Redefining the Boy Hero (The Children's Book Podcast #565)Last November I had the esteemed privilege of moderating a panel at NCTE, the annual conference of the National Council of Teachers of...
Readers' Thoughts on Reading (The Children's Book Podcast #564)Today I am joined by a team of 3rd graders at my school. Specifically, these are 3rd graders who signed up to take a podcasting class...
Frané Lessac (The Children's Book Podcast #563)Frané Lessac (@franelessac) shares UNDER THE SOUTHERN CROSS and UNDER THE MILKY WAY. Frané has made many beautiful books, but it was...
Elizabeth Zunon (The Children's Book Podcast #562)Elizabeth Zunon (@ElizabethZunon) shares BEDTIME FOR SWEET CREATURES, which is written by Nikki Grimes. It is a bedtime story of a parent...
Angela Joy (The Children's Book Podcast #561)Angela Joy (@AngelaJoyBlog) shares BLACK IS A RAINBOW COLOR. This beautiful book, illustrated by one-to-watch and the one-to-wow Ekua...
Seeing HomelessnessHere at Kidlit These Days, Karina Yan Glaser, NYT bestselling author of the Vanderbeekers series, and I are your kidlit connoisseurs,...
Ann Braden (The Children's Book Podcast #560)Ann Braden (@annbradenbooks) shares THE BENEFITS OF BEING AN OCTOPUS. This is a story about the strength of a 12-year-old girl named...
Hosting a Mock Book AwardHere at Kidlit These Days, Karina Yan Glaser, NYT bestselling author of the Vanderbeekers series, and I are your kidlit connoisseurs,...
Rajani LaRocca (The Children's Book Podcast #559)Rajani LaRocca (@rajanilarocca) shares MIDSUMMER’S MAYHEM. Mimi, the main character in Rajani’s middle grade debut, enters a baking...