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The Children's Book Podcast

May 20, 2025

Rob Sanders, author of Book Comes Home: A Banned Book’s Journey (Random House Books for Young Readers), illustrated by Micah  Player, joins Matthew to talk about the final stage of publication: readers.

 

Visit Rob Sanders online at www.robsanderswrites.com

 

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May 17, 2025

Suzy Ultman (I Like Your Chutzpah And Other Yiddish Words You'll Like) shares what is giving her hope today: looking for the helpers.

 

This is a new miniseries of indefinite length in which I invite my friends from the kidlit community to share what is giving them hope today. 

    

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May 13, 2025

Kelly Leigh Miller, author illustrator of Cloud Puppy: Game On! (Atheneum Books for Young Readers), joins Matthew to talk about raising Tamagotchi, adoring Sanrio characters, and balancing the cute and the weird in her own storytelling.

 

Visit Kelly Leigh Miller online at www.kellyleighmiller.com

 

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May 10, 2025

Parul L. Bhandari (Shine a Light on Diwali) shares what is giving her hope today: that people are good and that people are going to keep sharing stories despite what they’re being told by the world around them.

 

This is a new miniseries of indefinite length in which I invite my friends from the kidlit community to...


May 9, 2025

On Wednesday, September 28, 2022, Lizzo visited the Library of Congress as their guest and was treated to the largest flute collection in the world. The instrument she played and, indeed, the very act of playing it, are Worth Noting. 

This is a rebroadcast of an episode of Worth Noting that originally aired Oct 08, 2022...