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Interview with Jannie Ho + Quote for Kids
My podcast with Bear and Chicken author and illustrator Jannie Ho published recently. You can listen to the full episode HERE. Jannie...
Interview with Ronald L. Smith, Renee Watson, and Carole Boston Weatherford + Quote for Kids
My podcast with a panel of authors at the Baltimore Book Festival published recently. The panel included Ronald L. Smith, who shared The...
Interview with Toni Yuly + Quote for Kids
My podcast with Thank You Bees author and illustrator Toni Yuly published recently. You can listen to the full episode HERE. Toni left a...
Top 10 Tuesday: Books For Which I Am Thankful
I'm feeling thankful. ...for the people in my life. ...for the students who challenge me to grow and be my very best each day. ...for the...
Interview with Bao Phi + Quote for Kids
My podcast with A Different Pond author Bao Phi published recently. You can listen to the full episode HERE. Bao left a message for your...
Tips for Exploring Universal Human Rights Month at Ideas+Inspiration
I write the children's activity calendar for Upstart and they recently invited me to write an article on one selected topic from the...
Children's Activity Calendar: December 2017
The children's activity calendar I created for Upstart for the month of December is now available online for free. Share with teachers,...
Activities for NaNoWriMo at Ideas+Inspiration
I write the children's activity calendar for Upstart and they recently invited me to write an article on one selected topic from the...
Interview with Julie Segal-Walters and Brian Biggs + Quote for Kids
My podcast with This is Not a Normal Animal Book author Julie Segal-Walters and illustrator Brian Biggs published recently. You can...
Top 10 Tuesday: Matthew's Favorite Episodes of the All The Wonders Podcast
I'm celebrating 400 episodes of All The Wonders: The Children's Book Podcast by sharing the top episodes across the history of the show....
Interview with Tillie Walden + Quote for Kids
My podcast with Spinning author and illustrator Tillie Walden published recently. You can listen to the full episode HERE. Tillie left...
Diversity Audit of the All The Wonders Podcast
Since last November I've been working on something behind the scenes on the All The Wonders podcast and to be honest, I've been...
First Look at A BEAR SAT ON MY PORCH TODAY by Jane Yolen and Rilla Alexander
Jane Yolen and Rilla Alexander are doing a book together! JANE YOLEN AND RILLA ALEXANDER ARE DOING A BOOK TOGETHER! I. Am. Pumped! This...
Top 10 Tuesday: Middle Grade Episodes of the All The Wonders Podcast
I don't get a chance to read a whole lot of middle grade novels. I'm a terribly slow reader and often rely on access to audiobooks in...
Interview with Melissa Iwai + Quote for Kids
My podcast with Pizza Day author and illustrator Melissa Iwai published recently. You can listen to the full episode HERE. Melissa left...
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