SUBSCRIBE
SUBSCRIBE
SLJ Blog Network +
  • 100 Scope Notes
  • A Fuse #8 Production
  • Good Comics for Kids
  • Heavy Medal: A Mock Newbery Blog
  • Teen Librarian Toolbox
  • The Classroom Bookshelf
  • The Yarn
  • Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • About The Yarn
  • Subscribe
  • Show Notes
  • Articles
  • All Episodes
    • Season 1
    • Season 2
    • The Unraveller
    • The Series
    • Collaborators

December 30, 2021 by Travis Jonker

Taking a Look Back: Our 2021 Year in Review Episode

December 30, 2021 by Travis Jonker   Leave a Comment

Travis: Colby Sharp and I got on the phone last night to look back at children’s literature in 2021. A lot happened. In this special extended episode, we discuss our favorite books, memorable moments, mild Twitter insults, and many other topics.

We hope you enjoy this episode:

Subscribe below to catch every episode of The Yarn:

iTunes

Spotify

Stitcher

Filed under: All Episodes

SHARE:

Read or Leave Comments
colby sharptravis jonker

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.

ADVERTISEMENT

Related Posts

August 2022

What's New? (Part 2) with Meg Medina and Christina Soontornvat

by Travis Jonker

July 2022

What's New, Newbery Authors? Meg Medina and Christina Soontornvat

by Travis Jonker

July 2022

Sophie Blackall stops by The Yarn to talk about Farmhouse

by Travis Jonker

June 2022

Shark Week, Vanilla Ice Cream, and the Honda CRV: Bob Shea and Brian Won Team Up for ADURABLE

by Travis Jonker

June 2022

Donalyn Miller and The Joy of Reading

by Travis Jonker

ADVERTISEMENT

SLJ Blog Network

100 Scope Notes

One Star Review Guess Who? (#173)

by Travis Jonker

A Fuse #8 Production

Fuse 8 n’ Kate: Uptown by Bryan Collier

by Betsy Bird

Good Comics for Kids

Blue Lock, vol. 1 | Review

by Renee Scott

Heavy Medal

And now there are 70 Heavy Medal Mock Newbery Suggestions

by Emily Mroczek-Bayci

Teen Librarian Toolbox

A Message to My Younger Self, a guest post by Erin Entrada Kelly

by Amanda MacGregor

The Classroom Bookshelf

The Classroom Bookshelf is Moving

by Erika Thulin Dawes

The Yarn

What’s New? (Part 2) with Meg Medina and Christina Soontornvat

by Travis Jonker

ADVERTISEMENT

Related Articles on SLJ

Black Nonfiction: Truth, Testament, and Good Trouble

'Banned Book Club' Authors Offer Advice as Teens Confront Censorship

Award-Winning Illustrator Jerry Pinkney Remembered for His Kindness, Legacy of Work

Behind the Gender-free Utopia of 'Every Bird a Prince' with Jenn Reese

Author Jim Murphy Has Died; Kaepernick, Scholastic Publishing Graphic Memoir; and More | News Bites

Commenting for all posts is disabled after 30 days.

ADVERTISEMENT

Archives

Follow This Blog

Enter your email address below to receive notifications of new blog posts by email.

This coverage is free for all visitors. Your support makes this possible.

This coverage is free for all visitors. Your support makes this possible.

Primary Sidebar

  • News & Features
  • Reviews+
  • Technology
  • School Libraries
  • Public Libraries
  • Age Level
  • Ideas
  • Blogs
  • Classroom
  • Diversity
  • People
  • Job Zone

Reviews+

  • Book Lists
  • Best Books
  • Media
  • Reference
  • Series Made Simple
  • Tech
  • Review for SLJ
  • Review Submissions

SLJ Blog Network

  • 100 Scope Notes
  • A Fuse #8 Production
  • Good Comics for Kids
  • Heavy Medal
  • Neverending Search
  • Teen Librarian Toolbox
  • The Classroom Bookshelf
  • The Yarn

Resources

  • 2022 Youth Media Awards
  • The Newbery at 100: SLJ Celebrates the 100th Anniversary of the Award
  • Special Report | School Libraries 2021
  • Summer Reading 2021
  • Series Made Simple Spring 2021
  • SLJ Diverse Books Survey
  • Summer Programming Survey
  • Research
  • White Papers / Case Studies
  • School Librarian of the Year
  • Mathical Book Prize Collection Development Awards
  • Librarian/Teacher Collaboration Award

Events & PD

  • In-Person Events
  • Online Courses
  • Virtual Events
  • Webcasts
  • About Us
  • Contact Us
  • Advertise
  • Subscribe
  • Media Inquiries
  • Newsletter Sign Up
  • Content Submissions
  • Data Privacy
  • Terms of Use
  • Terms of Sale
  • FAQs
  • Diversity Policy
  • Careers at MSI


COPYRIGHT © 2022


COPYRIGHT © 2022