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
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Apr 29, 2015 • 36min
Royden Lepp
Royden Lepp (@Royden Lepp), author of Death of the Rocket Boy (@Archaia), the third and penultimate volume in his Rust graphic novel series, stops by to talk about humanity, writing an open letter to his father, and leaving questions open for good. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/childrens-book-podcast/message
Apr 25, 2015 • 10min
The Best Book Ever [this week] - April 25, 2015
Five books reviewed in five minutes. - How to Read a Story by Kate Messner, illustrated by Mark Siegel - This is My Rock by David Lucas - The Little Gardener by Emily Hughes - Beach House by Deanna Caswell, illustrated by Amy June Bates - Just Like Daddy by Ovi Nedelcu --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/childrens-book-podcast/message
Apr 23, 2015 • 39min
David Ezra Stein
David Ezra Stein, author illustrator most recently of Tad and Dad (@NancyRoseEp @PenguinKids), stops by to talk about being a dad advocate, illustrating with a Crayola marker, and the idea that exploration is dangerous, but the pay off can be high. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/childrens-book-podcast/message
Apr 20, 2015 • 42min
Alison Formento
Alison Formento (@AFormento), author of These Rocks Count (@AlbertWhitman), the newest offering in the These Count nature series illustrated by Sarah Snow, stops by to talk about book hangovers, searching for the pith in every story, and the tension of words moving forward and pictures keeping you hooked. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/childrens-book-podcast/message
Apr 19, 2015 • 9min
The Best Book Ever [this week] - April 19, 2015
Five books reviewed in five minutes. - On My Beach by Sara Gillingham, illustrated by Lorena Siminovich - Hop, Hop Bunny by Betty Ann Schwartz and Lynn Seresin, illustrated by Neiko Ng - Polar Bear's Underwear by Tupera Tupera - Hypnotize a Tiger: Poems about just about everything by Calef Brown - A New Hope, The Empire Strikes Back, and Return of the Jedi (Star Wars Epic Yarns) by Jack and Holman Wang --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/childrens-book-podcast/message
Apr 16, 2015 • 41min
Timothy Young
Timothy Young (@TimSYoung), author illustrator most recently of The Angry Little Puffin (@SchifferBooks), stops by to talk about creating animations for Pee Wee's playhouse, hiding hundreds of his favorite pictures books into one of his stories, and the amazing way he's connecting with his school visits this year. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/childrens-book-podcast/message
Apr 13, 2015 • 46min
Steve Light RETURNS
Steve Light (@SteveLight), author illustrator most recently of Have You Seen My Monster? (@Candlewick), stops by to talk about incorporating the 20 Motessori shapes into his newest book, turning new mistakes into better drawings, and why every illustrator needs a good fountain pen. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/childrens-book-podcast/message
Apr 12, 2015 • 43min
Best Books Ever (Spring 2015)
Carter Higgins (@CarterHiggins) and Julie Falatko (@JulieFalatko) join me to talk about our favorite books of 2015 so far in this all new segment of the Let's Get Busy podcast. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/childrens-book-podcast/message
Apr 10, 2015 • 35min
Kimberly Willis Holt
Kimberly Willis Holt, author most recently of Dear Hank Williams (@henryholt, @mackidsbooks), stops by to talk about writing letters to her great grandmother, adding little things in the story to say big things, and how sometimes the pieces all come together when you finally sit down to write. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/childrens-book-podcast/message
