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Quite the Treat. A Yellow Dog Blues Interview with Alice Faye Duncan and Chris Raschka
Any book that combines the vernacular stylings of Alice Faye Duncan, the intricate hand sewn and illustrated art of Chris Raschka, and the rhythm and music of the Mississipi Delta is a book you need to hear more about right now.
Cover Reveal and Interview with Candace Fleming and Eric Rohmann: POLAR BEAR!
"I want to make art, not taxidermy." A ribald talk with two greats in the field of children's literature. I reveal the cover of their latest: POLAR BEAR!
Coming Up for Air: A Johnnie Christmas Interview About the One and Only Swim Team
If you're familiar with America's history of sequestering people of color from pools of all sorts, then you'll be happy to hear that SWIM TEAM by Johnnie Christmas is thoroughly intentional. To see why, you'll need to read our interview
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ACTION!: How Books About Movies Get Made – A Meghan McCarthy Interview
Process junkies, have I got a post for you today! A remarkable interview in which Meghan McCarthy breaks down how she created the epic and wonderful ACTION! about the birth of cinema.
Halloween in May: A Witch Hazel Interview with Molly Idle
Good news, process junkies. We're talking about how Molly Idle created her upcoming smash hit (at least I hope it is) Witch Hazel.
Apple Crushing It with Lucy Knisley
Fans of Stepping Stones, rejoice! Lucy Knisley returns with a brand new follow-up and is here to discuss crushes, chicken coops, and how these books are fiction training wheels.
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Pigeon & Cat: An Interview with Eddie Hemingway
Interested in a retro-styled treat of friendship? Eddie Hemingway's back with a particularly sweet tale and I get to ask him about it at length.
Fracturing Fairytales Left and Right: A Talk with Laurel Snyder and Dan Santat About Endlessly Ever After
The picture book Endlessly Ever After by Laurel Snyder (out everywhere today!!) not only combines the Choose Your Own Adventure format and applies it to fairy tales, but it is also sumptuously illustrated by Caldecott Award winner and general nice fellow Dan Santat. Come listen to the creators discuss it!
Bringing Adventure Back From the Brink: A Scott Magoon Interview About The Extincts
Our planet is on fire and anything that can raise awareness is definitely a good thing. Scott Magoon talks about his new Cli-Fi title The Extincts and what he hopes it gives to kids today.
Where Butterflies Fill the Sky: Talking About Flamingos and Watermelons with Zahra Marwan
Sometimes it feels like I've seen so many picture books on immigration, and yet I've never seen anything like Zahra Marwan's WHERE BUTTERFLIES FILL THE SKY. There's a lightness to it, even in the midst of a deadly serious topic, that isn't like anything else out there.
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