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August 1, 2019 by Travis Jonker

#TBT: Matt Tavares Talks About GROWING UP PEDRO

August 1, 2019 by Travis Jonker   Leave a Comment

Travis: It’s time to throw back to a beloved episode from the past . . .

Author/illustrator Matt Tavares makes some of the best nonfiction picture books around, and the story of how he created GROWING UP PEDRO is pretty great.

We hope you get a chance to listen (or re-listen) to this episode.

https://soundcloud.com/colby-sharp-3/12-matt-tavares-growing-up-pedro-unravelled

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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.

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