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Today guest poster Ralph Shayne discusses the inspiration behind the brand new graphic novel HOUR OF NEED with a healthy dose of Blues Brothers.
Today M.T. Anderson discusses why it is that pet books are both a genre that’s often trivialized or dismissed, and a genre that may contain some of the most important writing there is.
Author/illustrator Lindsey Leigh joins us to day to ask the tough questions. Like, "What color is vampire squid mucus?" and "What does the process of carnivorous sponge digestion look like?"
Today author Laura Shovan joins us with the question, "As schools open to visitors again, what do educators want authors to know about SEL?"
What are contemporary children's books trying to tell us about our neighbors and our differences? Guest poster Elsa Buehler breaks down four titles and what they have in common.
Author/artist Shadra Strickland joins us today for a guest post involving gatefolds, doubt, and getting your book to jump off the page.
Today we host Oksana Lushchevska as she discusses the value of Ukrainian books for children. An invaluable talk on the subject.
Writer, educator, and activist Nora Lester Murad joins us today with a guest post about the current state of Palestinian children's literature in the States today.
John Parra joins us today to present a piece on his latest autobiographical picture book GROWING AN ARTIST and the debut that he owes his father.
Newbery Honor winner Sheila Turnage joins us today to give us a bit of history of Hatteras Island in North Carolina and the destruction caused by the German U-Boats that inspired her latest book ISLAND OF SPIES.