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September 21, 2023 by Betsy Bird
Poetry and friendship. Family and legacy. The story behind the collaboration of Jerry Pinkney, Nikki Grimes, Brian Pinkney, and Charnelle Pinkney may be one of the finest you read all year.
September 20, 2023 by Betsy Bird
One of my favorite parts of this job is talking to picture book creators about their art. But you know what's even better than that? Talking to picture book creators about other picture book creators.
September 6, 2023 by Betsy Bird
Dinosaur paleontology: a science mediated by illustrators. Today we're talking with multi-talented Sean Rubin about dinos and an upcoming book that explains how we get them a little more right with every generation.
August 22, 2023 by Betsy Bird
Today Carole Lindstrom, Caldecott Award-winning author, discusses her dual biography of Grandma Josephine and Autumn Peltier.
June 16, 2023 by Betsy Bird
Just in time for Father's Day we're joined by Michael and Joshua Sampson, a father/son team, discussing their first collaboration together.
May 4, 2023 by Betsy Bird
I almost never do this, but today I'm looking at a book that came out a little while ago. Why? Because it's important and because author Jyoti Rajan Gopal took the time to talk to me about it.
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April 7, 2023 by Betsy Bird
Cute baby alert! Come for a cover reveal of one of the sweetest little picture books you'll ever be lucky enough to see. Stay for the interview with the creators.
March 29, 2023 by Betsy Bird
It's the cry of every toddler. The call of indignation that demands justice in a cold cruel world. We're talking fairness with Jacob Grant today and why it makes for perfect picture book plots.
March 21, 2023 by Betsy Bird
"I hadn’t really thought about it specifically, but I guess by the time I was in middle school, I already had the formative understanding of censorship as a political tool to suppress different points of view."
February 23, 2023 by Betsy Bird
Silly antics abound in this picture book, set in Iran. I interview the book's creators to talk about the fun and whimsy in Mama Shamsi at the Bazaar.
Heavy Medal
by Emily Mroczek-Bayci
The Classroom Bookshelf
by Mary Ann Cappiello
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