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Do you like it when protagonists get eaten? Of course you do! Marcus Cutler and I talk today about Ed Emberley, Jason Voorhees (if you know, you know) and more in our discussion of this classically irreverent picture book.
What was it about Alterations by Ray Xu that feels so familiar? That look of inescapable horror on its hero's face? The roller coasters? The egg? Whatever it is, today I get to interview Ray about his GN debut!
Can you write an entire picture book on the topic of revision? Newly minted Newbery Award winner Dave Eggers can and has. Enjoy this Q&A with the man himself on his latest.
"There are fish literally everywhere in this book!" Ed Young passed away in 2023, so today we honor him with one of his best loved (and oldest!) books.
This is definitely a book for those folks who want to see complicated characters cracking jokes, making mistakes, and having a fantastic time. Trust me. You ain't never seen anything like it before.
I know you love the big publishers, but let's give a little attention to the smaller folks and the books they have coming out this season as well!
"I started to miss them. I started to wonder what they were up to." Today we're joined by Veera Hiranandani as she discusses her companion novel to the Newbery Honor winning title THE NIGHT DIARY.
2024 ALA Youth Media Awards Winner Round-Up!
Best Books, Best Books of 2023, Review 2024, Reviews, Uncategorized
|I round up all my interviews, guest posts, and reviews of the current ALA YMA winners. In case you want to know more about a book, this is a good place to start.
Today's 1972 release came out long ago but has aged remarkably well in the interim. If you're looking for a first-time-sleepover title, this one still fits the bill.
Here we have WWII spy antics, hungry kangaroos, and a hero determined against all odds to help his parents, even if that means fooling Nazis.