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Heists and Hijinks! Scams and Scoundrels! It’s a Diamond Fever Q&A with Steve Sheinkin and Jon Chad
Slicksters and tricksters abound in the latest from Shinkin & Chad. That's why we're getting the inside scoop of this incredible heist story (though Steve refuses to let us know where that doggone diamond mine his).
Where the Land Meets the Sea: An Outermost Mouse Talk with Lauren Wolk
"Writing is an act of discovery, full of epiphanies and surprises. My only intention was to try to capture the beauty and fragility of a place I love, combined with a storm I will never forget..." We discuss Lauren Wolk's latest with the author herself.
Dog Lovers Alert! It’s a Things I Learned From My Dog Q&A with Victor Santos and Dena Seiferling
It's, "more descriptive rather than prescriptive." That's how author Victor D.O. Santos describes today's book. Together we interview him alongside his illustrator and consider didacticism as well as what it takes to make a really good dog-centric picture book.
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Green Roofs Galore: It’s an OUR CITIES DEPEND ON US Q&A with Victoria Tentler-Kryov
"what I think is most impressive is the fact that countries worldwide collaborate, exchange climate action ideas, and help one another find solutions." We talk green roofs and alleviating climate anxiety with Victoria Tentler-Kryov today.
The “hopeful dystopian” conclusion. A Firesnake talk with Donna Barba Higuera
"But if I keep writing that weird stuff, maybe a young reader, who feels different like I did, won’t feel so alone in their love of the weird." We talk with Donna Higuera Barba today about the triumphant conclusion to her Newbery Award winning science fiction trilogy.
Kilroy Was Here: Meghan McCarthy Discusses her Incredible Appalachian Title, The Long Hike
Take a deep dive into the origins of the incredible true story that will get your kids hyped to explore some trails of their own.
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Using Nursery Rhymes with Today’s Kids: A Talk with Mary Lanni
Nursery rhyme nerds, unite! While scholarly attention flounders in this genre, we've the creator of a whole new book on the topic on hand with answers galore. Phonological awareness time, baby!
Justice for the Green of Greenland! A Seasons by the Lake Talk with Naja Lund Aparico
Tired of centering the same old seasons books every year? Want to kick things up a notch and blow kids minds with seasons that are different from their own? We talk today with the creator behind what might be one of the most enjoyable seasons books of the year!
Shouldn’t Work. Does. Brilliantly. We Discuss Charts for Babies with Michelle Rial
Michelle Rial (a.k.a. the new funny person you need to add to your roster) has not only created what might be the most amusing-for-toddlers-AND-parents book of the year, she's gone above and beyond the call of duty to answer some interview questions from me today... IN CHART FORM!
A Conversation in Hair with Sope Martins and Sean Qualls
With two jaw-droppingly good books on Black hair out in 2026, I wanted to get the creators in discussion with one another. How did they do their research? Where's the overlap? What's unique about how they chose to tackle the material?
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