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Tag: Caldecott

January 29, 2023 by Travis Jonker

A Book 25 Years in the Making: Marla Frazee Visits The Yarn

The Caldecott Honor winner takes us behind the scenes of her latest picture book, IN EVERY LIFE.

December 29, 2022 by Travis Jonker

Taking a Look Back: Our 2022 Year in Review Episode

We look back at the highs and lows of children's literature in 2022.

December 19, 2022 by Travis Jonker

Michaela Goade on BERRY SONG and Getting The Caldecott Call for WE ARE WATER PROTECTORS

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

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Instant Reactions to the 2022 Youth Media Awards!

January 24, 2022 by Travis Jonker

The 2022 ALA Youth Media Awards took place this morning. A few hours later, Colby and I got on the phone to break it all down.

‘I think it starts with just cracking jokes’ Dan Santat Visits The Yarn

August 4, 2019 by Travis Jonker

Travis: I interviewed Dan Santat back in June at the 2019 American Library Association Annual Conference. Ostensibly, the focus was his latest, Harold & Hog Pretend For Real, but we ended up getting into a bunch of his recent work, and his collaboration process with Mo Willems. I think you’re going to like it. Subscribe […]

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

March 24, 2019 by Travis Jonker

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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Everything Is Upside-Down: The 2008 Newbery and Caldecott Medals

January 28, 2018 by Travis Jonker

Travis: Before we even made the first episode of The Yarn podcast, we’ve wanted to do an episode on the 2008 Newbery and Caldecott medal winners, and unforgettable year that challenged assumptions about what kinds of books could win the most prestigious awards in children’s literature. In today’s episode, Brian Selznick and Laura Amy Schlitz […]

Listen to 2017 Caldecott and Newbery Winners on The Yarn!

January 23, 2017 by Travis Jonker

As luck would have it, we’ve recorded episodes with the 2017 Caldecott AND Newbery Medal winners. First up, author/illustrator Javaka Steptoe who takes us behind the scenes of his 2017 Caldecott Medal-winning book Radiant Child. https://soundcloud.com/colby-sharp-3/34-javaka-steptoe-radiant-child-unraveled Kelly Barnhill won the 2017 Newbery Medal for The Girl Who Drank the Moon. We interviewed Kelly about her […]

#28 Lauren Castillo – NANA IN THE CITY Unraveled

September 7, 2016 by Travis Jonker

Travis: In the latest episode, Lauren Castillo talks about her book Nana in the City. We recorded this interview at Western High School in Parma, Michigan (the site of Nerd Camp) back in July. Here was the scene: This was the first high school classroom I’d seen with a record player: (and a fine collection […]

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