The Children's Book Podcast

Five outstanding picture books reviewed. - Pool by Jihyeon Lee (Chronicle Books) - The Princess and the Pony by Kate Beaton (Arthur A. Levine Books) - Melissa's Octopus and Other Unsuitable Pets by Charlotte Voake  (Candlewick Press) - Peanut Butter and Brains: A Zombie Culinary Tale by Joe McGee; pictures by Charles Santoso (Abrams Books for Young Readers) - One Day, The End: Short, Very Short, Shorter-Than-Ever Stories by Rebecca Kai Dotlich; illustrated by Fred Koehler (Boyds Mills Press) --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/childrens-book-podcast/message

Jennifer Gray Olson (@jgrayolson), author and illustrator of Ninja Bunny, published by Alfred A. Knopf (@AAKnopf), stops by to talk about abounding confidence, her mental commute to work, and how one day ninja bunny just sort of showed up in her sketchbook. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/childrens-book-podcast/message

Adam Rex (@MrAdamRex), author and illustrator of Smek for President, published by Disney Hyperion (@DisneyHyperion) and sequel to the best-selling The True Meaning of Smek Day, stops by to talk about writing as he goes, his massive project for which no one was paying him and no one knew about, and the standard of bad kickball playing. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/childrens-book-podcast/message

Five exceptional graphic novels reviewed. - Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales #5: The Underground Abductor by Nathan Hale (Amulet Books) - Fable Comics edited by Chris Duffy (First Second) - Dragons Beware! written by Jorge Aguirre, art by Rafael Rosado  (First Second) - Sunny Side Up by Jennifer L. Holm and Matthew Holm (Scholastic Graphix) - The Last of the Sandwalkers by Jay Hosler (First Second) --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/childrens-book-podcast/message

Russ Cox (@smilingotis), author and illustrator of Faraway Friends, published by Sky Pony Press (@skyhorsepub), stops by to talk about playing outside, always learning, and knowing when "it's just not the right person for me." --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/childrens-book-podcast/message

Marcus Ewert (@MarcusEwert) and Lisa Brown (@lisabrowndraws), author and illustrator of Mummy Cat, published by Clarion Books (@HMHKids), stop by to talk about writing with ideograms, how Yale is a good word for capricorns, and doing something you aren't supposed to do. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/childrens-book-podcast/message

Five books reviewed in five minutes. - Welcome to the Neighborwood by Shawn Sheehy (Candlewick Press) - The Cow Tripped Over the Moon: a nursery rhyme emergency by Jeane Willis, illustrated by joel Stewart (Candlewick Press) - Nuts in Space by Elys Dolan (Nosy Crow) - Hungry Roscoe by David J. Plant (Flying Eye Books) - Marilyn's Monster by Michelle Knudsen, illustrated by Matt Phelan (Candlewick Press) --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/childrens-book-podcast/message

Jory John (@joryjohn), author most recently of I Will Chomp You!, illustrated by Bob Shea (@bobshea) and published by Random House (@randomhousekids), stops by to talk about solving problems in a really nice way, complimentary characters, and stop sign food. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/childrens-book-podcast/message

Louise Borden (@LouiseBorden), author most recently of Kindergarten Luck, illustrated by Genevieve Godbout and published by Chronicle Books (@ChronicleBooks), stops by to talk about the sounds of words, writers as witnesses to a historical event, and the great things going on at Nerd Camp. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/childrens-book-podcast/message

Five books reviewed in five minutes. - The Fly by Petr Horacek - Sophie's Animal Parade by Amy Dixon, illustrated by Katia Wish - Sock Monkey Takes a Bath by Cece Bell - The Big Princess by Taro Miura - Migloo's Day by William Bee --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/childrens-book-podcast/message