The Mother Of It All Kid Lit with Jon Klassen & Mac Barnett
Author Mac Barnett and author and illustrator Jon Klassen join Sarah and Miranda to explain what makes a great picture book and why kids might be better readers than adults. Plus, preschoolers with hammers, Where the Wild Things Are is a true story, the sad blunting our “keenness” as we age, and why we still love our bullies.
LINKS:
* The Golden Spoon by Jessa Maxwell (Miranda’s Bake Off mystery)
* Rebecca by Daphne de Maurier
* Shape Island on Apple TV
* “How Does Santa Go Down The Chimney” by Mac Barnett & Jon Klassen
* Reagan Iran Contra SNL Sketch
* Jon & Mac on Margaret Wise Brown over on their substack, Looking at Picture Book
* The Elephant and The Bad Baby
* Eloise Rickman on Children’s Rights
* “I’ll Fix Anthony” by Judith Viorst
* Children’s book author Remy Charlip
* Children’s book author David Crews
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