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Jane Yolen (The Children's Book Podcast #426)
#YOLEN365 Jane Yolen is the beloved and prolific author of over 365 books for children and teens, including this year's releases of A...
THE RABBIT LISTENED (Podcast Bunny Presents #3)
Hi folks! We're back with another Podcast Bunny Presents! To those new the series, I do a lot of interviews for the Children's Book...
Children's Activity Calendar: March 2018
The children's activity calendar I created for Upstart for the month of March is now available online for FREE. Share with teachers,...
IF SHARKS DISAPPEARED + an interview with Lily Williams
I recently had the chance to read and enjoy IF SHARKS DISAPPEARED, a debut picture book from Lilly Williams. The publisher's description...
THE PRINCE AND THE DRESSMAKER (Reading Comics with Mel and Matthew #2)
Issue #2 of READING COMICS WITH MEL AND MATTHEW is now available. This time Mel and I discuss THE PRINCE AND THE DRESSMAKER by Jen Wang...
Kate Hoefler and Noah Klocek (The Children's Book Podcast #425)
GREAT BIG THINGS Kate Hoefler and Noah Klocek are the author and illustrator of GREAT BIG THINGS, a picture book about a mouse who...
CLAUDIA & MOTH (Podcast Bunny Presents #2)
Hi folks! We're back with another Podcast Bunny Presents! To those new the series, I do a lot of interviews for the Children's Book...
Youth Media Awards Announced
The 2018 Youth Media Awards were announced on Monday at the American Library Association Midwinter conference in Denver. These include...
Derrick Barnes and Gordon C. James (The Children's Book Podcast #424)
CROWN: AN ODE TO THE FRESH CUT Derrick Barnes and Gordon C. James are the award-winning author and illustrator of CROWN: AN ODE TO A...
BUNNY'S STAYCATION (Podcast Bunny Presents #1)
Hi folks! Matthew here. I do a lot of interviews for the Children's Book Podcast and ever since joining the team Podcast Bunny has been...
Lee Wind (The Children's Book Podcast #423)
QUEER AS A FIVE-DOLLAR BILL Lee Wind is the author of QUEER AS A FIVE-DOLLAR BILL, a novel for teens about a boy named Wyatt, some little...
TOUGH TUG + Trailer
Rob McClurkan, children's book author illustrator and friend, recently published a book with Margaret Read McDonald called TOUGH TUG. My...
First Look at THE REMEMBER BALLOONS written by Jessie Oliveros and illustrated by Dana Wulfekotte
Jessie Oliveros and Dana Wulfekotte have a picture book coming out together that addresses a topic rarely (ever?) addressed in picture...
January 2018 Picture Book Recap
I read a bunch of awesome picture books in January. Some ended up getting featured with their author or illustrator on the podcast. A lot...
Kobi Yamada (The Children's Book Podcast #422)
WHAT DO YOU DO WITH A CHANCE? Kobi Yamada is the author of WHAT DO YOU DO WITH A CHANCE?, the final picture book in a best-selling series...
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