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    Who Will Be Our Guests for The Yarn LIVE at ALA Annual in Chicago?

    Travis Jonker, June 8, 2017 | News

    Travis: Are you attending the American Library Association Annual Conference in Chicago later this month? We are recording two LIVE episodes at the Chapter 1 Stage (located in the exhibits hall). And I think you’re going to like the guests. First up, on Friday, June 23 from 5:45-6:35 pm . . . And second (but […]

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    Throwback Thursday: Playing Fact or Fiction with Jennifer and Matthew Holm

    Travis Jonker, May 25, 2017 | All Episodes, Season 1

    Travis: We had it all laid out. The first Season 1 of The Yarn was supposed to be eight episodes. I made four. Colby made four. We were all set. But as we were listening to the tape of Jennifer and Matthew Holm interviewing each other (for episode eight) an additional episode emerged – one […]

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    ‘Do You Want to Hear My Joke?’ Betsy Bird’s FUNNY GIRL

    Travis Jonker, May 21, 2017 | All Episodes, The Unraveller

    Travis: Betsy Bird is funny. It only makes sense that she would want to help bring funny into the lives of young readers. Last spring I sat down with Bird at the Evanston, IL public library to talk about her all-female humor anthology Funny Girl. In this episode Betsy shares how it all went down: from […]

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    Listen to New Young People’s Poet Laureate Margarita Engle on The Yarn

    Travis Jonker, May 16, 2017 | News

    Travis: How’s that for timing, folks? Last week we released our episode with Margarita Engle and then the Poetry Foundation goes and names her Young People’s Poet Laureate. If you missed the episode, you can listen below. https://soundcloud.com/colby-sharp-3/45-margarita-engle-lion-island-unraveled/s-i5f4y Subscribe below to catch every episode of The Yarn. Click here to subscribe to The Yarn Newsletter

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    Throwback Thursday: Jennifer and Matthew Holm Interview Each Other

    Travis Jonker, April 20, 2017 | All Episodes, Season 1

    Travis: It was the summer of 2015 and we were all set up to record an interview with Jennifer Holm for the final episode of the first season of The Yarn (we weren’t sure if we would continue past that first season at the time). We did the interview and we were set. We thought. […]

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    Only In Dreams: Jon Klassen (Part III)

    Travis Jonker, April 16, 2017 | All Episodes, The Series

    Travis: This is the third and final installment of our podcast trilogy with Jon Klassen. Click here for Part I Click here for Part II When I first read We Found a Hat, I was struck by how it managed to feel different from the first two books in Klassen’s hat-themed trilogy, yet still clearly […]

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    More Hat: Jon Klassen (Part II)

    Travis Jonker, April 2, 2017 | All Episodes, The Series

    Travis: Today is part two of our three-part series with Jon Klassen. Last time he was talking about I Want My Hat Back. Today’s episode is all about This Is Not My Hat. This Is Not My Hat has become one of my all-time favorite read alouds. I read it with students every year at […]

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    Talking About Hats with Jon Klassen (Part 1)

    Travis Jonker, March 19, 2017 | All Episodes, The Unraveller

    Travis: Do you remember reading I Want My Hat Back for the first time? I bet you do. With a combination of unique execution and a daring ending it quickly became the “have you read this yet?” picture book of 2011. Its affect on the world of picture books is still being felt today. Two more hat-themed books would […]

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    Duncan Tonatiuh Talks FUNNY BONES

    Travis Jonker, February 19, 2017 | All Episodes, The Unraveller

    Travis: Funny Bones is one of those books that’s garnered so much critical acclaim I feared they might run out of places to put all the awards. I had a great time talking to Funny Bones creator Duncan Tonatiuh about the process of becoming an artist who makes books for kids, and the inspiration behind […]

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    *NO SPOILER ALERT* Minh Lê Visits The Yarn

    Travis Jonker, January 25, 2017 | All Episodes, The Unraveller

    When I found out Minh Lê was writing picture books, it made me happy. I’d been following him online for years and knew he was a creative guy. In his debut book, Let Me Finish! (illustrated by Isabel Roxas) Le pours that exuberant creative spirit onto the page with wonderful results. Also, it smells good. […]

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