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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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 #68 Victoria Jamieson - ALL'S FAIRE IN MIDDLE SCHOOL Unravelled | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:11:25

Victoria Jamieson talks about her graphic novel ALL'S FAIRE IN MIDDLE SCHOOL.

 #67 Greg Pizzoli - GOOD NIGHT OWL Unraveled | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:12:04

Author/illustrator Greg Pizzoli talks about his Geisel honor winning book GOOD NIGHT OWL

 #66 Candace Fleming - BEN FRANKLIN'S IN MY BATHROOM! Unraveled | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:09:53

Author Candace Fleming takes us behind the scenes of her middle grade book BEN FRANKLIN'S IN MY BATHROOM!

 #65 Irene Latham & Charles Waters - CAN I TOUCH YOUR HAIR Unraveled | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:11:14

Poets Irene Latham and Charles Waters take us behind the scenes of their book CAN I TOUCH YOUR HAIR? POEMS OF RACE, MISTAKES, AND FRIENDSHIP, illustrated by Sean Qualls and Selina Alko.

 #64 Andrew Clements - THE LOSERS CLUB Unraveled | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:16:21

Author Andrew Clements talks about his path from teacher to writer, and takes us behind the scenes of his new book THE LOSERS CLUB.

 #63 Brian Selznick & Laura Amy Schlitz - The 2008 Newbery and Caldecott Medals | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:26:24

Brian Selznick and Laura Amy Schlitz take us behind the scenes of the unforgettable 2008 Newbery and Caldecott awards.

 #62 Kamilla Benko - THE UNICORN QUEST Unraveled | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:07:11

Author Kamilla Benko takes us behind the scenes of her new middle grade series THE UNICORN QUEST

 #61 Gene Luen Yang - A Chat With The Ambassador | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:13:39

A conversation with National Ambassador of Young People's Literature, Gene Luen Yang

 #60 Yuyi Morales (Pt. 2) - The Path to Picture Books | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:17:54

Award-winning author/illustrator Yuyi Morales describes her circuitous path to making picture books.

 #59 Yuyi Morales (Pt. 1) - RUDAS Unraveled | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:08:56

Award winning picture book maker Yuyi Morales describes her creative process and takes us behind the scenes of her book, RUDAS: Niño's Horrendous Hermanitas.

 #58 Jack Gantos - WRITING RADAR Unraveled | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:10:39

Newbery Medal-winning author Jack Gantos takes us behind the scenes of his book, WRITING RADAR.

 #57 Tom Angleberger Talks About The Origami Yoda Series | File Type: audio/x-m4a | Duration: 00:22:41

Tom Angleberger talks about his best selling Origami Yoda series.

 #56 Angie Thomas - THE HATE U GIVE Unraveled | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:18:05

Author Angie Thomas goes behind the scenes of her bestselling young adult novel, THE HATE U GIVE.

 #55 Ryan T. Higgins - BE QUIET Unraveled | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:09:59

Author/illustrator Ryan T. Higgins goes behind the scenes of his picture book BE QUIET

 #54 Kuo, Cordell, Pizzoli, Santat, Collier - Picture Book Panel LIVE | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:43:00

This LIVE extended episode of the show features an all-star panel of picture book makers: Julia Kuo, Bryan Collier, Matthew Cordell, Dan Santat, and Greg Pizzoli. It was recorded in front of an audience at the American Library Association Annual Conference in Chicago in June 2017. Topics discussed: Breaking into the business, misconceptions about picture book makers, Amazon, wisdom for newcomers, books with a message, snacks, and what is new/scary in publishing in 2017.

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