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Travis: I really wanted to add a (Yet) to the title of this post – we would love to have Bui on a future episode. But at least we have this appearance on All Things Considered. In it, the Caldecott Honor winner (A Different Pond) focuses on her Eisner Award-nominated graphic memoir, The Best We […]
Travis: Here are a few of the children’s book creators who will be appearing on the show in the coming months: Coming soon . . . pic.twitter.com/d0SBNba2rG — The Yarn (@theyarnpodcast) July 14, 2018
Travis: Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen have worked together to make some of the most indelible picture books of the last decade. Colby sat down with the duo at the NCTE conference to discuss their work and how they make books together. We hope you enjoy the episode. https://soundcloud.com/colby-sharp-3/73-mac-barnett-jon-klassen-collaborators Subscribe below to catch every episode. […]
Travis: Colby interviewed Kat Yeh last fall at the NCTE conference. She takes us behind the scenes of her sometimes challenging writing process for her middle grade novel, The Way to Bea. It was a great conversation. We hope you enjoy the show. https://soundcloud.com/colby-sharp-3/71-kat-yeh-the-way-to-bea-unraveled Subscribe below to catch every episode. Click here to subscribe to The […]
Travis: We’re looking forward to this: The Yarn is going LIVE in New Orleans for ALA Annual. If you’ll be there, we’d love to see you.
Travis: They All Saw a Cat is one of those rare unforgettable books. It’s become one of the most popular picture books in my K-4th grade school library. And critics are on board too (see above photo). In this episode I talk to Brendan Wenzel about how the book came to be, and what it […]
Colby: Victoria Jamieson is amazing. Talking to her about All’s Faire in Middle School for The Yarn was tons of fun! During the interview Victoria drew me interviewing her. She told me that drawing makes her less nervous. If you listen closely, you’ll be able to hear her Sharpie move across the page when she’s […]
Travis: I interviewed Greg Pizzoli about his book Good Night Owl at the 2017 SCBWI conference. He talked about the evolution of the book and what it was like to find out it had won a Geisel honor. We hope you enjoy the episode. https://soundcloud.com/colby-sharp-3/67-greg-pizzoli-good-night-owl-unraveled Subscribe below to catch every episode. Click here to subscribe […]
Travis: During the 2017 NCTE conference Colby talked with Candace Fleming about Ben Franklin’s in My Bathroom, the first book in her new middle grade series. It turns out Colby actually played a part in how the series came to be. We hope you enjoy the episode. https://soundcloud.com/colby-sharp-3/66-candace-fleming-ben-franklins-in-my-bathroom-unraveled Subscribe below to catch every episode. Click […]
Travis: In early February Irene Latham and Charles Waters visited Michigan for a week of school visits. This was the perfect opportunity to interview them for the show. In this episode, Irene and Charles talk about how they collaborated to create their book Can I Touch Your Hair? Poems of Race, Mistakes, and Friendship (illustrated […]
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