The Yarn show

The Yarn

Summary: A narrative adventure. The Yarn takes listeners behind the scenes of children's literature, and lets them look at all the threads that must be weaved together to create a book.

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  • Artist: Travis Jonker and Colby Sharp
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Podcasts:

 #98 Dan Santat - HAROLD & HOG: PRETEND FOR REAL Unraveled | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:19:34

Author/illustrator Dan Santat takes us behind the scenes of his latest, HAROLD & HOG PRETEND FOR REAL, as well as his books BEEKLE, ARE WE THERE YET, AFTER THE FALL, and DRAWN TOGETHER.

 #97 Adam Gidwitz How Adam Gidwitz Went From Being A Bad Teacher to a Great Author | File Type: audio/x-m4a | Duration: 00:23:28

Author Adam Gidwitz shares his journey to becoming a published author.

 #96 Meg Medina - MERCI SUÁREZ CHANGES GEARS Unraveled LIVE | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:34:06

Author Meg Medina takes us behind the scenes of her Newbery Medal winning book, MERCI SUÁREZ CHANGES GEARS. This special extended episode was recorded in front of a live audience at the 2019 American Library Association Annual Conference in Wachington D.C.

 #95 Todd Parr - THE DON'T WORRY BOOK Unraveled | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:23:58

Author/illustrator Todd Parr takes us behind the scenes of his latest, THE DON'T WORRY BOOK.

 #94 Jason Chin - GRAND CANYON Unraveled | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:11:19

Author/illustrator Jason Chin takes us behind the scenes of his award-winning nonfiction picture book, GRAND CANYON.

 #93 Ashley Herring Blake - THE MIGHTY HEART OF SUNNY ST. JAMES Unraveled | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:16:06

Author Ashley Herring Blake takes us behind the scene of her middle grade novel, THE MIGHTY HEART OF SUNNY ST. JAMES.

 #92 Minh Lê - DRAWN TOGETHER Unraveled | File Type: audio/x-m4a | Duration: 00:10:25

Author Minh Lê takes us behind the scene of his award-winning picture book, DRAWN TOGETHER, illustrated by Dan Santat.

 #91 Jess Keating - THE WORLD OF WEIRD ANIMALS: The Series | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:11:17

Author Jess Keating takes us behind the scenes of her nonfiction series THE WEIRD WORLD OF ANIMALS.

 #90 Molly Idle - PEARL Unraveled | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:15:30

Author/illustrator Molly Idle takes us behind the scenes of her picture book, PEARL, and tells the story of getting "The Call" from the 2014 Caldecott committee.

 #89 Laurie Halse Anderson - SHOUT Unraveled | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:16:19

Author Laurie Halse Anderson goes behind the scenes of her poetic memoir, SHOUT.

 #88 LeUyen Pham - THE ITCHY BOOK! Unraveled | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:14:16

Author/illustrator LeUyen Pham takes us behind the scenes of her early reader, THE ITCHY BOOK.

 #87 Aisha Saeed - AMAL UNBOUND Unraveled | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:09:10

Author Aisha Saeed takes us behind the scenes of her middle grade novel, AMAL UNBOUND.

 #86 Ekua Holmes - THE STUFF OF STARS Unraveled | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:11:31

Illustrator Ekua Holmes takes us behind the scenes of her picture book, THE STUFF OF STARS, written by Marion Dane Bauer.

 #85 Jonathan Auxier - SWEEP Unraveled | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:16:21

Author Jonathan Auxier takes us behind the scenes of her middle grade novel, SWEEP.

 #84 Colby & Travis - 2018 Year In Review | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 01:09:43

Colby and Travis discuss the year that was in children's literature.

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