
The Classroom Bookshelf
January 29, 2023 by Travis Jonker
The Caldecott Honor winner takes us behind the scenes of her latest picture book, IN EVERY LIFE.
December 29, 2022 by Travis Jonker
We look back at the highs and lows of children's literature in 2022.
December 19, 2022 by Travis Jonker
The author/illustrator takes us behind the scenes of BERRY SONG and WE ARE WATER PROTECTORS.
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.
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 […]
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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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 […]
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 […]
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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