Illustrations © Lane Smith Picture This After 30+ years, 'The Stinky Cheese Man' is aging well January 22, 2023 • Jon Scieszka and Lane Smith created The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales in 1992. They remember their work on the classic children's book and how their partnership began. After 30+ years, 'The Stinky Cheese Man' is aging well Listen · 11:08 11:08 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1150382945/1150647103" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
After 30+ years, 'The Stinky Cheese Man' is aging well Listen · 11:08 11:08 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1150382945/1150647103" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Molly Idle and Juana Martinez-Neal / Holiday House Publishing, Inc. Picture This 'I Don't Care' is a book about what matters in friendship, illustrated by best friends December 10, 2022 • When illustrator Molly Idle read the text of Julie Fogliano's children's book, she immediately thought of her buddy Juana Martinez-Neal — and in true friend form — she volunteered her for the job. 'I Don't Care' is a book about what matters in friendship, illustrated by best friends Listen · 8:11 8:11 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1142003681/1142074828" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
'I Don't Care' is a book about what matters in friendship, illustrated by best friends Listen · 8:11 8:11 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1142003681/1142074828" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Jessica Love / Cameron + Company Picture This Kids want to know: 'Will It Be Okay?' — this book answers that question December 4, 2022 • Crescent Dragonwagon was in her 20s when she wrote a story told entirely in dialogue between a mother and her child. Now, she's updating her 1977 text with new illustrations by Jessica Love. Kids want to know: 'Will It Be Okay?' — this book answers that question Listen · 7:07 7:07 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1139948560/1140630272" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Kids want to know: 'Will It Be Okay?' — this book answers that question Listen · 7:07 7:07 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1139948560/1140630272" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Ron Barrett Picture This The forecast: Still tasty (and terrifying) in 'Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs' October 9, 2022 • In the 1978 children's classic, it rains soup, it snows mashed potatoes, and hotdogs blow in from the northeast. Judi and Ron Barrett look back on their delectable tale of the town of Chewandswallow. The forecast: Still tasty (and terrifying) in 'Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs' Listen · 7:52 7:52 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1124930113/1127734307" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
The forecast: Still tasty (and terrifying) in 'Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs' Listen · 7:52 7:52 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1124930113/1127734307" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Picture This 40 years after she took the stage, 'Angelina Ballerina' is still dancing September 25, 2022 • Angelina is a determined little mouse in a pink tutu who dreams of becoming a ballerina. Katharine Holabird and Helen Craig revisit their beloved character, the star of more than 25 picture books. 40 years after she took the stage, 'Angelina Ballerina' is still dancing Listen · 8:25 8:25 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1122951295/1124974271" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
40 years after she took the stage, 'Angelina Ballerina' is still dancing Listen · 8:25 8:25 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1122951295/1124974271" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
A Day For Sandcastles Illustrations copyright © 2022 by Qin Leng hide caption toggle caption Illustrations copyright © 2022 by Qin Leng Picture This A kids' story unfolds without words in 'A Day For Sandcastles' May 22, 2022 • Three siblings spend a summer day at the beach building sandcastles and watching them get demolished in a wordless picture book written by JonArno Lawson and illustrated by Qin Leng. A kids' story unfolds without words in 'A Day For Sandcastles' Listen · 6:58 6:58 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1093588533/1100588000" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
A kids' story unfolds without words in 'A Day For Sandcastles' Listen · 6:58 6:58 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1093588533/1100588000" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Beach Lane Books Picture This Behold! 'The Great Zapfino' takes a big leap to overcome his fears April 30, 2022 • A circus performer whose act is called "The Leap For Life" loses his nerve and gets a regular job as an elevator operator. Then a moment comes when The Great Zapfino must finally perform. Behold! 'The Great Zapfino' takes a big leap to overcome his fears Listen · 8:05 8:05 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1092659789/1095750220" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Behold! 