The Children's Book Podcast

Chris Baron, author of The Magical Imperfect , shares a poem for Poetry Month.  ADDITIONAL LINKS: Chris Baron website - www.chris-baron.com Purchase the book - The Magical Imperfect CREDITS:   This podcast episode of The Children's Book Podcast was written, edited, and produced by Matthew Winner. For a full transcript of this episode, visit matthewcwinner.com .    Write to me or send me a message...

Irene Latham, author of A Poem is a Nest , shares a poem for Poetry Month.  ADDITIONAL LINKS: Irene Latham website - www.irenelatham.com ArtSpeak project - www.irenelatham.com/artspeak.html   Purchase the book - A Poem is a Nest CREDITS:   This podcast episode of The Children's Book Podcast was written, edited, and produced by Matthew Winner. For a full transcript of this episode, visit matthewcwi...

Andrea J. Loney, contributor on No Voice Too Small: Fourteen Young Americans Making History , shares a poem for Poetry Month.  ADDITIONAL LINKS: Andrea J. Loney website - andreajloney.com Purchase the book - No Voice Too Small: Fourteen Young Americans Making History CREDITS:   This podcast episode of The Children's Book Podcast was written, edited, and produced by Matthew Winner. For a full trans...

Today I want to introduce you to a podcast where middle grade readers talk about books. And to a friend of mine named Kitty. She's a journalist, podcaster, reader, and, of course, a fan of kids, too!   The Book Club for Kids is the place where young readers meet to talk about books. The show includes a celebrity reader and an interview with the author. The host is award winning public radio journa...

Lisa Fipps, author of Starfish , shares a poem for Poetry Month.  ADDITIONAL LINKS: Lisa Fipps website - authorlisafipps.com/about Purchase the book - Starfish CREDITS:   This podcast episode of The Children's Book Podcast was written, edited, and produced by Matthew Winner. For a full transcript of this episode, visit matthewcwinner.com .    Write to me or send me a message at matthewmakespods@gm...

Robert Schechter, author of The Red Ear Blows Its Nose: Poems for Children and Others , shares a poem for Poetry Month.  ADDITIONAL LINKS: Robert Schechter website - https://www.bobschechter.com/ Purchase the book - The Red Ear Blows Its Nose: Poems for Children and Others CREDITS:   This podcast episode of The Children's Book Podcast was written, edited, and produced by Matthew Winner. For a full...

Vanessa Brantley Newton, author and illustrator of Just Like Me , shares a poem for Poetry Month.  ADDITIONAL LINKS: Vanessa Brantley Newton website - https://www.vanessabrantleynewton.com/ Purchase the book - Just Like Me CREDITS:   This podcast episode of The Children's Book Podcast was written, edited, and produced by Matthew Winner. For a full transcript of this episode, visit matthewcwinner.c...

Lindsay Metcalf, co-editor of No World Too Big: Young People Fighting Global Climate Change , shares a poem for Poetry Month.  ADDITIONAL LINKS: Lindsay Metcalf website - https://lindsayhmetcalf.com/ Purchase the book - No World Too Big: Young People Fighting Global Climate Change CREDITS:   This podcast episode of The Children's Book Podcast was written, edited, and produced by Matthew Winner. Fo...

Keila Dawson, co-editor of No World Too Big: Young People Fighting Global Climate Change , shares a poem for Poetry Month.    ADDITIONAL LINKS: Keila Dawson website - https://www.keiladawson.com/ Purchase the book - No World Too Big: Young People Fighting Global Climate Change   CREDITS: This podcast episode of The Children's Book Podcast was written, edited, and produced by Matthew Winner. For a...

Elizabeth Partridge and Lauren Tamaki share Seen and Unseen , an important work of nonfiction featuring powerful images of the Japanese American incarceration captured by three photographers--Dorothea Lange, Toyo Miyatake, and Ansel Adams--along with firsthand accounts of this grave moment in history.   BOOK DESCRIPTION: Seen and Unseen: What Dorothea Lange, Toyo Miyatake, and Ansel Adams's Photog...

Students, teachers, and librarians, you're invited to participate in the Authors Take Action #ClimatePoemProject! I'm joining other children's poets and authors to share poetry prompts on the theme of "climate" for National Poetry Month and Earth Day, April 2023. Authors Take Action website - #ClimatePoemProject

Divinity Roxx and NaShantá Fletcher share Me + You and Happy & Healthy , two stories celebrating diverse families and moving and grooving to your own beautiful beat.    BOOK DESCRIPTION: Me + You by Divinity Roxx; illustrated by NaShantá Fletcher Page Length: 32 pages Ages 3 to 8 Diverse families and children celebrate one another in this catchy, hip-hop look at what family really means.   Happy &...

Katrina Moore shares Grumpy New Year , a story about spending time with the special people in our lives, but also making plans to sleep, too, because nobody wants to be grumpy.    BOOK DESCRIPTION: Grumpy New Year by Katrina Moore; illustrated by Xindi Yan Page Length: 40 pages Ages 4 to 8, Grades P to 3 "You should sleep on the long flight," said Mama. Daisy should have slept- but she didn't. She...

