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Regular-Pegular Relatable Stories: Bibsy Cross with Liz Garton Scanlon

December 5, 2024 in Kidlit Love Podcast
On this episode of the KidLit Love podcast, I’m talking with Liz Garton Scanlon about her newest Bibsy Cross book series. This is a delightful series around a regular-pegular third grader, her family and her friends. There are currently 2 books in the...
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The Power of Cyclical Notebooking with Rebecca Rankin

December 3, 2024 in Restorative Reading & Writing for Wellness
This might just be my favorite episode of the Get Lit(erate). podcast so far. =) Today, I’m exploring all things cyclical living and notebooking with Rebecca Rankin of the Women’s Moon Wisdom podcast. Rebecca is here to help us explore a sustainable, holistic and cyclical lifestyle to balance our mood, boost...
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Imagining Possibilities: A STEMinist Force with Laura Carter and Anna Doherty

December 2, 2024 in Kidlit Love Podcast
On this episode of the KidLit Love podcast, I’m talking with Laura Carter and Anna Doherty about their picture book: A STEMinist Force. This beautiful book is full of possibilities. Inside is a reminder that we can be whoever we want to be, especially if we want to find ourselves in...
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Books on My Holiday TBR Stack

November 26, 2024 in Restorative Reading & Writing for Wellness
I love talking about my reading rules and I have one particular reading rule that you might not expect: I cannot read holiday books until December 1st. Not at all. While I love anything and everything to do with the holiday season, I like to restrict my holiday reading to only...
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Cultural Belonging: In the Groves with Andrea Cruz Floren

November 25, 2024 in Kidlit Love Podcast
On this episode of the KidLit Love podcast, I’m talking with author Andrea Cruz Floren about her debut picture book: In the Groves. This book is a whirlwind adventure about cultural belonging and is inspired by Andrea’s own grandfather and his orange groves. In it, Clara finds magic, fun and excitement...
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Chess, Anxiety & Friendship: May the Best Player Win with Kyla Zhao

November 21, 2024 in Kidlit Love Podcast
On this episode of the KidLit Love podcast, I’m talking with author Kyla Zhao about her newest middle grade novel: May the Best Player Win. This book is about a Bay Area chess player who makes a bet with her sexist rival that girls are as good as guys at the...
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Reading Cookbooks as Self Care

November 19, 2024 in Restorative Reading & Writing for Wellness
Today, I’m exploring a genre that I’ve never talked about on the podcast before: cookbooks! Traditionally, cookbooks were simply the keeper of recipes, but today, they are so much more. They’re also part memoir, part non-fiction, part exploration and beyond.  In this episode, I’m diving deep into the micro-genre of cookbooks...
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Magical & Cultural Experiences: The Night Market with Seina Wedlick

November 18, 2024 in Kidlit Love Podcast
On this episode of the KidLit Love podcast, I’m talking with author Seina Wedlick about her newest picture book: The Night Market. The Night Market is a STUNNING book that made me add an item to my ‘Bucket List From Books’ list: visit a Nigerian night market.  Come listen as we...
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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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Middle grade novels hold a unique kind of magic an Middle grade novels hold a unique kind of magic and Ann Braden unlocks that magic with every novel she writes.

Her newest book is no exception.

HIJACKED BY GOATS is a heartfelt middle grade novel that delicately captures Josie’s inner world and the sheer number of compulsive and overwhelming thoughts that battle for her attention. Officially diagnosed with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), Josie progresses through residential treatment and outpatient therapy as she navigates recovery and a kinder way of treating herself.

Ann delicately captures the challenges Josie faces, the overwhelming thoughts and feelings that won’t let her rest and the brave choices she makes to move through them with the support of new friends, family and knowledgeable professionals.

While every middle grade reader might not be able to relate to Josie directly, they WILL be able to relate to going through something hard, wishing away particular thoughts or feelings or knowing someone who is struggling with their mental health. So will every adult reading this book, too.

This book so beautifully captures the entirety of the human condition and invites every emotion to the table, holding out a hand to those that need it and providing a window of empathy to those that need that, too.

It’s an incredible book and I’m forever grateful for having read it.

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This. I know this face. I’ve made this face. I now This. I know this face. I’ve made this face. I now have better words to explain the significance of it and the love it holds. Thank you, Ann. ❤️

HIJACKED BY GOATS by Ann Braden

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