunes Spotify Stitcher

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Redefining the American Child with Grace Lin

October 18, 2020 by Leave a Comment

We spoke with Grace Lin about her Caldecott Honor winning book, A BIG MOONCAKE FOR LITTLE STAR.

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Keeping it 100 with Oge Mora

September 23, 2020 by Leave a Comment

Today we have the conclusion of our two-part episode with Oge Mora.

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The Yarn Turns Five!

September 2, 2020 by Leave a Comment

This podcast is five years old! In this episode, Colby looks back to the beginning of The Yarn, and ahead to the new school year.

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‘I have an enviable amount of paper’ – Oge Mora Takes Us Behind the Scenes of THANK YOU, OMU!

August 19, 2020 by Leave a Comment

Travis: It was a joy to talk with Oge Mora about her book Thank You, Omu! In this episode (part one of two) She talks about how the book started as a project for school, how she makes her art, and what it was like to win a Caldecott Honor with her first book. We […]

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I AM EVERY GOOD THING – Derrick Barnes and Gordon C. James Visit The Yarn

June 22, 2020 by Leave a Comment

Author Derrick Barnes and illustrator Gordon C. James discuss their books CROWN and I AM EVERY GOOD THING.

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ALL WELCOME HERE: James Preller and Mary GrandPré Visit The Yarn

June 16, 2020 by Leave a Comment

The picture book All Welcome Here arrives today, and I talked with author James Preller and illustrator Mary GrandPré about how it was created.

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