Teen Librarian Toolbox
September 29, 2024 by Travis Jonker
In this episode, we talk with Ruth Chan about her graphic novel debut.
September 8, 2024 by Travis Jonker
While driving home from a book release event for The Ship in the Window, I turned on my recorder and talked about how the book came to be.
August 30, 2024 by Colby Sharp
COLBY: Last spring I read aloud Lisa’s new book And Then, Boom! aloud to my 5th graders. It was a magical experience. I jumped at the opportunity to interview her for The Yarn. I hope you enjoy our conversation! If you would rather watch an unedited video of our conversation, you can check that out […]
August 14, 2024 by Colby Sharp
COLBY: Earlier this year I fell pretty hard for Gennifer Choldenko’s The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman. This middle grade novel is fantastic. Interviewing Gennifer about the book was so much fun. I hope you enjoy our conversation! Subscribe below to catch every episode of The Yarn: iTunes Spotify Stitcher
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.
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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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by Travis Jonker
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