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Every week, I send a bit of bookish snail mail into the world to a fellow reader. Recently, a reader requested a book around adult friendship and it took me down a rabbit hole of books and notebooking in the most wonderful way. ...
Today, I am talking with award-winning Natalia Sylvester about her picture book: A Maleta Full of Treasures. While this may be her first picture book, she has written multiple adult and young adult novels that I have loved and I am thrilled to talk with her today about the threads between...
Today, I’m revealing a literate experiment I’ve been working on for a while. Yes, it was inspired by a book and yes, I think you should start experimenting, too. =) Come listen as I talk about the project and walk you through the 6 steps it takes to make it your...
Today, I am talking with Sahtinay Abaza in this bonus episode to celebrate Ramadan and the Eid Moon. Come listen as we talk about her two picture books: The Ramadan Drummer and The Eid Moon. These books tell the story of the beautiful traditions of Ramadan to learn from and enjoy....
Happy Easter! On the very last day of every month, I share a bonus episode of what I’ve been reading, writing, learning and loving throughout the last month. Today, I’m sharing the highlights on my literate life in March: three VERY different books, the power of affirmations, learning about an accidental...
As a book podcaster, one of my favorite things is to help launch new books into the world and celebrate as many book birthdays as I can. Today, I’m talking with debut author Andrew Hacket. Andrew is an educator who dreamed of writing picture books for a long while and now...
Today, we are exploring the power of reading and writing to make life feel better. How? Through Up Lit. Up Lit is a particular genre of reading that makes us feel good. The stories are hopeful and inspiring, even if the characters are going through hard things. Today, I’ll take a...
Book people are the best people and today, I’m talking to one of my favorites: John Schu. Affectionately known as Mr. Schu online, John is the fiercest, most passionate book advocate I know. He’s been sharing the book love for years as an educator, librarian, Scholastic Book Ambassador and now, as...
