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Dog-Loving Kids on a Mission: The Unlikely Heroes Club with Kate Foster

April 17, 2025 in Kidlit Love Podcast
On this episode of the KidLit Love podcast, I’m talking with Kate Foster about her newest middle grade novel: The Unlikely Heroes Club. This heart-warming book is about five dog-loving kids who have a mission to accomplish and a mystery to solve and...
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Three New Ways to Practice Bibliotherapy

April 15, 2025 in Restorative Reading & Writing for Wellness
On this episode of the Get Lit(erate). podcast, we’re exploring three new ways to practice bibliotherapy that have never been talked about on the podcast….or anywhere else that I can find.  Typically, bibliotherapy focuses on the book, specifically the text in the book, and how it can help you grow through...
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The Importance of Representation: Jollof Day with Bernard Mensah

April 14, 2025 in Kidlit Love Podcast
On this episode of the KidLit Love podcast, I’m talking with Bernard Mensah about his newest picture books: Esi the Brave and Jollof Day. Both of these books are filled with stunning beauty and capture the beauty and tradition of family culture.  Come listen as we talk about Bernard’s important mission...
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A Series of Funny Firsts: CANtaloupe and HoneyDO Bake a Cake with Mike Boldt

April 10, 2025 in Kidlit Love Podcast
On this episode of the KidLit Love podcast, I’m talking with Mike Boldt about his new picture book: CANtaloupe and HoneyDO Bake a Cake. This is his newest picture book in the Can Do series, a series filled with funny firsts that focus on a universal childhood experience and features two...
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Protecting the Right to Read with Sabrina Baeta & Tasslyn Magnusson of PEN America

April 8, 2025 in Kidlit Love Podcast
On this bonus episode of the KidLit Love podcast, we’re honoring the right to read with Sabrina Baeta and Tasslyn Magnusson of Pen America.  PEN America stands at the intersection of literature and human rights to protect free expression and champions the freedom to write, recognizing the power of the word...
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The Healing Powers of Writing & Creativity with Sharon Frances

April 8, 2025 in Restorative Reading & Writing for Wellness
One of the best outcomes of this podcast is the chance to connect with others who share my love of reading and writing and understand the powerful role they play in wellness, healing, creativity and living a life well-lived. Today’s guest is one of those people. Sharon Frances is an author,...
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Celebrating Women’s Voices: She Spoke Too with Kathy MacMillan & Manuela Bernardi

April 7, 2025 in Kidlit Love Podcast
On this episode of the KidLit Love podcast, I’m talking with Kathy MacMillan and Manuela Bernardi about their books: She Spoke: 14 Women Who Raised Their Voices and Changed the World and She Spoke Too: 14 More Women Who Raised Their Voices and Changed the World. These multi-modal books are both...
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Heart-Warming Horror: It’s Watching by Lindsay Currie

April 3, 2025 in Kidlit Love Podcast
On this episode of the KidLit Love podcast, I’m talking with Lindsay Currie about her newest middle grade mystery: It’s Watching.  This book is set in a real-life graveyard in Illinois and follows Josie and her friends as they try to land the perfect story for their school newspaper, but get...
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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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