Kidlit Love Podcast

Today, I’m talking with Nic Yulo, author / illustrator of Patch of Sky and Out of the Blue. Both picture books are delightful, colorful, quench our curiosity and teach us big life-affirming lessons, too. We talk about Nic’s journey to becoming a picture book author through a series of ‘fortunate detours’,...

Happy Middle Grade March! Today, I’m celebrating Middle Grade March with a special guest: Afoma Umesi. Afoma embraces all things middle grade reading and hosts my FAVORITE middle grade blog of all time: Reading Middle Grade. Today, she joins us to share her story: how middle grade reading became her passion,...

Today, I am talking with Michelle Knudsen. Michelle is the author of 50 children’s books: from early readers, board books and picture books to middle grade, young adult and even short stories, too.  While we don’t have enough time to talk about all of her books, we do highlight a few...

Today, I’m chatting with Cynthia Harmony, author of multiple picture books that celebrate the beauty of multiple languages, the world around us, family and home.  Come listen as we talk about her journey to writing, the threads that ties her books together and take a deep dive into her upcoming release:...

Today, I am talking with Marisa Quinn about her debut picture book: Happy Hands.  It’s a delightfully loveable story about a young boy who is eager to make friends on his first day of Kindergarten, only to find out that his ‘happy hands’ make that more challenging than he thought. It’s...

I have a long list of children’s literature authors that I love because their books are amazing. But since starting this podcast, I’ve created another list: authors I love because of their philosophy toward children, toward life and toward writing.  Lizzy Rockwell is at the top of this new list. She...

I love when books can take me down rabbit holes: delightful journeys driven by curiosity.  Today, I’m talking with Taryn Souders, an author that brought me great delight and knowledge in her most recent book The Mystery of the Radcliffe Riddle. It’s a book filled with family, friendship, mystery and mischief,...

Today is a day of firsts on the KidLit Love podcast. I’m here with Claire Lordon to talk about the first young adult book to be featured on the podcast AND the first graphic novel, too.  Claire is here to talk about her incredibly powerful graphic memoir: One in a Million. ...

Picture books have a special place in my reading heart for many reasons and today, we explore the power of picture books to help kids feel seen and explore important topics with their family.  Pamela Morgan is the author of Simply Skye, a book about a non-binary child exploring gender expression...