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So, why did I—an introverted indoor kid—write a story about a tween joining so many clubs? Because, much like Maggie, I was once determined to define myself.
How have we never done a Mercer Mayer book on the podcast before? We right a great wrong and go off on some fairly oblique tangents too.
Eva passed away just 15 days after we accepted Little, Brown’s offer for the finished manuscript. She was on an education trip at Auschwitz when this happened. She wanted this book to reach every child out there.
Can you guess the children’s book by its scathing one-star review on Goodreads?
The Last Mapmaker offers readers proof positive that you can write succinctly, sacrificing nothing, while showing your readers absolutely everything.
Krypto the Super-Dog! Streaky The Super-Cat! Comet the Super-Horse! Beppo the Super-Monkey! Together they are the Legion of Super-Pets, and together with other animal allies they star in Tails of The Super-Pets, a collection of their origins and classic appearances.
Quick reviews of new and forthcoming books.
A read aloud that has never let me down.
"I want to make art, not taxidermy." A ribald talk with two greats in the field of children's literature. I reveal the cover of their latest: POLAR BEAR!
"I want to make art, not taxidermy." A ribald talk with two greats in the field of children's literature. I reveal the cover of their latest: POLAR BEAR!
Teen Librarian Cindy Shutts walks us through painting with tissue paper on canvas
It might be the "creepy" factor that will interest kids in picking up this book, but it's the layers to the story and the complicated, authentic characters that will keep kids reading.
A list of SOME of my favorite comics of the year. Whether your looking for Anne of Green Gables updates, Ted Lasso-esque robots, or space cats, there's something for everyone here.
The Archie comics characters conquer webcomics in Bite Sized Archie, an online gag strip with a soft spot for memes, now available in a hardcopy format.
I can't think of any book that really captures what it's like to deal with that anger inside of you and the fallout from it like this one does.
A roundup of 2022 books from past American Indian Youth Literature Award winners
Today retired reading instructor Kevin Purdy gets serious about joke books. Where can you find them? Why are they important? And what do you look for in a good one?
Teen reviewer Riley Jensen reviews the upcoming Dead Flip by Sara Farizan. Bonus point: It involves a supernatural pinball machine!
Check out this week's list of new comics, manga and graphic novels featuring Enola Holmes from Andres McMeel and Surviving the Wild Rainbow the Koala from Henry Holt.
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