A Book 25 Years in the Making: Marla Frazee Visits The Yarn

Travis: In 1998, Marla Frazee got an idea for a story. 25 years later, that idea is finally becoming a picture book: In Every Life.

In this episode, we talk about what inspired the book, its winding path to publication, and Marla’s rare feat of earning back-to-back Caldecott Honors in 2009 and 2010.


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About Travis Jonker
Travis Jonker is an elementary school librarian in Michigan. He writes reviews (and the occasional article or two) for School Library Journal and is a member of the 2014 Caldecott committee. You can email Travis at scopenotes@gmail.com, or follow him on Twitter: @100scopenotes.
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