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The Classroom Bookshelf
July 16, 2024 by Travis Jonker
All the 2024 Newbery Honor winners
June 27, 2024 by Colby Sharp
COLBY: I knew that there were a lot of My Weird School, but I had no idea that there were 100. HOLY SMOKES! For this episode of The Yarn, I interviewed My Weird School author Dan Gutman about his popular series. It was so much fun! Subscribe below to catch every episode of The Yarn: […]
June 12, 2024 by Colby Sharp
COLBY: I cannot believe it took us this long to have Abby Cooper on The Yarn. Her middle grade novels are SO popular in my 5th grade classroom. I had so much fun talking to Abby about ‘True Colors’. Stick around to the end of the episode because Abby reveals her next book project! Subscribe […]
May 25, 2024 by Travis Jonker
Travis: It’s the third installment in our Speed Round series – rapid fire Q&A with children’s book creators. What is Peter Brown’s least favorite household chore? What is Dashka Slater’s unexpected hobby? Answers to those and many more speed round questions in this episode. Subscribe below to catch every episode of The Yarn: iTunes Spotify Stitcher
May 18, 2024 by Travis Jonker
Kelkar talks about her latest book, AND YET YOU SHINE.
April 29, 2024 by Colby Sharp
COLBY: When I first heard about the new series The Kids in Mrs. Z’s Class, I had a hard time wrapping my brain around the concept. Seventeen authors each writing a book about the kids in one third grade classroom seemed impossible. Then I started to read the list of writers that would be contributing […]
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April 13, 2024 by Travis Jonker
John Schu takes us behind the scenes of LOUDER THAN HUNGER
February 25, 2024 by Travis Jonker
In this episode, Jesus takes us behind the scenes of his picture book debut.
February 19, 2024 by Colby Sharp
COLBY: I first interviewed Ruth Behar for The Yarn back in 2017 for her book ‘Lucky Broken Girl’. As soon as I finished her new book ‘Accross so Many Seas’, I knew that I HAD to talk to her about the book. Writing a book for middle grade readers that follows one family for 500ish […]
January 28, 2024 by Travis Jonker
In this episode I talk with Abby about her decision to keep the series alive, and she takes us behind the scenes of how these hilarious books are made.
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