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October 8, 2023 by Travis Jonker

Making the Pictures for the Very First Time: Travis Jonker and JUST ONE FLAKE

October 8, 2023 by Travis Jonker   Leave a Comment

Travis: In the latest episode of The Yarn, I talk with Colby about my author/illustrator debut, Just One Flake. It was a long road to illustrating my first book, and Colby and I discuss the twists and turns along the way.

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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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