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A World Worth Saving & Are You a Friend of Dorothy with Kyle Lukoff

June 30, 2025 in Kidlit Love Podcast
On this episode of the KidLit Love podcast, I’m talking with Kyle Lukoff about his newest middle grade and picture book releases: A World Worth Saving & Are You a Friend of Dorothy. A World Worth Saving Is a middle grade novel that...
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Enthralling Dystopian Verse: Alone & Away by Megan E. Freeman

June 26, 2025 in Kidlit Love Podcast
On this episode of the KidLit Love podcast, I’m talking with Megan E. Freeman about her companion novels-in-verse: Alone & Away. The first book, ALONE, tells the story of a young girl who wakes up one day to find herself utterly alone in her small Colorado town. The companion novel, AWAY,...
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Children’s Picture Books for Adult Life Coaching

June 24, 2025 in Restorative Reading & Writing for Wellness
On this episode of the Get Lit(erate). Podcast, I’m talking about one of my favorite topics: using children’s picture books as adult life coaching tools to spark transformation and growth. It’s the most enjoyable form of therapy I know of! Come listen as I explore why picture books are the perfect...
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Exploring The Amina Banana Series with Shifa Saltagi Safadi

June 23, 2025 in Kidlit Love Podcast
On this episode of the KidLit Love podcast, I’m talking with Shifa Saltagi Safadi about the first two books in her new Amina Banana Series: Amina Banana and the Formula for Friendship and Amina Banana and the Formula for Winning. This new series is about a determined and clever third grader...
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Power on the Page & Stage: KNUCKLEHEAD by Tony Keith Jr.

June 19, 2025 in Kidlit Love Podcast
On this episode of the KidLit Love podcast, I’m talking with Tony Keith Jr. about his newest young adult poetry collection: Knucklehead. Knucklehead is a brilliant and electric poetry collection that subverts a narrow way of thinking and empathizes with young people who are misunderstood and unheard.  Come listen as we...
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Permission to Pause: How Short Stories and Essays Can Soothe

June 17, 2025 in Restorative Reading & Writing for Wellness
On this episode of the Get Lit(erate). podcast, we’re talking about pause piles: a collection of short stories and essays designed to be read in a single sitting to sooth, uplift and inspire.  Come listen as I explore why we might take powerful pause breaks to read throughout the day, the...
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An Embodied Reading Experience: BAD BADGER by Maryrose Wood

June 16, 2025 in Kidlit Love Podcast
On this episode of the KidLit Love podcast, I’m talking with Maryrose Wood about her newest middle grade novel: Bad Badger: A Love Story. In this illustrated chapter book, readers meet Septimus, a badger who fears he may not be a badger at all. When a gull lands on his windowsill,...
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Embracing Self-Love & Enoughness: BECOMING BOBA by Joanna Ho

June 12, 2025 in Kidlit Love Podcast
On this episode of the KidLit Love podcast, I’m talking with Joanna Ho about her newest picture book: BECOMING BOBA. This charming picture book celebrates self-love and identity and reminds readers that there is always room for unique flavors in our communities. It’s cute and charming, yet has deeply important messages,...
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On this episode of the KidLit Love podcast, I’m ta On this episode of the KidLit Love podcast, I’m talking with Melissa Taylor about her debut picture book: TOVA’S SWEET SOLUTION.

This is a heartfelt and deliciously sweet story about creativity, resilience and the magic of family. It has a special place in my gluten-free heart and will make you burst with all the warm feelings, too. 

Come listen as we talk about the inspiration behind this heart-warming book and the personal inspiration behind it, the delicate and delightful illustrations that might cause your belly to grumble and Melissa’s beautiful hopes for readers of all ages. 

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Books make Mondays better! This week, I’m finally Books make Mondays better!

This week, I’m finally picking up a book the world has been buzzing about:

THEO OF GOLDEN by Allen Levi

From what I hear, I am in for a treat. 

What books are making your Monday better?

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I’m trying a new reflective writing technique: 100 I’m trying a new reflective writing technique: 100 I statements. Let’s see what appears on the page…

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This book was a gorgeous exploration into love, lo This book was a gorgeous exploration into love, loss, family and the complications among them. Tasked with clearing out her family’s home after both her parents passed, Plum wades through the objects of the home and the emotions of her heart. It’s filled with lyrical writing and an invitation to consider our own roots, our own stuff and our next moves.

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Surprise! I’m here with a bonus episode to close Surprise!

I’m here with a bonus episode to close out the end of National Library week with a delightful middle grade biography of an important bookish figure: Ursula Nordstrom.

Plus, for the first time ever, I invited an additional guest on to share the book love with me. Come listen!

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A Note From My Nudge Notebook… This week, I was i A Note From My Nudge Notebook…

This week, I was inspired to write a really terrible first draft of a picture book inspired by a conversation with my father and grandfather AND the writing advice from inside this incredible middle grade biography by Nancy Hudgins: BOOKS GOOD ENOUGH FOR YOU. Ursula Nordstrom will now stand on my writing shoulders forever.

What acts of inspired action are you taking from the books you’ve read this week?

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