Casey W. Robinson and Rob Broder (The Children's Book Podcast #485)
IVER & ELLSWORTH + RIPPLE GROVE PRESS Rob Broder (@RGrovePress) is the co-founder of Ripple Grove Press, an independent, family-run...
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Brian Lies (The Children's Book Podcast #484)
THE ROUGH PATCH + GOT TO GET TO BEAR'S! Brian Lies (@BrianLiesbooks) is the author/illustrator of the best-selling BATS IN THE LIBRARY...
Children's Activity Calendar: January 2019
The children's activity calendar I created for Upstart for the month of January is now available online for FREE. Share with teachers,...
Who will win our CSK (Coretta Scott King Award)? Swansfield students have a say!
For the second year in a row our students at Swansfield Elementary are participating a mock Coretta Scott King award process. Last year...
Indie Crushes - January 11, 2019
Happy New Year! I'm so excited to continue to share favorites from small and independent presses as we start into the new year. This week...
Keith Negley (The Children's Book Podcast #483)
MARY WEARS WHAT SHE WANTS Keith Negley (@keithnegley) is the author/illustrator of MARY WEARS WHAT SHE WANTS. The story follows a young...
November/December 2018 Picture Book Recap
Happy new year! This Picture Book Recap series was something new I tried in 2018 as a means of staying on top of my TBR pile as well as...
Exclusive Cover Reveal of ODD ANIMAL ABC's by June Smalls and Claire Sedovic
Sometimes you start a conversation with a stranger and you have no idea where it might take you. June Smalls is an author I met on...
Sharee Miller (The Children's Book Podcast #482)
DON'T TOUCH MY HAIR! Sharee Miller (@coilyandcute) is the author/illustrator of DON'T TOUCH MY HAIR! The story follows Aria, a young...
Our "Don't Miss" Books of 2018 PART 4 with Grace Lin (The Children's Book Podcast
KIDLIT PODCAST HOSTS RECOMMEND... Grace Lin (@pacylin), award-winning author and podcast host, joins to share the origin of Kidlitwomen*...
Our "Don't Miss"Books of 2018 PART 3 with Alex Gino and Dr. Laura Jimenez (The Childre
LGBTQ+ INDIVIDUALS AND ALLIES RECOMMEND... Alex Gino (@lxgino) and Dr. Laura Jimenez (@booktoss) join to share books centering on LGBTQ...
Our "Don't Miss" Books of 2018 PART 2 with Dr. Debbie Reese and Traci Sorell (The Chil
AMERICAN INDIANS IN CHILDREN'S LITERATURE FOUNDER AND CYNSATIONS CONTRIBUTOR RECOMMEND... Dr. Debbie Reese (@debreese) and Traci Sorell...
MARY WEARS WHAT SHE WANTS Book Trailer Premiere
Keith Negley and I first connected on the podcast a full two years ago (back when it was still called the Let's Get Busy podcast!) when...
Our "Don't Miss" Books of 2018 PART 1 with Paula Chase Hyman and Kelly Starling Lyons
CO-FOUNDERS OF THE BROWN BOOKSHELF RECOMMEND... Paula Chase Hyman (@PaulaChase) and Kelly Starling Lyons (@kelstarly) join on behalf of...
Sleeper Hits of 2018
It's the return of the Sleeper Hits list! If there's anything consistent about the kidlit community it's that you can bet that social...
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