SUBSCRIBE
SUBSCRIBE
SLJ Blog Network +
  • 100 Scope Notes
  • A Fuse #8 Production
  • Good Comics for Kids
  • Heavy Medal: A Mock Newbery Blog
  • Teen Librarian Toolbox
  • The Classroom Bookshelf
  • The Yarn
  • Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • About The Yarn
  • Subscribe
  • Show Notes
  • Articles
  • All Episodes
    • Season 1
    • Season 2
    • The Unraveller
    • The Series
    • Collaborators

Tag: The Unraveller

January 18, 2023 by Travis Jonker

Looking Ahead: Our 2023 Preview

Colby and Travis discuss the upcoming year in children's lit.

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.

November 23, 2022 by Travis Jonker

Kyle Lukoff Visits The Yarn!

We go behind the scenes of TOO BRIGHT TO SEE.

More Recent Posts

‘I get to scare a lot of generations’ R.L. Stine Visits The Yarn

October 30, 2022 by Travis Jonker

Part two of our interview with the king of horror.

‘I never even planned to be scary. It wasn’t my idea!’ R.L. Stine Visits The Yarn

October 9, 2022 by Travis Jonker

The king of GOOSEBUMPS takes us behind the scenes of his new series, STINETINGLERS.

Katherine Applegate stops by The Yarn to talk about Odder

September 19, 2022 by Colby Sharp

COLBY: I had a lot of fun chatting with Katherine Applegate about her new book Odder. The interview took place a couple of weeks ago, and I wasn’t able to get my hands on a copy of the book beforehand, so this might be the only interview I have ever done for The Yarn without […]

ADVERTISEMENT

Grant Snider Visits The Yarn!

April 30, 2022 by Travis Jonker

Grant Snider takes us behind the scenes of his upcoming book, ONE BOY WATCHING

I AM EVERY GOOD THING – Derrick Barnes and Gordon C. James Visit The Yarn

June 22, 2020 by Travis Jonker

Author Derrick Barnes and illustrator Gordon C. James discuss their books CROWN and I AM EVERY GOOD THING.

‘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.

Read More Posts »

ADVERTISEMENT

Archives

ADVERTISEMENT

Trending on the SLJ Blog Network

A Fuse #8 Production

Simultaneous Cover Reveal! Juana Martinez-Neal’s ALMA Gets a New Board Book Series

by Betsy Bird

The Classroom Bookshelf

One Woman’s Legacy: Teaching Ideas for One Wish: Fatima al-Fihri and the World’s Oldest University

by Mary Ann Cappiello

Teen Librarian Toolbox

Inventing the Wheel: Behind the Scenes of THE MANY FORTUNES OF MAYA, a guest post by Nicole D. Collier, Ph.D.

by Amanda MacGregor

Good Comics for Kids

Evil Secret Society of Cats | This Week’s Comics

by Lori Henderson

Follow This Blog

Enter your email address below to receive notifications of new blog posts by email.

Primary Sidebar

  • News & Features
  • Reviews+
  • Technology
  • School Libraries
  • Public Libraries
  • Age Level
  • Ideas
  • Blogs
  • Classroom
  • Diversity
  • People
  • Job Zone

Reviews+

  • Book Lists
  • Best Books
  • Media
  • Reference
  • Series Made Simple
  • Tech
  • Review for SLJ
  • Review Submissions

SLJ Blog Network

  • 100 Scope Notes
  • A Fuse #8 Production
  • Good Comics for Kids
  • Heavy Medal
  • Neverending Search
  • Teen Librarian Toolbox
  • The Classroom Bookshelf
  • The Yarn

Resources

  • 2022 Youth Media Awards
  • The Newbery at 100: SLJ Celebrates the 100th Anniversary of the Award
  • Special Report | School Libraries 2021
  • Summer Reading 2021
  • Series Made Simple Spring 2021
  • SLJ Diverse Books Survey
  • Summer Programming Survey
  • Research
  • White Papers / Case Studies
  • School Librarian of the Year
  • Mathical Book Prize Collection Development Awards
  • Librarian/Teacher Collaboration Award

Events & PD

  • In-Person Events
  • Online Courses
  • Virtual Events
  • Webcasts
  • About Us
  • Contact Us
  • Advertise
  • Subscribe
  • Media Inquiries
  • Newsletter Sign Up
  • Content Submissions
  • Data Privacy
  • Terms of Use
  • Terms of Sale
  • FAQs
  • Diversity Policy
  • Careers at MSI


COPYRIGHT © 2023


COPYRIGHT © 2023