John Schu and Lauren Castillo share  This Is a Story , inviting us to imagine the myriad ways that books can foster connection and understanding--and how they can empower children, through their own passions, to transform the world.   BOOK DESCRIPTION: This Is a Story by John Schu; illustrated by Lauren Castillo Page Length: 40 pages Ages 4 to 8, Grades P to 3 Children's literacy advocate John Sch...

Nonieqa Ramos shares Beauty Woke , a powerful story of pride and community, told with bold lyricism and the heart of a fairy tale, and readers looking for a next-generation Sleeping Beauty will fall in love with the vivid art and lyrical text. BOOK DESCRIPTION: Beauty Woke by Nonieqa Ramos; illustrated by Paola Escobar Page Length: 32 pages Ages 4 to 7, Grades P to 3 Beauty Woke is a powerful stor...

Natasha Khan Kazi shares Moon's Ramadan , a debut picture book and modern holiday classic capturing the magic and meaning of one of the world's most joyful and important celebrations.   BOOK DESCRIPTION: Moon's Ramadan by Natasha Khan Kazi Page Length: 40 pages Ages 4 to 8, Grades P to 3 With radiant and welcoming art, this debut picture book and modern holiday classic captures the magic and meani...

Kim Rogers shares Just Like Grandma , a story about wanting, more than anything, to be just like the special elder in your life.    BOOK DESCRIPTION: Just Like Grandma by Kim Rogers; illustrated by Julie Flett. Page Length: 32 pages Ages 4 to 8, Grades P to 3 In this lyrical picture book by Kim Rogers (Wichita), with illustrations by Boston Globe-Horn Book Honoree Julie Flett (Cree-Métis), Becca w...

Kaitlin McGaw and Tommy Shepherd of Alphabet Rockers share  YOU ARE NOT ALONE , a story reminding us that when we step up to support one another, we can make a world where everyone knows they belong.   BOOK DESCRIPTION: You Are Not Alone by Alphabet Rockers; illustrated by Ashley Evans. Page Length: 56 pages Ages 4 to 8 It can be scary to feel like you're all on your own, especially in the face of...

Introducing the winners and honors of the Sydney Taylor Book Award (2023), presented annually by the Association of Jewish Libraries to outstanding books for children and teens that authentically portray the Jewish experience.   ADDITIONAL LINKS: Sydney Taylor Book Award Website - link 2023 Sydney Taylor Book Award Blog Tour - link Purchase any of the Books - link   TALK ABOUT THE EPISODE: What ty...

Traci Sorell and Madelyn Goodnight share POWWOW DAY , an uplifting, contemporary Native American story about a girl named River, who is recovering from illness and can't dance at the powwow this year.    BOOK DESCRIPTION: Powwow Day by Traci Sorell, illustrated by Madelyn Goodnight Page Length: 32 pages Ages 8 to 8, Grades P to 3 In this uplifting, contemporary Native American story, River is reco...

Drs. Chelsea Johnson, LaToya Council, and Carolyn Choi of CLC Collective share LOVE WITHOUT BOUNDS , a story honoring the diversity of family life and what family can mean based on our intersecting identities and experiences.   BOOK DESCRIPTION: Love Without Bounds: An Intersectionallies Book about Families by Drs. Chelsea Johnson, LaToya Council, and Carolyn Choi Page Length: 48 pages Ages 6 to 1...

Benson Shum shares ANZU THE GREAT KAIJU , a story about a kaiju with an unconventional gift, and it's sequel, ANZU THE GREAT LISTENER , which asks us to consider how not all acts of kindness are perceived as intended.   BOOK DESCRIPTION: Anzu the Great Kaiju by Benson Shum Page Length: 40 pages Ages 4 to 8 All great Kaiju are born with a super power to strike fear in the heart of the city. But Anz...

Visit thewritingbarn.com and click on "Classes" to sign up for "Becoming A Better Storyteller Through Podcasting" with me, Matthew Winner. Registration for the webinar is $25 and you can join live from 11-12:30 CT or view the archived recording via REPLAY within 48 hours of the event.   Or both! PLUS, you're one step closer to bringing your podcast idea AND your voice into the world. Which means w...

Suma Subramaniam shares NAMASTE IS A GREETING, a sweet, universal text shining a light on a word with significance far beyond yoga class, and SHE SANG FOR INDIA, a picture book biography about M.S. Subbulakshmi, a powerful Indian singer who advocated for justice and peace through song.    BOOK DESCRIPTION: Namaste Is a Greeting by Suma Subramaniam; illustrated by Sandhya Prabhat Page Length: 32 pa...

Rebecca Sheir shares THE GREAT BALL GAME, a classic folktale originating from the Cherokee, Creek, Ojibway and Menominee people of North America, adapted for a contemporary audience by the host of the Circle Round podcast.  NOTABLE QUOTES: (3:28) "So I do try to think of a bunch of different children. So I'm not just writing for one person because our listeners physically, literally span the globe...