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Sara Pennypacker's books always pack a punch, but her latest goes into previously uncharted territory. We talk with her and then get to see a Jon Klassen cover like you've never seen him before.
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Five questions with Meg Eden Kuyatt, author of the May middle grade book THE GIRL IN THE WALLS.
This sponsored post spotlights five all-access titles on the Sora app.
Author Amaka Egbe joins us to talk about her new book RUN LIKE A GIRL.
Maine is where Robert McCloskey plied his trade. It's where Miss Rumphius planted all those lupines. And it's where we head today for chowder, thick sweaters, and the occasional Whoopie Pie.
Teen Librarian Cindy Shutts walks us through a tutorial on how to make button silhouette art
Here she was, my contemporary moving this historic institution into the future. I could well image the barriers she faced, and the vision she imagined.
In Kathleen Gros' latest, a small-town middle-schooler is expecting a boring summer, but it turns out to be the most eventful one of her life, thanks to some out-of-down visitors and a contentious local development issue.
The Burning Season is a riveting read that I highly recommend. I was so emotionally invested in the story that I got choked up toward the end.
My new middle grade novel, This Cookie Will Change Your Life, is a love letter to libraries, which is a funny thing to write, but it’s true.
I've updated my listing of children's literary statues available in the United States. Take a deep dive into characters old and new.
Our May suggestions are in and we now have 40 titles on our 2026 Heavy Medal Mock Newbery list so far. PLEASE PAY ATTENTION by Jamie Sumner received five first-time suggestions, while already suggested titles THE UNDEAD FOX OF DEADWOOD FOREST and BAD BADGER also received five each. We’ll open up June suggestions in a […]
Our May suggestions are in and we now have 39 titles on our 2026 Heavy Medal Mock Newbery list so far. PLEASE PAY ATTENTION by Jamie Sumner received five first-time suggestions, while already suggested titles THE UNDEAD FOX OF DEADWOOD FOREST and BAD BADGER also received five each. We’ll open up June suggestions in a […]
Authors Katherine Locke and Nicole Melleby join us to talk about their new book, Athlete Is Agender: True Stories of LGBTQ+ People in Sports.
In Judaism, neshama describes the holy, everlasting spark inside every human being that lasts in the universe, even after a person passes away.
Sara Pennypacker's books always pack a punch, but her latest goes into previously uncharted territory. We talk with her and then get to see a Jon Klassen cover like you've never seen him before.
We've got a blast from the past in today's preview with a visit from Wilbur Wilkin, a teenager who's even older than Archie Andrews.
Author Jennifer Mason-Black discusses the complications of creativity
Check out this week's list of new comics, manga, and graphic novels for readers 12 and under, featuring Creature Clinic from First Second Books and Small Town Spirits from Dark Horse Comics.
I was about to enter middle school, and I desperately yearned for a new obsession that could distract me from reality. I found it in the form of a cassette tape of the latest Backstreet Boys single, “All I Have to Give.”
This title is definitely our first Lee & Low book on the podcast, and after its publication would spurr on many other historical titles for kids to come.
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