
March 17, 2025 by Colby Sharp
COLBY: I had a whole lot of fun talking to Arree Chung about his new (and first ) graphic novel, Don’t Cause Trouble. I hope you enjoy our conversation! Subscribe below to catch every episode of The Yarn: iTunes Spotify Stitcher
February 25, 2025 by Colby Sharp
COLBY: When Chooch Helped was awarded the Caldecott Medal I was in shock. Not because I didn’t love the book, but because I hadn’t heard of it! The first thing I did was find a copy to read (I loved it!). The second thing I did was reach out to Rebecca to see if I […]
January 26, 2025 by Colby Sharp
COLBY: When I saw that my governor had a young adult version of her book, I thought two things. Reading the book was pretty intense for this Michigander. I knew about all the wild things that have happened in our state the last handful of years, but thinking about them through the lens of a […]
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December 28, 2024 by Colby Sharp
COLBY: A couple of months ago Jerzy visited the elementary school that I teach in for an author visit. He was amazing! In this episode of The Yarn my co-host Travis Jonker chats with Jerzy about his new graphic novel The Inscrutable Doctor Baer and the Case of the Two-Faced Statue. I hope you enjoy […]
November 30, 2024 by Travis Jonker
Mac and Sydney take us behind the scenes of SANTA'S FIRST CHRISTMAS.
November 25, 2024 by Colby Sharp
COLBY: ‘The First Cat in Space’ series by Mac and Shawn is easily one of the most read graphic novels series in my classroom. Chatting with Mac and Shawn about the book was SO MUCH fun. I hope you enjoy the interview! Subscribe below to catch every episode of The Yarn: iTunes Spotify Stitcher
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October 27, 2024 by Travis Jonker
Gayle Forman takes us behind the scenes of how her middle grade novel NOT NOTHING was made.
October 19, 2024 by Colby Sharp
COLBY: ‘Spider in the Well’ is one of my favorite 2024 pictures books. It is just so much fun to read aloud. I hope you enjoy my conversation with Spider in the Well debut author Jess Hannigan. Subscribe below to catch every episode of The Yarn: iTunes Spotify Stitcher
September 29, 2024 by Travis Jonker
In this episode, we talk with Ruth Chan about her graphic novel debut.
September 8, 2024 by Travis Jonker
While driving home from a book release event for The Ship in the Window, I turned on my recorder and talked about how the book came to be.
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