It’s Time to Behold! the Legend of Frogboy with a Cover Reveal and Q&A with the Genius That Is James Kennedy!!!
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Anxious children, kids that feel deeply for animals, and young people who are worried about some big change in their lives will all be able to particularly relate to what Goodbye, Koi is telling them: sometimes, you have to give up what's familiar for a chance to glimpse the sky.
Review of the Day: The Shadow Stream by Kirk Lombard, ill. Parker Thornton
A rather magnificent book and a rarity besides. Defies expectations. How does it do it? Dunno. Come for the writing. Stay for the opossum funeral.
Review of the Day: Fourteen Ways of Looking at Jellyfish by Carole Boston Weatherford, ill. Bagram Ibatoulline
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Fuse 8 n’ Kate: Cold Feet by Cynthia DeFelice, ill. Robert Andrew Parker
"Dead's dead. But I'm alive. And I could use some boots." This book is... different, let's say, and we are HERE for it! If you haven't encountered it before, prepare yourself for a heckuva thing.
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Fuse 8 n’ Kate: Sophie’s Masterpiece by Eileen Spinelli, ill. Jane Dyer
"Ew but aww is a pretty good encapsulation of this book." But mostly aww.
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Oct 8, 2026
Robin Currie on “Throw some hot dish at the wall and see what sticks.” You Betcha, It’s a Berserkers Q&A with M.A. Larson
"You had me at Hot Dish and did not disappoint! The world needs so much more laughter! ..."
Oct 8, 2026
James Kennedy on Who Needs Donuts When You’ve Got Lovely Interviews Like This? A Talk with Mark Alan Stamaty
"This book is legendary in our house. "You're not my best friend, bus!" is something we say all the time. ..."
Oct 6, 2026
Robin Currie on Fuse 8 n’ Kate: Cold Feet by Cynthia DeFelice, ill. Robert Andrew Parker
"Oh wow - it is the creepy (honestly, funnily gory) of Tailypo! I used to tell that one in school, and no one fussed at a ..."
Oct 6, 2026
Robin Currie on Team Spots or Team Stripes? A Do You Like My Pants? Q&A with Carrie Shryock
"This is very retro - I remember guys wearing those pants, but they didn't dance nearly as well! Looking forward to readi ..."
Oct 5, 2026
Betsy Bird on Fuse 8 n’ Kate: Cold Feet by Cynthia DeFelice, ill. Robert Andrew Parker
"Oh, I absolutely love that fact. Thank you, sir. I shall be reading this during the Letters portion of our next recordin ..."
Oct 5, 2026
Kevin McCloskey on Fuse 8 n’ Kate: Cold Feet by Cynthia DeFelice, ill. Robert Andrew Parker
"Robert Andrew Parker is one of the greats. He told a story of how he was hired by Vincent Minelli to be the painting han ..."
Oct 5, 2026
Serafina on Fuse 8 n’ Kate: Cold Feet by Cynthia DeFelice, ill. Robert Andrew Parker
"My kids love this book! It was a library find years ago and a bit shocking at first to see a dead body depicted in a pic ..."
Oct 3, 2026
Jane Breskin Zalben on Who Needs Donuts When You’ve Got Lovely Interviews Like This? A Talk with Mark Alan Stamaty
"I was in the art department at dial press...my first job in publishing out of college (assistant to the famous art direc ..."
Sep 26, 2026
Judy Weymouth on Newbery/Caldecott 2027: Fall Prediction Edition
"Perhaps everyone has experiences that when recalled in memory take on a value far beyond the moment it occurred. The mor ..."
Sep 24, 2026
Betsy Bird on Give ’em the Old Razzle Dazzle: A Cover Reveal and Q&A with Nicholas Day for Get Rich Quick
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Sep 24, 2026
Robin Currie on Cover Reveal: A Spaceman Returns and We Talk with Randy Cecil About Why
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