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    Mac Barnett and Shawn Harris Talk about The First Cat in Space

    Colby Sharp, November 25, 2024 | All Episodes, Articles, The Unraveller

    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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    Colby Sharp, October 19, 2024 | The Unraveller

    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

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    Lisa Fipps on the Stories Bouncing Around in Her Head

    Colby Sharp, August 30, 2024 | The Unraveller

    COLBY: Last spring I read aloud Lisa’s new book And Then, Boom! aloud to my 5th graders. It was a magical experience. I jumped at the opportunity to interview her for The Yarn. I hope you enjoy our conversation! If you would rather watch an unedited video of our conversation, you can check that out […]

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    Gennifer Choldenko on how writing makes her feel Completely Alive

    Colby Sharp, August 14, 2024 | All Episodes, The Unraveller

    COLBY: Earlier this year I fell pretty hard for Gennifer Choldenko’s The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman. This middle grade novel is fantastic. Interviewing Gennifer about the book was so much fun. I hope you enjoy our conversation! Subscribe below to catch every episode of The Yarn: iTunes Spotify Stitcher

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    Celebrating 100 My Weird School Books with Dan Gutman

    Colby Sharp, June 27, 2024 | The Unraveller

    COLBY: I knew that there were a lot of My Weird School, but I had no idea that there were 100. HOLY SMOKES! For this episode of The Yarn, I interviewed My Weird School author Dan Gutman about his popular series. It was so much fun! Subscribe below to catch every episode of The Yarn: […]

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    Abby Cooper on True Colors and EXCLUSIVE Reveal of her Next Book Project

    Colby Sharp, June 12, 2024 | The Unraveller

    COLBY: I cannot believe it took us this long to have Abby Cooper on The Yarn. Her middle grade novels are SO popular in my 5th grade classroom. I had so much fun talking to Abby about ‘True Colors’. Stick around to the end of the episode because Abby reveals her next book project! Subscribe […]

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    Kate Messner Introduces The Kids in Mrs.’s Z’s Class

    Colby Sharp, April 29, 2024 | The Unraveller

    COLBY: When I first heard about the new series The Kids in Mrs. Z’s Class, I had a hard time wrapping my brain around the concept. Seventeen authors each writing a book about the kids in one third grade classroom seemed impossible. Then I started to read the list of writers that would be contributing […]

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    Emily Calandrelli Visits The Yarn to Talk Science

    Colby Sharp, March 15, 2024 | Uncategorized

    COLBY: I had so much fun interviewing Emily Calandrelli for this episode of The Yarn. She is doing so much to get kids excited about science and STEM. Be sure to check out the episode below where we talk about her new book, her hope for the book, and why she writes for books for […]

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    #206 Ruth Behar-Across so Many Seas -UNRAVELLED

    Colby Sharp, February 19, 2024 | The Unraveller

    COLBY: I first interviewed Ruth Behar for The Yarn back in 2017 for her book ‘Lucky Broken Girl’. As soon as I finished her new book ‘Accross so Many Seas’, I knew that I HAD to talk to her about the book. Writing a book for middle grade readers that follows one family for 500ish […]

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    Christina Wyman talks about Jawbreaker

    Colby Sharp, December 8, 2023 | The Unraveller

    COLBY: This episode of The Yarn featured my first in-person interview since before the COVID-19 pandemic. It was pretty wild to interview someone sitting next to me, instead of interviewing someone through a screen. Debut author Christina Wyman stopped by my school recently to chat with me about her book Jawbreaker, and to spend a […]

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