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
Jan 22, 2016 • 41min
Madelyn Rosenberg
Madelyn Rosenburg (@madrosenberg), author of How to Behave at a Dog Show and Nanny X Returns, stops by the podcast to talk about the sweet spot of talking to kids, pushing the reset button a lot, and how her stories are helping her fiure out what kind of person she wants to be. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/childrens-book-podcast/message
Jan 19, 2016 • 1h 10min
Leslea Newman and Marcus Ewert
Leslea Newman (@lesleanewman), author of Heather Has Two Mommies and, most recently, of Ketzel, the Cat Who Composed, along with Marcus Ewert (@MarcusEwert), author of 10,000 Dresses and, most recently, Mummy Cat, stops by the podcast to talk about books with LGBT themes, the lineage of the poetic, prophetic voice, respecting the power of the words, and the only cat to ever have an obituary in the New York Times. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/childrens-book-podcast/message
Jan 15, 2016 • 38min
Fred Bowen
Fred Bowen (@FredBowenBooks), author most recently of Out of Bounds, stops by the podcast to talk about dealing with disappointment, the best place for kids to learn to lose, and how sometimes you try your best and it still doesn't work out for you. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/childrens-book-podcast/message
Jan 12, 2016 • 41min
Kwame Alexander
Kwame Alexander (@kwamealexander), author most recently of Surf's Up, illustrated by Daniel Miyares (@danielmiyares), and winner of the 2015 Newbery Award for The Crossover, stops by the podcast to talk about the economy of words, the spiritual journey through the white space left on the page, and the joy and power of reading. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/childrens-book-podcast/message
Jan 8, 2016 • 37min
Andy Rash
Andy Rash (@iotacons), author illustrator of Archie The Daredevil Penguin stops by the podcast to talk about the truth hidden within a joke, how we're always hardest on ourselves, and that sometimes you can trust your friends. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/childrens-book-podcast/message
Jan 5, 2016 • 46min
Salina Yoon
Salina Yoon (@SalinaYoon), author illustrator of Be A Friend, stops by the podcast to talk about wearing your heart on your sleeve, her childhood struggle with reading and writing in English when Korean was the only language spoken at home, and a focus on the universality of art. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/childrens-book-podcast/message
Jan 1, 2016 • 43min
Michelle Schusterman
Michelle Schusterman, author of Dead Air: The Kat Sinclair Files (Book #1), stops by the podcast to talk about writing a gritty, urban Nancy Drew story, being a skeptic, and how's there's a logical explanation to most things that spook people. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/childrens-book-podcast/message
Dec 30, 2015 • 39min
Kristen Kittscher
Kristen Kittscher (@KKittscher), author of The Tiara on the Terrace, stops by the podcast to talk about creating a surreal world perfectionism gone awry, and how nothing that anyone writes is void of self. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/childrens-book-podcast/message
Dec 26, 2015 • 38min
Penny Parker Klostermann
Penny Parker Klostermann (@pklostermann), author of There Was an Old Dragon Who Swallowed a Knight, illustrated by Ben Mantle (@BenMMantle) stops by the podcast to talk about writing books about things being eaten, finding online writing challenges, and not letting the rhyme rule the book. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/childrens-book-podcast/message
Dec 21, 2015 • 39min
Carson Ellis
Carson Ellis (@cfellis), author illustrator of Home, stops by the podcast to talk about making something more than an art book, starting with what she likes to draw, and creating a story she's been thinking her whole life. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/childrens-book-podcast/message
