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Mentor Texts Show and Tell
Mentioned in this episode:The 1619 Project: Born on the Water by Nikole Hannah-Jones and Renée Watson; Illustrated by Nikkolas Smith Idlewild, Michigan: One of the few...
Interview with a True Picture Book Scholar: Betsy Bird
Betsy Bird online: Betsy Bird’s Website A Fuse #8 Production blog at School Library Journal #46 Betsy Bird - FUNNY GIRL Unraveled on The Yarn Podcast @FuseEight on Twi...
Becoming Picture Book Scholars
Mentioned in this episode: Writing Picture Books by Ann Whitford Paul Drawn Together by Minh Lê; Illustrated by Dan Santat Dreamers by Yuyi Morales They Say Blue by Ji...
Introducing the Picture Book Challenge
Mentioned in this episode: Writing Picture Books by Ann Whitford Paul Firekeeper’s Daughter by Angeline Boulley The Michael L. Printz Award for Excellence in Young Adu...
Season 2 Teaser
Writing Picture Books Revised and Expanded Edition: A Hands-On Guide from Story Creation to Publication#booksmittenchallenge Our Books for Children and Young Adults:Fl...
Young Voices
Mentioned in this episode: Our Side of the River: The Real Deal Lake Michigan College stage production adapts 'Our Side of the River'Our Books for Children and Young A...
Banned Books
Mentioned in this episode: ALA’s Top 10 Most Challenged Books Lists All American Boys by Jason Reynolds and Brendan Kiely Author Kelly Yang (@kellyyanghk) Speak by Lau...
Grandparents
Mentioned in this episode: The Bagthorpe Saga: Ordinary Jack by Helen Cresswell Clean Getaway by Nic Stone Mango, Abuela, and Me by Meg Medina; Illustrated by Angela D...
Angeline Boulley
Mentioned in this episode: Author Angeline Boulley Firekeeper’s Daughter Our Books for Children and Young Adults: Flying Lessons & Other Stories Edited by Ellen Oh- Ke...
Middle School
Mentioned in this episode: Author Gary D. Schmidt Author Donna Gephart Author Gordon Korman Author Raina Telgemeier Author Jason Reynolds Look Both Ways: A Tale Told i...
Lesser-known Books
Our Books for Children and Young Adults: Flying Lessons & Other Stories Edited by Ellen Oh- Kelly’s short story in this middle grade anthology is “The Beans and Rice C...
Boy/Girl Books
Mentioned in this episode: The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins Anne of Green Gables by L. M. Montgomery Princess Academy by Shannon Hale No Boys Allowed: School Visits...
Works in Progress
Our Books for Children and Young Adults: Flying Lessons & Other Stories Edited by Ellen Oh- Kelly’s short story in this middle grade anthology is “The Beans and Rice C...
The Arts in Kid Lit
Mentioned in this episode: The Disenchantments by Nina Lacour The Electric Slide and Kai by Kelly J. Baptist; Illustrated by Darnell Johnson Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero by ...
Summer Books
Mentioned in this episode: The Boys Start the War by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor (Be sure to check out the other titles in this series as well!) Heidi by Johanna Spyri The...
Good books, Questionable Authors
Mentioned in this episode: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl The Roald Dahl Museum and Story Centre Roald Dahl: Inside His Anti-Semitism and Complicated ...
Heather and the Griffins of Castle Cary
Mentioned in this episode: The Griffins of Castle Cary by Heather Shumaker Stone Soup Magazine It’s Okay Not to Share and Other Renegade Rules for Raising Competent an...
Sports Books
Mentioned in this episode: Rookie of the Year Angels in the Outfield The Sandlot The Mighty Ducks Author Matt Christopher The Kid Who Only Hit Homers by Matt Christoph...
Difficult Subjects
Mentioned in this episode: Calling the Water Drum by Latisha Redding; Illustrated by Aaron Boyd The Librarian of Basra: A True Story from Iraq by Jeanette Winter Out ...
Interview with Author Paula Yoo
Mentioned in this episode: Author Paula Yoo: Website Instagram Youtube IMDB Paula’s Books: From a Whisper to a Rallying Cry: The Killing of Vincent Chin and the Trial ...
