CLEM HETHERINGTON AND THE IRONWOOD RACE (Reading Comics with Mel and Matthew #1)
I talk comics all the time with my friend Mel Schuit of the Let's Talk Picture Books blog. I respect her opinion, her taste, and her...
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Little Leaders wins an Image Award!
Congratulations to past podcast guest Vashti Harrison! Vashi was recently awarded the Image Award by the NAACP in the category of...
Sleeper Hits of 2017
There is no shortage of lists breaking down the best books of the year, the award contenders, the bookseller favorites. And I love these...
10 Books for Universal Human Rights Month
December is Universal Human Rights Month, honoring the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). The UDHR was adopted nearly 70 years...
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...
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....
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...
Top 10 Tuesday: Graphic Novel Episodes of the All The Wonders Podcast
I'm back with another list of top podcast episodes of the All The Wonders podcast! But first, an explanation. I began a children's book...
First Look at SNOW PONY AND THE SEVEN MINIATURE PONIES by Christian Trimmer and Jessie Sima
Jessie Sima visited the All The Wonders podcast a couple months ago to share Not Quite Narwhal, her debut picture book (listen here)....
Top 10 Tuesday: Picture Book Episodes of the All The Wonders Podcast
I began a children's book podcast back in the summer of 2013 called Let's Get Busy, named at the time for my now-defunct Busy Librarian...
Top 10 Tuesday: Podcast Interviews with Hispanic and Latinx Bookmakers
September 15 to October 15 is National Hispanic Heritage Month. Too often do I find myself rushing into the start of a new school year....
Top 10 Tuesday: Picture Books About Navigating Friendship
Friendships are tough. Sometimes you're the new kid and you have a hard time making friends. Sometimes two people know each other so well...
Top 10 Tuesday: (New) Wordless Picture Books
My goodness I love wordless picture books! There's something about stripping away all of the words in the story and allowing the...
Top 10 Tuesday: Books About Princesses
Today is the first day of school in our county and it's my first year at a new school. In my decade plus in school librarianship I have...
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