Travis Jonker and Colby Sharp

The Yarn

Arts EN ↓ 271 episodes

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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Author

Travis Jonker and Colby Sharp

Category

Arts

Podcast website

blogs.slj.com

Latest episode

Oct 17, 2026

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Episodes

#71 Kat Yeh - THE WAY TO BEA Unraveled 28.05.2018

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

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

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

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

#67 Greg Pizzoli - GOOD NIGHT OWL Unraveled 30.03.2018

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

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

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 11.02.2018

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 28.01.2018

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 14.01.2018

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 17.12.2017

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

#60 Yuyi Morales (Pt. 2) - The Path to Picture Books 10.12.2017

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

#59 Yuyi Morales (Pt. 1) - RUDAS Unraveled 02.12.2017

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 22.11.2017

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 05.11.2017

Tom Angleberger talks about his best selling Origami Yoda series.

#56 Angie Thomas - THE HATE U GIVE Unraveled 22.10.2017

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

#55 Ryan T. Higgins - BE QUIET Unraveled 15.10.2017

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 24.09.2017

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,...

#53 Ruth Behar - LUCKY BROKEN GIRL Unraveled 10.09.2017

Author Ruth Behar goes behind the scenes of her middle grade novel LUCKY BROKEN GIRL

#52 Allen Say - SILENT DAYS, SILENT DREAMS Unraveled 20.08.2017

Author/ilustrator Allen Say goes behind the scenes of his book SILENT DAYS, SILENT DREAMS

#51 Nora Raleigh Baskin - NINE, TEN: A SEPTEMBER 11 STORY Unraveled 10.08.2017

Author Nora Raleigh Baskin goes behind the scenes of her book NINE, TEN: A SEPTEMBER 11 STORY

#50 Aaron Zenz - Anatomy of an Author Visit 26.07.2017

Author/illustrator Aaron Zenz talks about what goes into an author visit.

#49 Donna Gephart - LILY AND DUNKIN Unraveled 09.07.2017

Author Donna Gephart goes behind the scenes of her book LILY AND DUNKIN

#48 Melissa Sweet - SOME WRITER! Unraveled 25.06.2017

Author/illustrator Melissa Sweet goes behind the scenes of her book SOME WRITER! THE STORY OF E.B. WHITE

#47 Mike Lowery - DOODLE ADVENTURES Unraveled 11.06.2017

Mike Lowery talks about his interactive series DOODLE ADVENTURES.

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