The Children's Book Podcast
Matthew C. Winner
Celebrating the power of storytelling to reflect our world, expand our perspectives, and foster connections between readers of all ages. The Children's Book Podcast features interviews with authors, illustrators, and everyone involved in taking a book from drawing board to bookshelf. Hosted by Matthew C. Winner, a teacher, librarian, writer, and fan of kids. Brought to you in partnership with the Highlights Foundation, positively impacting kids by amplifying the voices of storytellers who inform, educate, and inspire children to become their best selves.
Episodes
Mentioned books
Jul 12, 2016 • 40min
Evan Turk
Evan Turk (@evanturkart), author-illustrator of The Storyteller, stops by the podcast to talk about the thousand-year-old tradition, what happens in the moment when you aren't drawing, and capturing life as it happens. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/childrens-book-podcast/message
Jul 8, 2016 • 51min
Lucy Ruth Cummins
Lucy Ruth Cummins (@lucyruth), author-illustrator of A Hungry Lion, or a Dwindling Assortment of Animals, stops by the podcast to talk about knowing when to stop, playing it close to your chest, and the essential role of predators when make-believe playing as animals. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/childrens-book-podcast/message
Jul 5, 2016 • 36min
Esme Shapiro
Esme Shapiro (@EsmeShapiro), author-illustrator of Ooko, stops by the podcast to talk about creating art intuitively, the many rebirths of her protagonist fox, and feeling connected to what she's doing. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/childrens-book-podcast/message
Jun 28, 2016 • 41min
Minh Le and Isabel Roxas
Minh Le (@bottomshelfbks) and Isabel Roxas (@studioroxas), author and illustrator respectively of Let Me Finish!, stop by the podcast to talk about writing yourself into a corner, putting an idea out into the world to fail, and how much the interplay between text and illustration makes or breaks the book. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/childrens-book-podcast/message
Jun 21, 2016 • 40min
John David Anderson
John David Anderson (@anderson_author), author of Ms. Bixby's Last Day, stops by the podcast to talk about trying to find the hero of the story, the shared narrative that exists among any group of friends, and the presence of Obi Wan Kenobi teachers. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/childrens-book-podcast/message
Jun 14, 2016 • 37min
Kelly Light
Kelly Light (@KellyLight), author/illustrator of Louise and Andie: The Art of Friendship, the sequel to 2014's Louise Loves Art, stops by the podcast to talk about drawing from her imagination, what happens when a teacher really notices and supports, and having similar interests, but seeing things differently. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/childrens-book-podcast/message
Jun 10, 2016 • 38min
Lisa Brown
Lisa Brown (@lisabrowndraws), author/illustrator of The Airport Book, stops by the podcast to talk about text thievery, gender parity, and matching people to their luggage. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/childrens-book-podcast/message
Jun 7, 2016 • 52min
Jerzy Drozd
Jerzy Drozd (@Jerzy), creator of Boulder and Fleet, stops by the podcast to talk about practical ways to be a good person, why kids need to be reading comics now more than ever, and a cartoonist's greatest allies. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/childrens-book-podcast/message
Jun 3, 2016 • 33min
Kate DiCamillo and the Collaborative Summer Library Program
Kate DiCamillo, author Raymie Nightingale and the 2016 National Summer Reading Champion, stops by the podcast to talk about reasons to read this summer, some titles from her recommended reading list, and her habit of always making other people read books. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/childrens-book-podcast/message
May 31, 2016 • 32min
Scott McCormick and R.H. Lazzell
Scott McCormick (@I_am_Mr_Pants) and R.H. Lazzell, author and illustrator team behind Mr. Pants: Camping Catastrophe and other books in the Mr. Pants series, stop by the podcast to talk about breaking convention, kids who never read, and how to remain funny. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/childrens-book-podcast/message