'The Great Zapfino' takes a big leap to overcome his fears Listen · 8:05 8:05 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1092659789/1095750220" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Scholastic/Kaepernick Publishing Picture This Colin Kaepernick says 'I Color Myself Different' in his first children's book April 2, 2022 • Colin Kaepernick's kindergarten teacher gave his class an assignment: Draw a picture of your family. When he colored his family yellow and himself brown, it became a pivotal moment for his identity. Colin Kaepernick says 'I Color Myself Different' in his first children's book Listen · 8:04 8:04 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1089986114/1090448819" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Colin Kaepernick says 'I Color Myself Different' in his first children's book Listen · 8:04 8:04 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1089986114/1090448819" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Daniel Minter/ Alfred. A Knopf Books for Young Readers Picture This A kids' book travels through history to ask: Where does 'Blue' come from? March 12, 2022 • The color blue is all around us, but where does it come from? In Blue, written by Nana Ekua Brew-Hammond and illustrated by Daniel Minter, the answer is as deep as the sea and wide as the sky. A kids' book travels through history to ask: Where does 'Blue' come from? Listen · 6:30 6:30 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1086069085/1086274435" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
A kids' book travels through history to ask: Where does 'Blue' come from? Listen · 6:30 6:30 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1086069085/1086274435" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Cinco Puntos Press / Lee & Low Books Picture This Grandma's garden of magical rocks is 'Where Wonder Grows' February 12, 2022 • A grandmother brings her granddaughters to her special garden, where they learn about their connection to nature and tell stories about magical rocks, seashells, crystals and meteorites. Grandma's garden of magical rocks is 'Where Wonder Grows' Listen · 7:24 7:24 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1079832241/1080354298" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Grandma's garden of magical rocks is 'Where Wonder Grows' Listen · 7:24 7:24 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1079832241/1080354298" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
HarperCollins Children's Books/Balzer + Bray Picture This WaaaAAH! Rraak! 'Everybody in the Red Brick Building' is awake! January 8, 2022 • Baby Izzie howls, Rayhan's parrot screeches, Benny and his friends play flashlight tag, and Natalia launches her rocket in the new children's book by author Anne Wynter and illustrator Oge Mora. WaaaAAH! Rraak! 'Everybody in the Red Brick Building' is awake! Listen · 7:39 7:39 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1071380015/1071542956" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
WaaaAAH! Rraak! 'Everybody in the Red Brick Building' is awake! Listen · 7:39 7:39 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1071380015/1071542956" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Owlkids Books Picture This In 'The Sour Cherry Tree,' a child keeps memories of her late grandfather close December 18, 2021 • The day after her beloved Baba Bazorg dies, a little girl remembers some of her favorite things about him: his striped slippers, the mints in his pockets and the fig cookies he always shared. In 'The Sour Cherry Tree,' a child keeps memories of her late grandfather close Listen · 7:09 7:09 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1064854014/1065477272" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
In 'The Sour Cherry Tree,' a child keeps memories of her late grandfather close Listen · 7:09 7:09 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1064854014/1065477272" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Roaring Brook Press Picture This Return to a world of caring and kindness, in 'Amos McGee Misses the Bus' December 11, 2021 • In Erin and Philip Stead's follow-up to 2010's A Sick Day for Amos McGee, the fastidious zookeeper gets help from his animal friends to finish his chores, so they can go on an exciting outing. Return to a world of caring and kindness, in 'Amos McGee Misses the Bus' Listen · 7:52 7:52 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1062100800/1063337666" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Return to a world of caring and kindness, in 'Amos McGee Misses the Bus' Listen · 7:52 7:52 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1062100800/1063337666" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Anne Schwartz Books Picture This 2 cousins celebrate their childhood neighborhood in 'Dream Street' December 4, 2021 • Meet Mr. Sidney, who's always sharply dressed. Belle, who catches butterflies in jar. And the Hat Lady, Ms. Sarah. They're just some of the residents of Dream Street, the best street in the world. 2 cousins celebrate their childhood neighborhood in 'Dream Street' Listen · 8:08 8:08 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1061346712/1061483691" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
2 cousins celebrate their childhood neighborhood in 'Dream Street' Listen · 8:08 8:08 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1061346712/1061483691" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Charlene Chua/Macmillan Children's Publishing Group Picture This You can do it: Elizabeth Warren makes a pinkie promise to girls October 30, 2021 • Polly is tired of being told "that's not what girls do." Then she meets a woman running for President, who makes a pinkie promise with her to always remember that girls can do anything. You can do it: Elizabeth Warren makes a pinkie promise to girls Listen · 7:27 7:27 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1050438969/1050782711" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
You can do it: Elizabeth Warren makes a pinkie promise to girls Listen · 7:27 7:27 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1050438969/1050782711" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript