Looking Ahead: Our 2023 Preview
Travis: Colby and I got on the mics to discuss the upcoming year in children’s books. We discuss 2023 books we’re looking forward to, 2023 books we’ve already read and loved, and make some predictions for the new year.
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Books mentioned in the episode:
School Trip Jerry Craft
A First Time for Everything by Dan Santat
A Work in Progress Jarrett Lerner
Big by Vashti Harrison
The Labors of Hercules Beal by Gary D. Schmidt
When Clouds Touch Us by Thanhhà Lai
The One and Only Ruby by Katherine Applegate
School Trip by Jerry Craft
Once Upon a Book by Grace Lin, Kate Messner
The Skull by Jon Klassen
Big Tree by Brian Selznick
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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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Hi Travis and Colby,
I love your podcast. Full of very interesting guests and discussions about books. However I find you preview and review shows very frustrating. I am normally listening in my car or when I am walking so don’t have pen and paper handy to write down your excellent suggestions for great reads. I take a look at the notes in the hope of finding the information about the books you have highlighted. Unfortunately there is nothing there. Even your blog doesn’t have the information. Could you please include a document with details of the multitude of suggested books. That would make me very happy.
Thanks again for the fabulous podcast.
Pia
Thanks for listening, Pia – you’re right, we should add a list of the books we talked about for these episodes! I’ll add that list to this post when I get a chance. Thanks!
Hello,
I too, LOVE The Yarn. It makes me a better librarian and I love the banter. From Show 180: Here’s the list of books mentioned:
A First Time for Everything by Dan Santat
2/28/23
A Work in Progress Jarrett Lerner 5/2/23
Whale Fall: Exploring an Ocean-Floor Ecosystem by Melissa Stewart 3/14/23
Big by Vashti Harrison 5/2/23
Farmhouse buy Sophie Blackall (available)
The Tree and The River by Aaron Becker (wordless picture book) Due out 3/18/23
The Labors of Hercules Beal by Gary D. Schmidt
Due 5/23/23
When the Clouds Touch Us by Thanhhà Lai DUE 5/9/23
which is the sequel to Inside Out and Back Again
The One and Only Ruby Katherine Applegate (this book completes the One and Only Trilogy) Due 5/2/23
School Trip by Jerry Craft (3rd book in series) 4/4/23
Once Upon a Book by by Grace Lin (Author), Kate Messner (Author) DUE 2/7/23
The Skull: A Tyrolean Folktale by Jon Klassen 7/11/23
How Does Santa Go Down the Chimney (?)
Wild Robot Protects
by Peter Brown 9/23/23
The Big Tree
by Brian Selznick 4/4/23
Sunshine: A Graphic Novel
by Jarrett J. Krosoczka
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I hope this is helpful. I wanted it too, so I just listened and took notes.
Thanks for all you do! You make me better!
Wow – thank you, Constance! That is so nice of you to do!