‘The best poem is the one that starts with ‘and”: Mk Smith Despres Visits The Yarn


Travis: It was a pleasure talking with teacher, poet, and author Mk Smith Despres about their poetic picture book, There’s That Sun Again (illustrated by Julie Benbassat).
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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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