Latest Podcast Episodes & Posts
On this episode of the KidLit Love podcast, I’m talking with Pablo Cartaya about his newest middle grade novel: A HERO’S GUIDE TO SUMMER VACATION. This middle grade novel is about a reluctant young hero, his best-selling fantasy author grandfather and a family...
On this episode of the Get Lit(erate). podcast, I’m talking about the six kinds of restorative writing that have the potential to make us feel better based on the season of life we are in and the kind of support we wish for in the moment. Here they are in a...
On this episode of the KidLit Love podcast, I’m talking with Barbara McClintock about her newest picture book collaboration with the late Tomie DePaola: WHERE ARE YOU BRONTE? In this moving tribute to Tomie, readers see firsthand his emotional and deeply personal story about overcoming his grief at the loss of...
On this episode of the KidLit Love podcast, I’m talking with Erin Entrada Kelly about her non-fiction middle grade debut: AT LAST SHE STOOD: HOW JOEY GUERRERO SPIED, SURVIVED, AND FOUGHT FOR FREEDOM. This middle grade nonfiction text explores the intertwined narratives of war, spy stories, immigration, disease, religious devotion and...
On this episode of the Get Lit(erate). podcast, I’m talking about a practice that sets restorative reading apart from ‘regular’ reading and could potentially be the one thing that changes your life: the nudge notebook. Come listen as I share a simple, yet powerful, definition of restorative reading, discuss the key...
On this episode of the KidLit Love podcast, I’m talking with Regina Linke about her newest picture book: BIG ENOUGH. This beautifully illustrated picture book embraces traditional Chinese philosophy and introduces readers to a little boy who learns he is big enough to do big things. Come listen as we talk...
On this episode of the KidLit Love podcast, I’m talking with Lynda Mullaly Hunt about her new picture book: WISH IN A TREE. This beautiful picture book is the companion story to her New York Times best-selling book FISH IN A TREE and celebrates neurodiversity and out-of-the-box thinking. In Lynda’s words,...
On this episode of the Get Lit(erate). podcast, I’m sharing all the bookish details from my first-ever in-person restorative reading retreat. I’ll share what makes it different from a ‘regular’ reading retreat, the schedule we followed, the bookish surprises that were scattered throughout the day and what’s coming next, too! Here...
