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2 weeks ago | 100scopenotes.com | Travis Jonker

Waldo is the undisputed king of the seek and find genre. I mean, they’re making New Yorker cartoons about the guy:Since Waldo’s seek and find dominance is well-established, I thought I’d show you a few of the Waldo-less 2025 offerings for fans of the genre. SCROLL TO KEEP READING THIS POST Maze Play by Roxie MunroMr. Search and Mrs. Find by CsilLost and Found in History by Clara BoothMinecraft: Where’s the Zombie?

2 weeks ago | 100scopenotes.com | Travis Jonker

The end of the school year is approaching, and it’s time to take a look at the most checked out books in our K-3rd grade school library this year. We’ve already looked at: SCROLL TO KEEP READING THIS POST Top 10 Circulated Fiction of the ’24-’25 School YearTop 10 Circulated Graphic Novels of the ’24-’25 School YearToday is nonfiction. A lot of familiar faces here. We stepped up our Who Would Win? books last year and so it’s nice to see students checking those out a bunch.

3 weeks ago | 100scopenotes.com | Travis Jonker

Every year, readers head over to Goodreads to vote for the books they think are deserving of Newbery or Caldecott medals. I like to take the occasional peek to see which books are rising to the top. It’s not any sort of official list, but it can be a good place to spot books that might be in consideration. Did I mention you need to take this list with a grain of salt? Because you need to take this list with a grain of salt – any Goodreads user can vote.

3 weeks ago | 100scopenotes.com | Travis Jonker

I scoured the internet to bring you 10 books I’m most looking forward to in June, July, and August. It’s a graphic novel-heavy list this time out, but that’s because this summer brings an unusually high level of excellent-looking graphic novels. SCROLL TO KEEP READING THIS POST Scrub in the Tub by Jan ThomasJune 3 | Beach Lane Books (S&S) | Grades PreK-1Jan Thomas is the queen of the funny book for the youngest readers.

3 weeks ago | 100scopenotes.com | Travis Jonker

The end of the school year is coming, and I’m looking at which books were checked out the most. Today we’re talking graphic novels. I have to say, the dominance of the top three books on this list continues to impress me. Year after year, kids find them. It’s great to see. Plus, there are a couple surprises. SCROLL TO KEEP READING THIS POST Previously . . .