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Tag: Little Brown

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.

October 18, 2020 by Travis Jonker

Redefining the American Child with Grace Lin

We spoke with Grace Lin about her Caldecott Honor winning book, A BIG MOONCAKE FOR LITTLE STAR.

September 23, 2020 by Travis Jonker

Keeping it 100 with Oge Mora

Today we have the conclusion of our two-part episode with Oge Mora.

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‘I have an enviable amount of paper’ – Oge Mora Takes Us Behind the Scenes of THANK YOU, OMU!

August 19, 2020 by Travis Jonker

Travis: It was a joy to talk with Oge Mora about her book Thank You, Omu! In this episode (part one of two) She talks about how the book started as a project for school, how she makes her art, and what it was like to win a Caldecott Honor with her first book. We […]

‘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.

Kat Yeh on Writing with Emotional Honesty

May 28, 2018 by Travis Jonker

Travis: Colby interviewed Kat Yeh last fall at the NCTE conference. She takes us behind the scenes of her sometimes challenging writing process for her middle grade novel, The Way to Bea.  It was a great conversation. We hope you enjoy the show. https://soundcloud.com/colby-sharp-3/71-kat-yeh-the-way-to-bea-unraveled Subscribe below to catch every episode. Click here to subscribe to The […]

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