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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 Homelessness
Here 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 Award
Here 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...
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