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False spring finally gets its day in the sun. An aid for any parent or caregiver faced with that look of betrayal on their child’s face when they encounter an Easter Egg hunt covered in a foot of snowfall.
"Good poetry does not just sound pretty. It tells the truth and reaches you whether you are ready for it or not, and Hughes has always had that kind of staying power." Happy April! We love Poetry Month and we love today's book.
"I think we all have experienced the outsider status of being an illustrator whose work is photographic." Meet a slew of talented photographers, alongside a featured interview with curator/scholar Leonard Marcus himself!
ALA gives out comics awards now? How did that happen? How do you join? And what books are they awarding? We speak to the Chair of the GNCRT to find out all the answers to all these questions.
"A chocolate chicken is not a thing." And yet here we are. Somehow we've not seen this particular Easter book on this podcast before. How will it fare amongst the pantheon of Max books?
Today I would like you to make the acquaintance of new books coming out from Helvetiq, Kalaniot, Kube, Little Island, and NubeOcho.
In a mix of poetry and science, this potential award-winner is a labor of love on every level. I discuss its creation with Melissa Sweet and she shows off a multitude of working sketches from the book.
"I hope this book convinces folks that racial literacy deserves to be a part of how every library serves their patrons, and that people feel empowered to turn that goal into reality." The go-to guide for equitable librarianship is finally here. Now meet the creators.
"A writer can’t be afraid to make a big mess, to really crack the thing open and find out what the book wants to be. That includes cracking yourself open, too." We have a grand talk today with a grand author.
Wordless and a winner (of the Caldecott Honor variety) we discuss Lehman's best known book and how it has aged since its publication long ago.