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    ‘A Buoyant Ode to Joy’ Lane Smith Visits The Yarn

    Travis Jonker, September 10, 2023 | The Unraveller

    It was a pleasure to talk with Lane Smith about his latest picture book: STICKLER LOVES THE WORLD.

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    Chris Baron Visits The Yarn

    Colby Sharp, August 20, 2023 | The Unraveller

    COLBY: As soon as I finished reading Chris Baron‘s The Gray I knew that I had to talk to him about the book for The Yarn. I hope you enjoy listening to Chris talk about writing. I don’t think I have ever talked to anyone that LOVES to write as much as Chris does. Subscribe […]

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    A conversation with Aubrey Hartman

    Colby Sharp, June 13, 2023 | The Unraveller

    COLBY: As soon as I finished Aubrey Hartman’s The Lion of Lark-Hayes Manor I wanted to talk to her about the book for The Yarn podcast. Poppy is a character that readers are going to fall in love with. This debut middle grade novel feels like an instant classic. I hope you enjoy my conversation […]

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    How Jon Agee Makes a Picture Book

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    The author/illustrator takes us behind the scenes of BERRY SONG and WE ARE WATER PROTECTORS.

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    Lisa Fipps Shares what it was like ‘getting the call’

    Colby Sharp, February 14, 2022 | The Unraveller

    COLBY: I had a blast chatting with Lisa Fipps about Starfish, receiving the call from the Printz Committee, and a whole lot more. Check out the episode below to listen to our full conversation. If the embedded player doesn’t work, click here to listen. Check out my Starfish book talk! Subscribe below to catch every episode […]

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    How James Ponti Went From Disney World to Kid Lit

    Colby Sharp, December 18, 2021 | Uncategorized

    COLBY: James Ponti is someone that I love hanging out with. His love for books, kids, book creators, and baseball makes my heart happy. I called up James to talk about his ‘City Spies’ series. In this episode he talks about his journey to children’s literature, how a CIA director helped him with his ‘City […]

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    Pernille Ripp and The Global Read Aloud

    Colby Sharp, August 13, 2021 | Uncategorized

    COLBY: I am a big of reading aloud and of Pernille Ripp. When you put two awesome things together, you get something magical. In this episode of The Yarn, Pernille talks about starting the global read aloud, why she decided to continue it in 2021, and this year’s selections. Be sure to check out the […]

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    Newbery Medalist Tae Keller visits The Yarn

    Colby Sharp, February 27, 2021 | Uncategorized

    COLBY: I had a blast interviewing Tae Keller for The Yarn. We talked about her book ‘When You Trap a Tiger’, her new podcast, and what it was like learning that she won the Newbery Medal over Zoom. I hope you like the episode! Here’s my video review of the book! Subscribe below to catch […]

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