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Travis: I sat down with Newbery Medalist Jack Gantos last July at Nerdcamp. His passion for turning kids on to writing is on full display in his latest book, Writing Radar. In this episode, Jack talks about his first experiences as a writing teacher, and as a new author visiting schools for the first time. […]
Colby: Last spring author/illustrator Ryan T. Higgins visited the students at Parma Elementary. It was an amazing school visit. My students LOVED it. When my students went to lunch, Ryan and I sat down to talk about his book Be Quiet! I hope you enjoy the episode. https://soundcloud.com/colby-sharp-3/55-ryan-t-higgins-be-quiet-unraveled/s-BTa49 Subscribe to The Yarn below
Colby: If you are not following Mike Lowery on Instagram you are really missing out. He is an absolute Instagram superstar. I interviewed Mike at the National Council For Teachers of English last fall in Atlanta. Mike drew this cool picture for us to use on Instagram. You can listen to the full episode by clicking […]
Colby: If you are reading this post you probably know that Judd Winick is the creator of the graphic novel series Hilo. My third-grade students are obsessed with this series. OBSESSED! Did you know that back in 1994 Judd was on MTV’s Real World San Francisco? Judd was recently interviewed about his time on […]
Last week the one and only Kwame Alexander appeared on NPR’s Morning Edition to talk about his book Out of Wonder. Previous Not On The Yarn Posts Amy Krouse Rosenthal Daniel Handler
I had the pleasure of interviewing Kevin Henkes last summer in Orlando at the American Library Association’s Annual Conference. Kevin is a genuine article. I hope you like listening to the episode as much as I enjoyed created it. https://soundcloud.com/colby-sharp-3/41-kevin-henkes-waiting-unraveled Subscribe below to catch every episode. Click here to subscribe to The Yarn Newsletter
Colby: We are excited to feature Tara Sands in this edition of our Narrator of the Month Series. If you listened to Season 2 of The Yarn, you may remember hearing a clip of Tara reading the first chapter of Gertie’s Leap To Greatness at the end of Episode Four. You’ll find an interview I did […]
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