Apr 29, 2025
Dara Horn, author of One Little Goat: A Passover Catastrophe (Norton Young Readers), illustrated by Theo Ellsworth, joins Matthew to talk about a path to a bigger world with bigger meaning.
Visit Dara Horn online at darahorn.com
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Apr 26, 2025
Lil Miss Hot Mess (Make Your Own Rainbow: A Drag Queen's Guide to Color) shares what is giving her hope today: drag. Drag is all about changing how we look and how we show up in the world as a way of making the world more fabulous and more just and joyful for everyone in it.
This is a new miniseries of indefinite...
Apr 22, 2025
Weshoyot Alvitre, author and illustrator of Brave (Kokila), joins Matthew to talk about a space to play and the cyclical nature of life.
Visit Weshoyot Alvitre online at weshoyot.com
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Apr 19, 2025
Natasha Khan Kazi (Lulu in the Spotlight: A South Asian Wedding Story) shares what is giving her hope today: the bravery of everyday people.
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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Apr 15, 2025
Matthew Burgess and Doug Salati, author and illustrator of Words with Wings and Magic Things (Tundra Books), join Matthew to talk about writing poems with kids.
Visit Matthew Burgess online at www.matthewjohnburgess.com
Visit Doug Salati online at dougsalati.com
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