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Rob Sanders (The Children's Book Podcast #442)
PRIDE: THE STORY OF HARVEY MILK AND THE RAINBOW FLAG Rob Sanders (@RobSandersWrite) recently published his first nonfiction picture book,...


Eric Bell (The Children's Book Podcast #441)
ALAN COLE IS NOT A COWARD Eric Bell (@IAmEricBell) made his middle grade debut with ALAN COLE IS NOT A COWARD, a funny and poignant story...


Dave Eggers (The Children's Book Podcast #440)
THE LIFTERS Dave Eggers recently published a middle grade novel called THE LIFTERS, which centers around a boy named Gran who's looking...


Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow and Ebony Glenn (The Children's Book Podcast #439)
MOMMY'S KHIMAR Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow and Ebony Glenn are the author and illustrator of MOMMY'S KHIMAR, a story about young Black...


The CBP Episode Archive
The Children's Book Podcast features insightful and sincere interviews with authors, illustrators, and everyone involved in taking a book...


Jessica Love (The Children's Book Podcast #438)
JULIÁN IS A MERMAID Jessica Love makes her picture book debut as both author and illustrator in JULIÁN IS A MERMAID, a story about a...


The Highlights Foundation (The Children's Book Podcast #437)
A RETREAT CENTER IN THE POCONOS Alison Green Myers and George Brown are the Program Director and Executive Director, respectively, of the...


Veera Hiranandani (The Children's Book Podcast #436)
THE NIGHT DIARY Veera Hiranandani is the author of THE NIGHT DIARY, a middle grade novel that takes place during the Partition of India...


Junot Díaz and Leo Espinosa (The Children's Book Podcast #435)
Hey there, podcast listeners. Today, May 5th, some news was brought to my attention that relates to a recent episode of The Children’s...


Jewell Parker Rhodes (The Children's Book Podcast #434)
GHOST BOYS Jewell Parker Rhodes is the best-selling author of NINTH WARD and TOWERS FALLING. In GHOST BOYS, her newest middle grade...


Juana Martinez-Neal (The Children's Book Podcast #433)
ALMA AND HOW SHE GOT HER NAME Juana Martinez-Neal makes her picture book debut as both author and illustrator in ALMA AND HOW SHE GOT HER...


Megan McDonald (The Children's Book Podcast #432)
JUDY MOODY AND THE RIGHT ROYAL TEA PARTY Megan McDonald is the best-selling author of the JUDY MOODY series which see's the release of...


Samantha Berger and Mike Curato (The Children's Book Podcast #431)
WHAT IF... Samantha Berger is the best-selling picture book author of CRANKENSTEIN, SNOOZEFEST, and MARTHA DOESN'T SAY SORRY. Mike Curato...


Ben Clanton (The Children's Book Podcast #430)
PEANUT BUTTER & JELLY Ben Clanton is the author illustrator of PEANUT BUTTER AND JELLY, the newest book in his NARWHAL AND JELLY graphic...
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