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:
Author/illustrator Abby Hanlon takes us behind the scenes of her chapter book series DORY FANTASMAGORY.
Author Derrick Barnes takes us behind the scenes of his multi award-winning picture book, Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut, illustrated by Gordon C. James.
Author Kate DiCamillo takes us behind the scenes of her middle grade novel, LOUISIANA'S WAY HOME.
Author/illustrator Angela Dominguez takes us behind the scenes of her middle grade novel, STELLA DIAZ HAS SOMETHING TO SAY.
Travis Jonker talks about how he wrote The Very Last Castle.
Author/illustrator Jarrett J. Krosoczk takes us behind the scenes of his graphic novel memoir, HEY, KIDDO.
A special LIVE episode with a panel of 2018 Pura Belpré award winners: Ruth Behar (Lucky Broken Girl), Pablo Cartaya (The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora), Celia C. Pérez (The First Rule of Punk), and Juana Martinez-Neal (La Princesa and the Pea).
In this live episode, Colby interviews Kazu Kibuishi about his graphic novel series, AMULET.
Author Cynthia Leitich Smith takes us behind the scenes of her latest novel, Hearts Unbroken.
Author Laurel Snyder takes us behind the scenes of her middle grade novel Orphan Island.
Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen talk about picture book craft and how they collaborate.
Newbery Medal-winning author Katherine Applegate takes us behind the scenes of her middle grade novel WISHTREE.
Author Kat Yeh takes us behind the scenes of her middle grade novel THE WAY TO BEA.
Author Kate Messner takes us behind the scenes of her middle grade novel BREAKOUT.
Author/illustrator Brendan Wenzel takes us behind the scenes of his Caldecott Honor-winning picture book, THEY ALL SAW A CAT.
