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Tag: Sunny Side Up

April 29, 2018 by Travis Jonker

“The Stars Aligned” – Brendan Wenzel on The Yarn

Travis: They All Saw a Cat is one of those rare unforgettable books. It’s become one of the most popular picture books in my K-4th grade school library. And critics are on board too (see above photo). In this episode I talk to Brendan Wenzel about how the book came to be, and what it […]

May 25, 2017 by Travis Jonker

Throwback Thursday: Playing Fact or Fiction with Jennifer and Matthew Holm

Travis: We had it all laid out. The first Season 1 of The Yarn was supposed to be eight episodes. I made four. Colby made four. We were all set. But as we were listening to the tape of Jennifer and Matthew Holm interviewing each other (for episode eight) an additional episode emerged – one […]

April 20, 2017 by Travis Jonker

Throwback Thursday: Jennifer and Matthew Holm Interview Each Other

Travis: It was the summer of 2015 and we were all set up to record an interview with Jennifer Holm for the final episode of the first season of The Yarn (we weren’t sure if we would continue past that first season at the time). We did the interview and we were set. We thought. […]

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Throwback Thursday: Comics Maker and Colorist Lark Pien (S1 E6)

December 1, 2016 by Travis Jonker

Travis: Our goal with the first season of The Yarn was to talk to people who were vital to making Sunny Side Up, but aren’t necessarily credited on the cover. You have to open the cover to learn that Lark Pien was the colorist for the book. Pien is also a cartoonist, creating the Long Tail […]

#3 David Levithan (S1 E3)

September 29, 2016 by Travis Jonker

Travis: Taking another walk down memory lane today as we post all our past episodes here at The Yarn blog. In this episode we talk to Sunny Side Up editor, successful YA author, and recent School Library Journal cover subject David Levithan. We hope you enjoy the episode. https://soundcloud.com/colby-sharp-3/episode-3-david-levithan Click here to subscribe to The Yarn […]

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