Apr 28, 2026
Collecting Voices with Ernesto Cisneros
Episode Description (limit 4,000 characters): Ernesto Cisneros, author of Queso, Just in Time (Quill Tree Books), joins Matthew to talk about valuing our own stories and meeting our parents as who they were.
Visit Ernesto Cisneros online at www.ernestocisneros.com
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Apr 25, 2026
Dan Santat, author of A Fishboy Named... Sashimi (Roaring Brook Press), shares what is giving him hope today: shimmers of light and unconditional love.
This is an ongoing 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 21, 2026
Carole Lindstrom, author of Red River Rose (Bloomsbury Children's Books) and The Gift of the Great Buffalo (Bloomsbury Children's Books), illustrated by Aly McKnight, joins Matthew to talk about the truth that all things don’t end the way we wish.
Visit Carole Lindstrom online at carolelindstrom.com
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Apr 18, 2026
Mandy Settembre, author of Ours: A Story of Loss and Healing (Lee & Low Books), illustrated by Fran Matsumoto, shares what is giving her hope today: having a list.
This is an ongoing 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 14, 2026
Matthew Cordell, author and illustrator of 102 (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers), joins Matthew to talk about the power of curiosity and always wanting to see new things.
Visit Matthew Cordell online at www.matthewcordell.com
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