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    What is Bookshop?

    Colby Sharp, July 22, 2020 | Uncategorized

    Colby: During this pandemic, I’ve been thinking a lot about supporting small businesses. When I saw a lot of book creators talking about Bookshop, I got curious. It is pretty darn easy to purchase books from Amazon, but I know that the money I spend with them doesn’t support my community. Learning that Bookshop sends […]

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    ‘I get to be the one to tell this story?’ Molly Idle on PEARL and getting ‘The Call’

    Travis Jonker, March 24, 2019 | All Episodes, The Unraveller

    Travis: I sat down with author/illustrator Molly Idle during the 2018 NCTE conference in Houston. We had a great conversation about her most recent picture book, Pearl, and about her Caldecott Honor win for Flora and the Flamingo. We hope you enjoy the episode. Subscribe below to catch every episode.

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    Laurie Halse Anderson Stops By The Yarn to Talk Shout

    Colby Sharp, March 17, 2019 | The Unraveller

      Colby: I had an amazing time talking to Laurie Halse Anderson at NCTE last fall for The Yarn. I hope you enjoy the episode, but more importantly I hope you read her book Shout. It is an important one. https://soundcloud.com/colby-sharp-3/89-laurie-halse-anderson-shout-unraveled   Subscribe below to catch every episode.

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    How THE ITCHY BOOK! Was Made with LeUyen Pham

    Travis Jonker, February 24, 2019 | All Episodes, The Unraveller

    Travis: LeUyen Pham has illustrated early reader books before, but The Itchy Book! is the first one that she has also written. I sat down last summer at ALA Annual in New Orleans to talk with Pham about the process. We hope you enjoy the episode. https://soundcloud.com/colby-sharp-3/88-leuyen-pham-the-itchy-book-unraveled Subscribe below to catch every episode.

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    ‘Every book is a conversation’ Kate DiCamillo on LOUISIANA’S WAY HOME

    Travis Jonker, November 4, 2018 | All Episodes, The Unraveller

    Travis: Louisiana’s Way Home is Kate DiCamillo’s first middle grade sequel (or more accurately in this case, companion novel). It also marks a return to first-person writing – something she hasn’t done since Because of Winn Dixie. It was a pleasure to talk with her about how these two things came to be. We hope […]

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    ‘The Book Started Probably When I Was in Elementary School’ Jack Gantos Visits The Yarn

    Travis Jonker, November 22, 2017 | All Episodes, The Unraveller

    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. […]

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    Ryan T. Higgins Talks About Be Quiet!

    Colby Sharp, October 15, 2017 | The Unraveller, Uncategorized

    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

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    Carl (a duck) Thinks You Should Check Out The Yarn

    Colby Sharp, July 4, 2017 | Uncategorized

    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 […]

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    Not On The Yarn: Judd Winick

    Colby Sharp, June 2, 2017 | Not on The Yarn

      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 […]

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    Not On The Yarn: Kwame Alexander

    Colby Sharp, April 10, 2017 | Not on The Yarn

    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  

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