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Intergenerational Healing with Weshoyot Alvitre
Season 9 Episode 17
Weshoyot Alvitre, author and illustrator of Brave (Kokila), joins Matthew to talk about a space to play and the cyclical nature of life.
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1 year ago
What Gives Natasha Khan Kazi Hope
Season 9
Natasha Khan Kazi (Lulu in the Spotlight: A South Asian Wedding Story) shares what is giving her hope today: the bravery of everyday people.
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1 year ago
A Puzzle to Solve with Matthew Burgess and Doug Salati
Season 9 Episode 16
Matthew Burgess and Doug Salati, author and illustrator of Words with Wings and Magic Things (Tundra Books), join Matthew to talk about writing poems…
1 year, 1 month ago
What Gives Charles Waters Hope
Season 9
Charles Waters (If I Could Choose a Best Day: Poems of Possibility) shares what is giving him hope today: spending a lot of time in thought and, as m…
1 year, 1 month ago
In Total Admiration with Sara Andrea Fajardo
Season 9 Episode 15
Sara Andrea Fajardo, author of Crack Goes the Cascarón: An Eggcellent Not-Just-for-Easter Shellebration! (Knopf Books for Young Readers) and Alberto …
1 year, 1 month ago
What Gives Padma Venkatraman Hope
Season 9
Padma Venkatraman (Safe Harbor) shares what is giving her hope today: the nature of hope itself. Even when we're in dire circumstances, it's somethin…
1 year, 1 month ago
A Kaleidoscopic Collection with Matt Forrest Esenwine
Season 9 Episode 14
Matt Forrest Esenwine, author of A Universe of Rainbows: Multicolored Poems for a Multicolored World (Eerdmans Books for Young Readers), joins Matthe…
1 year, 1 month ago
What Gives Zetta Elliott Hope
Season 9
Zetta Elliott (The Oracle's Door) shares what is giving her hope today: art. Art has always been not just an expression of hope, but an act of resist…
1 year, 1 month ago
Bees Made This Book with Shawn Harris
Season 9 Episode 13
Shawn Harris, author of Let's Be Bees (Neal Porter Books), joins Matthew to talk about making books with everything you need to put on a good show.
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1 year, 1 month ago
What Gives Kaz Windness Hope
Season 9
Kaz Windness (Bitsy Bat, Team Star) shares what is giving her hope today: a commitment to being joyful and doing things that bring happiness as an ac…
1 year, 1 month ago