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Kidlit Love Podcast

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...
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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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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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The Intersection of Science & Writing: Whales in the City & Riverkeeper by Nancy Castaldo

March 31, 2025 in Kidlit Love Podcast
On this episode of the KidLit Love podcast, I’m talking with Nancy Castaldo about her newest releases: Whales in the City and Riverkeeper: Protecting an American River.  Both of these books explore the state of our rivers, particularly the Hudson River in New York, the history behind them and how readers...
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Deliciously Delightful Middle Grade: The Bridget Vanderpuff Series with Martin Stewart & David Habben

March 27, 2025 in Kidlit Love Podcast
On this episode of the KidLit Love podcast, I’m talking with Martin Stewart and David Habben about the first two titles in their middle grade series: Bridget Vanderpuff and The Baked Escape and Bridget Vanderpuff and The Ghost Train.  These middle grade novels are filled with mystery, mischief and melt-in-your-mouth delights....
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Joyful Creativity: The Cosmic Adventures of Astrid and Stella with Sabrina and Eunice Moyle

March 24, 2025 in Kidlit Love Podcast
On this episode of the KidLit Love podcast, I’m talking with Sabrina and Eunice Moyle about the newest release in their graphic novel chapter book: The Cosmic Adventures of Astrid and Stella: Comet Together.  This book is fun, adventurous, humorous, bright, colorful and the ultimate enjoyable reading experience. Astrid and Stella...
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Literature & Mental Health: Octopus Moon with Bobbie Pyron

March 20, 2025 in Kidlit Love Podcast
On this episode of the KidLit Love podcast, I’m talking with Bobbie Pyron about her newest middle grade book: Octopus Moon.  This novel-in-verse tells the story of a young girl navigating depression at the start of fifth grade. It’s deeply moving and powerful and one many readers are going to keep...
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Creating Fun New Worlds: Mr. Muffins Defender of the Stars with Ben Kahn

March 17, 2025 in Kidlit Love Podcast
On this episode of the KidLit Love podcast, I’m talking with Ben Khan about their newest middle grade comic: Mr. Muffins Defender of the Stars. According to Publishers Weekly’s starred review, this book is an enchanting space opera in which aliens and humans find common ground despite differing cultures, foods, and...
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A Delightful Perspective: Moving Day with Teri Roche Drobnick

March 13, 2025 in Kidlit Love Podcast
On this episode of the KidLit Love podcast, I’m talking with Teri Roche Drobnick about her debut picture book: Moving Day.  The book was inspired by the real-life story of moving a 139-year-old, 133-ton Victorian house six blocks and is delightfully told from the house’s perspective. Come listen as Teri shares...
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Books make Mondays better! This book is changing Books make Mondays better!

This book is changing my life. Truly. It's finally the book that's getting through the noise and making me stop to really listen to what's inside and what's next.

If you're in midlife and are overthinking and underliving, then this book is for you. It's filled with beautiful language, straight talk, kick-butt advice and even a bit of prayer. 

I won't be the same after reading it. Thank you, @mariannewilliamson 

What books are making your Monday better?

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On this episode of Restorative Reading & Writing f On this episode of Restorative Reading & Writing for Wellness, I’m guiding you through a gentle restorative reading and writing session for when things need to change in your life or you simply want them to.

Grab your notebook, your favorite writing utensil and let’s write together!

Click the podcast link in my bio or head to your favorite podcast platform and find RESTORATIVE READING & WRITING FOR WELLNESS!

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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 Pooja Makhijani about her newest picture book: TOGETHER FOR MAMA.

This beautiful picture book is a story about care and how it moves through family and communities, how children witness it and how they offer it in return. This is a beautiful story of hope and healing for all of us. 

Come listen as we talk about the deeply personal inspiration behind the book, the stunning fusion of words and images that bring the book to life and Pooja’s heartfelt hopes for collective care and understanding, not just for postpartum depression, but for anything we might face. 

https://open.substack.com/pub/kidlitlove/p/e232-caring-in-community-together?r=azy11&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
Books make Mondays better! This week, I’m startin Books make Mondays better!

This week, I’m starting YESTERYEAR by Caro Claire Burke.

I was intrigued from the first moment I spotted it in my beloved BookPage magazine from my local library a few months ago and after hearing all the bookish buzz online, I am finally picking it up for myself. 

Here’s the publisher’s blurb:

A traditional American woman, a “tradwife” influencer, suddenly awakens in the brutal reality of 1855—where she must unravel whether this living nightmare is an elaborate hoax, a twisted reality show, or something far more sinister in this sensational debut novel.

I won’t reveal what it is yet, but it fits my new one-word theme for July and I cannot wait to get started.

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I’m opening up one day a month to consult with sch I’m opening up one day a month to consult with schools and districts on a topic near and dear to my heart: restorative reading and writing for educator wellness. 

Interested in learning more? 

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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 Laekan Zea Kemp about her newest middle grade novel: THE CHISMOSAS ONLY BOOK CLUB.

This instant-classic, middle grade coming-of-age novel is filled with friendship, identity and the magic of bookstores. Say no more and add to cart, right?! Plus, the format is incredibly appealing: text message threads, comic panels and sketches and even a few spells and herbal concoctions for when you need them most.

Come listen as we talk about the upper middle grade niche that this book speaks to, the varied themes, realities and formats that make the book so inviting and appealing and the role that this book could play in sparking a love of reading (and more reading!) for all that read it. You won’t want to miss this one!

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