Good Comics for Kids
June 12, 2024 by Colby Sharp
COLBY: I cannot believe it took us this long to have Abby Cooper on The Yarn. Her middle grade novels are SO popular in my 5th grade classroom. I had so much fun talking to Abby about ‘True Colors’. Stick around to the end of the episode because Abby reveals her next book project! Subscribe […]
May 18, 2024 by Travis Jonker
Kelkar talks about her latest book, AND YET YOU SHINE.
April 29, 2024 by Colby Sharp
COLBY: When I first heard about the new series The Kids in Mrs. Z’s Class, I had a hard time wrapping my brain around the concept. Seventeen authors each writing a book about the kids in one third grade classroom seemed impossible. Then I started to read the list of writers that would be contributing […]
April 13, 2024 by Travis Jonker
John Schu takes us behind the scenes of LOUDER THAN HUNGER
March 15, 2024 by Colby Sharp
COLBY: I had so much fun interviewing Emily Calandrelli for this episode of The Yarn. She is doing so much to get kids excited about science and STEM. Be sure to check out the episode below where we talk about her new book, her hope for the book, and why she writes for books for […]
February 25, 2024 by Travis Jonker
In this episode, Jesus takes us behind the scenes of his picture book debut.
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February 19, 2024 by Colby Sharp
COLBY: I first interviewed Ruth Behar for The Yarn back in 2017 for her book ‘Lucky Broken Girl’. As soon as I finished her new book ‘Accross so Many Seas’, I knew that I HAD to talk to her about the book. Writing a book for middle grade readers that follows one family for 500ish […]
January 28, 2024 by Travis Jonker
In this episode I talk with Abby about her decision to keep the series alive, and she takes us behind the scenes of how these hilarious books are made.
December 8, 2023 by Colby Sharp
COLBY: This episode of The Yarn featured my first in-person interview since before the COVID-19 pandemic. It was pretty wild to interview someone sitting next to me, instead of interviewing someone through a screen. Debut author Christina Wyman stopped by my school recently to chat with me about her book Jawbreaker, and to spend a […]
November 16, 2023 by Travis Jonker
We're are celebrating the 200th episode with a double interview: Duel co-creators Jessixa and Aaron Bagley.
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