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TOUGH TUG + Trailer
Rob McClurkan, children's book author illustrator and friend, recently published a book with Margaret Read McDonald called TOUGH TUG. My...

First Look at THE REMEMBER BALLOONS written by Jessie Oliveros and illustrated by Dana Wulfekotte
Jessie Oliveros and Dana Wulfekotte have a picture book coming out together that addresses a topic rarely (ever?) addressed in picture...

January 2018 Picture Book Recap
I read a bunch of awesome picture books in January. Some ended up getting featured with their author or illustrator on the podcast. A lot...

Kobi Yamada (The Children's Book Podcast #422)
WHAT DO YOU DO WITH A CHANCE? Kobi Yamada is the author of WHAT DO YOU DO WITH A CHANCE?, the final picture book in a best-selling series...

Ezra Jack Keats Awards Announced
The 32nd Annual Ezra Jack Keats Book Award Winners were announced yesterday. The annual award recognizes "a writer and an illustrator...


Windows
I wrote a blog post entitled 'Windows' that originally appeared on Kurt Stroh's Kids Talk Kid Lit blog as part of his The Power of the...

First Look at THE TRAIN TO IMPOSSIBLE PLACES by P.G. Bell
The folks over at Feiwel and Friends approached me about doing a cover reveal for P. G. Bell's debut middle grade fantasy novel, entitled...


Catching Up with Joyce Wan
I've been hosting a children's book podcast for nearly 5 years (and over 400 episodes). I think about past guests often and wonder what...

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...

Kabir Sehgal and Surishtha Sehgal (The Children's Book Podcast #421)
FESTIVAL OF COLORS Kabir Sehgal and Surishtha Seghal are the authors of Festival of Colors, a new picture book celebrating Holi, the...

Resources to Support African American Heritage Year-Round at Ideas+Inspiration
I write a blog post for Upstart each month on one selected topic from the children's activity calendars for their Ideas+Inspiration blog....

Susan Hood on All The Wonders podcast
SHAKING THINGS UP Susan Hood (@sHood125), author of Shaking Thing Up: 14 Young Women Who Changed the World, stops by the podcast to talk...

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...

Dashka Slater and The Fan Brothers on All The Wonders podcast
THE ANTLERED SHIP Dashka Slater (@DashkaSlater) and The Fan Brothers (@opifan64 and @igo2cairo), author and illustrators respectively of...

Podcast Listener Survey
Survey time. Do you listen to All The Wonders: The Children's Book Podcast? If you answered "Yes", I have 5 more quick questions for you...
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