Five picture books reviewed, including a bee with food allergies, guardians brought to life from pillows, leaves, and blankets, and a reunion with some long lost… um… friends?
Jon Scieszka: Let's Get Busy, Episode 200
Share this PostGuys Read (Book 6): Terrifying TalesJon Scieszka (@Jon_Scieszka), editor of Guys Reads: Terrifying Tales, which is published by Walden Pond Press (@WaldenPondPress), and other of a ton of ...
038: Victoria Jamieson – Roller Girl
Victoria Jamieson is the author and illustrator of Roller Girl, a graphic novel about a twelve year old girl and her new found love of roller derby!
Lou Anders: Let's Get Busy, Episode 199
Lou Anders, author of Nightborn; Thrones and Bones Book 2, which is published by Crown Books for Young Readers, stops by the podcast to talk about creating an accessible, appropriate, and modern secondary world fantasy, the epic task of world-planning, and creating games to play with readers.
Elizabeth Started All The Trouble: The Best Book Ever [this week]
Five picture books reviewed, including a feline composer, a dreaded term essay, the long ride on the suffrage express.
Julie Sternberg: Let’s Get Busy, Episode 198
Julie Sternberg, author of Secrets Out!; The Top Secret Diary of Celie Valentine (Book 2), which is illustrated by Johanna Wright and published by Boyds Mills Press, stops by the podcast to talk about incorporating podcasts into the general school curriculum, what results when you book’s structure is fighting with the format, and the happiest time in her childhood.
Imelda & the Goblin King: The Best Book Ever [this week]
Five picture books reviewed, including an antagonizing cave boy brother, a bird-loving Sasquatch, and as many selfies as one day can handle.
Ed Vere: Let's Get Busy, Episode 189
Ed Vere, author illustrator most recently of Max the Brave, which is published by Sourcebooks, stops by to talk about storytelling with a jazz trio, a stubborn and tenacious cat, and how it’s all in the eyes.
K.A. Holt: Let's Get Busy, Episode 197
K.A. Holt, author of House Arrest, which is published by Chronicle Books, returns to the podcast to talk about writing out of order, pulling all the story threads apart, and accepting help doesn’t mean you’re accepting weakness.
Three Bears in a Boat: The Best Book Ever [this week]
Five picture books reviewed, including a performance of the Nutcracker, a snake-loving family and the odd sister out, and the greatest ancient artifacts in history curated in one illustrated museum’s historical collection.