Travis Jonker and Colby Sharp

The Yarn

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The Yarn takes listeners behind the scenes of children's literature. Each episode features an author or illustrator talking about how they create books for young readers.

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Travis Jonker and Colby Sharp

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#89 Laurie Halse Anderson - SHOUT Unraveled 17.03.2019 16:19

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

#88 LeUyen Pham - THE ITCHY BOOK! Unraveled 24.02.2019 14:16

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

#87 Aisha Saeed - AMAL UNBOUND Unraveled 13.02.2019 9:09

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

#86 Ekua Holmes - THE STUFF OF STARS Unraveled 28.01.2019 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 12.01.2019 16:20

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

#84 Colby & Travis - 2018 Year In Review 24.12.2018 1:09:43

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

#83 Abby Hanlon - DORY FANTASMAGORY Unraveled 16.12.2018 15:11

Author/illustrator Abby Hanlon takes us behind the scenes of her chapter book series DORY FANTASMAGORY.

#82 Derrick Barnes - CROWN Unraveled 20.11.2018 16:38

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.

#81 Kate DiCamillo - LOUISIANA'S WAY HOME Unraveled 04.11.2018 10:54

Author Kate DiCamillo takes us behind the scenes of her middle grade novel, LOUISIANA'S WAY HOME.

#80 Angela Dominguez - STELLA DIAZ HAS SOMETHING TO SAY Unraveled 20.10.2018 8:37

Author/illustrator Angela Dominguez takes us behind the scenes of her middle grade novel, STELLA DIAZ HAS SOMETHING TO SAY.

#79 Travis Jonker - THE VERY LAST CASTLE Unraveled 14.10.2018 12:14

Travis Jonker talks about how he wrote The Very Last Castle.

#78 Jarrett J. Krosoczka - HEY, KIDDO Unraveled 23.09.2018 21:58

Author/illustrator Jarrett J. Krosoczk takes us behind the scenes of his graphic novel memoir, HEY, KIDDO.

#77 2018 Pura Belpré Panel LIVE - Behar, Cartaya, Pérez, Martinez-Neal 09.09.2018 30:29

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).

#76 Kazu Kibuishi - AMULET: The Series 25.08.2018 23:18

In this live episode, Colby interviews Kazu Kibuishi about his graphic novel series, AMULET.

#75 Cynthia Leitich Smith - HEARTS UNBROKEN Unraveled 11.08.2018 10:20

Author Cynthia Leitich Smith takes us behind the scenes of her latest novel, Hearts Unbroken.

#74 Laurel Snyder - ORPHAN ISLAND Unraveled 29.07.2018 14:10

Author Laurel Snyder takes us behind the scenes of her middle grade novel Orphan Island.

#73 Mac Barnett & Jon Klassen - Collaborators 01.07.2018 20:27

Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen talk about picture book craft and how they collaborate.

#72 Katherine Applegate - WISHTREE Unraveled 16.06.2018 9:06

Newbery Medal-winning author Katherine Applegate takes us behind the scenes of her middle grade novel WISHTREE.

#71 Kat Yeh - THE WAY TO BEA Unraveled 28.05.2018 9:21

Author Kat Yeh takes us behind the scenes of her middle grade novel THE WAY TO BEA.

#70 Kate Messner - BREAKOUT Unraveled 16.05.2018 17:10

Author Kate Messner takes us behind the scenes of her middle grade novel BREAKOUT.

#69 Brendan Wenzel - THEY ALL SAW A CAT Unraveled 28.04.2018 8:25

Author/illustrator Brendan Wenzel takes us behind the scenes of his Caldecott Honor-winning picture book, THEY ALL SAW A CAT.

#68 Victoria Jamieson - ALL'S FAIRE IN MIDDLE SCHOOL Unravelled 15.04.2018 11:25

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

#67 Greg Pizzoli - GOOD NIGHT OWL Unraveled 30.03.2018 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 14.03.2018 9:53

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 25.02.2018 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.