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    Baby Changing Station: An Interview with Dan Santat and Rhett Miller

    Betsy Bird, October 26, 2021 | Interviews

    You last saw rock star Rhett Miller when he paired with Dan on No More Poems! Now they're back together on a new 2022 title that involves quite the Faustian deal.

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    Nothing a Few Chickens Can’t Fix: Adam Rex and Adam Rubin on Gladys the Magic Chicken

    Betsy Bird, October 20, 2021 | Interviews

    Everything you want to know (and more!) about chickens and prognostication. Two picture book legends join together to give us one of the silliest new books on record.

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    Of Equity and Engines: The Bob McKinnon Interview That Could

    Betsy Bird, October 19, 2021 | Interviews

    What does The Little Engine That Could have to do with current conversations with children about equity? The latest book by Bob McKinnon provides that answer. Meanwhile I'm just happy that this interview lets me reference the Quad City DJ's.

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    Free Will and Destiny in Middle Grade Fiction: A Talk With Karla Arenas Valenti of Lotería

    Betsy Bird, October 13, 2021 | Interviews

    Let's talk free will and destiny! I am beyond delighted to be hosting author Karla Arenas Valenti today, creator of the lovely new middle grade novel Lotería!

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    Cover Reveal & Interview: ARMADILLO ANTICS by Bill Martin Jr & Michael Sampson w/Art by Nathalie Beauvois

    Betsy Bird, October 12, 2021 | Interviews

    Today I am pleased to announce that we are providing exclusive interview/first look/cover reveal for ARMADILLO ANTICS, by Michael Sampson, illustrated by Argentinian artist Nathalie Beauvois.

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    Interview for the Year 2022: Bryan Collier Discusses Music Is a Rainbow

    Betsy Bird, October 8, 2021 | Interviews

    Bryan Collier stops by to discuss a 2022 book that owes much of its existence to (amongst other things) Quincy Jones, Robert Frost, and Maya Angelou. Come see why!

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    Talking Glorious Battle Strategies with the Barb the Last Bezerker Team

    Betsy Bird, October 6, 2021 | Interviews

    Book creators Dan Abdo and Jason Patterson answer my questions about comics, berzerking, and how one conjures enough general mayhem to retain the interest of today's jaded youth.

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    Hello, Star. A Talk With Stephanie V.W. Lucianovic

    Betsy Bird, October 5, 2021 | Interviews

    "Reading children’s literature — even if they don’t have children — can keep adults connected to their childhood in a way that fosters empathy and understanding." Today I talk with Stephanie V.W. Lucianovic about her latest picture book title HELLO, STAR.

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    Mr. Watson’s Chickens: A Highly Illustrated Back and Forth Interview Between Jarrett Dapier and Andrea Tsurumi

    Betsy Bird, September 29, 2021 | Interviews

    Today illustrator Andrea Tsurumi engaged author Jarrett Dapier in conversation. She then put it all together in this marvelous, complex, witty and highly illustrated sequence. Enjoy!

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    Evicted: An Interview on a Timely Topic with Alice Faye Duncan

    Betsy Bird, September 28, 2021 | Interviews

    I speak with Alice Faye Duncan about EVICTED!: THE STRUGGLE FOR THE RIGHT TO VOTE, coming out this January. Learn more about this too little discussed moment in history.

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