216 episodes
The Yarn Travis Jonker and Colby Sharp
-
- Arts
-
-
4.9 • 111 Ratings
-
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.
-
#216 Newbery Honor Winners 2024 (Part I)
Part one of a special LIVE episode featuring the 2024 Newbery Honor winners: Erin Bow, M.T. Anderson, Daniel Nayeri, Pedro Martín, and Nasuġraq Rainy Hopson.
-
#215 Dan Gutman - MY WEIRD SCHOOL turns 20!
In this episode, author Dan Gutman looks back on 20 years of his popular MY WEIRD SCHOOL series.
-
#214 Abby Cooper - TRUE COLORS Unraveled
In this episode, author Abby Cooper takes us behind the scenes of her middle grade novel TRUE COLORS.
-
#213 SPEED ROUND! Peter Brown, Dashka Slater, Chris Baron, Jarrett Lerner
Rapid-fire Q&A with Peter Brown, Dashka Slater, Chris Baron, and Jarrett Lerner.
-
#212 Supriya Kelkar - AND YET YOU SHINE Unraveled
In this episode, author/illustrator Supriya Kelkar takes us behind the scenes of her nonfiction picture book, AND YET YOU SHINE: THE KOHINOOR DIAMOND, COLONIZATION, AND RESISTANCE.
-
#211 Kate Messner - THE KIDS IN MRS. Z'S CLASS Unraveled
In this episode, author Kate Messner takes us behind the scenes of the ambitious new chapter book series she is co-writing with multiple authors, THE KIDS IN MRS. Z'S CLASS.
Customer Reviews
Best Kid Lit Podcast
I stumbled upon The Yarn podcast in December of 2020, when our library was only doing curbside service and I was terribly missing the kids and their parents and hooking them up with books. It was a “pandemic highlight” for me—I listened to Travis and Colby as they reviewed the books of that year, and practically cried tears of joy! i’ve since kept up with it, and have listened to many of the back episodes, sometimes more than once (Gary Paulsen).Both Travis and Coby are excellent at interviewing, authors and illustrators. I feel like I’m sitting in a comfortable room and listening to the best stories of people’s lives.
And yes, Travis and Colby, I will always listen to your end of the year review from the start all the way to the finish!
My favorite podcast
I love listening to Colby and Travis discuss books and conduct interviews. I always learn something and always find books for my TBR pile.
Mr sharp
I love how after interviews people then comes to class then tells us what they talked about how it went.