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December 24, 2019 by Travis Jonker

Let’s Take a Look Back at Children’s Literature in 2019

December 24, 2019 by Travis Jonker   Leave a Comment

Travis: We have a special episode for you today: our 2019 Year in Review. Colby and I discuss all that children’s literature had to offer this past year, highlighting some of the best and most noteworthy books to hit shelves in the last 12 months.

We hope you enjoy the episode. Happy New Year!

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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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