Kidlit Love Podcast
On this episode of the KidLit Love podcast, I’m talking with Yamile Saied Mendez about her newest middle grade novel: The Beautiful Game. The Beautiful Game is an uplifting, heartfelt novel about family, self-confidence, the power of second chances and soccer, too. Come...
On this episode of the KidLit Love podcast, I’m talking with Sara Holly Ackerman and Alona Millgram about their newest picture book: Challah for Shabbat Tonight. This beautiful picture book celebrates Jewish joy and intergenerational love as it follows a girl and her grandmother preparing for Shabbat dinner by baking traditional...
On this episode of the KidLit Love podcast, I’m talking with James Preller about his newest middle grade novel: Shaken. This book is about a girl who has dedicated her whole life to soccer and finds herself with a serious concussion after a play went wrong in the game. The aftermath...
On this episode of the KidLit Love podcast, I’m talking with Alex London & Paul O. Zelinsky about their picture book: Still Life. This delightful book invites readers into the world of art…but that world isn’t always what it seems. Come listen as we talk about the middle-of-the-night moment that inspired...
On this episode of the KidLit Love podcast, I’m talking with Shifa Saltagi Safadi about her new middle grade novel: Kareem Between. It’s a coming-of-age novel-in-verse about a Syrian American boy and his struggles, big and small, as he navigates middle school. It’s powerful, it’s emotional, it’s lyrical, it’s quintessential middle...
On this episode of the KidLit Love podcast, I’m talking with author and illustrator Devin Elle Kurtz about her debut picture book: The Bakery Dragon. This book will take you on a magical journey with Ember, a tiny dragon with a heart of gold and a taste for treats on a...
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 series, soon to be four, and it’s already...
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...
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...
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...
