Podcast Episodes

Observant of Your Surroundings with Tiffany D. Jackson

Season 10 Episode 6

Tiffany D. Jackson, author of Blood in the Water (Scholastic Press), joins Matthew to talk about maturing a little faster when the environment calls for it.

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Published on 1 month ago

What Gives Shana Keller Hope

Season 10

Shana Keller, author of CeeCee: Underground Railroad Cinderella (Charlesbridge), illustrated by Laura Freeman, shares what is giving her hope today: dreaming. When our dreams speak to us in our darke…

Published on 1 month ago

It’s Personal with Jas Hammonds

Season 10 Episode 5

Jas Hammonds, author of Thirsty (Roaring Brook Press), joins Matthew to talk about coming to terms with dependence and their experience of everything being fine until it wasn’t.

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Published on 1 month, 1 week ago

What Gives Michael Genhart Hope

Season 10

Michael Genhart, author of Edie for Equality: Edie Windsor Stands Up for Love (Lee & Low Books), illustrated by Cheryl Thuesday, shares what is giving him hope today: curious kids. They want to know …

Published on 1 month, 1 week ago

Growing Ideas with Grace Lin

Season 10 Episode 4

Grace Lin, author and illustrator of The Gate, the Girl, and the Dragon (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers), joins Matthew to talk about a storyteller’s responsibility to use whatever the story a…

Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago

What Gives Aixa Pérez-Prado Hope

Season 10

Aixa Pérez-Prado, author of Mercedes Sosa: Voice of the People/Mercedes Sosa: La Voz del Pueblo (Children's Book Press) shares what is giving her hope today: how imagination takes flight though the m…

Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago

Our Interconnectedness with Jyoti Rajan Gopal

Season 10 Episode 3

Jyoti Rajan Gopal, author of Over in the Mangroves (Orchard Books), illustrated by Dikshaa Pawaskar, joins Matthew to talk about a place so magical and so important.

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Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago

What Gives Maham Khwaja Hope

Season 10

Maham Khwaja, author of The Home We Make (Lee & Low Books), illustrated by Daby Zainab Faidhi, shares what is giving her hope today: us, grounded and moving through our lives. Second by second. And d…

Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago

Slippery Slopes with Gordon Korman

Season 10 Episode 2

Gordon Korman, author of Snoop (Scholastic Press), joins Matthew to talk about exploring all-the-way stakes and taking inspiration from Hitchcock’s Rear Window.

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Published on 2 months ago

What Gives Lulu Delacre Hope

Season 10

Lulu Delacre, author illustrator of Rafi and Rosi: Menu!/Rafi Y Rosi: ¡Menú! (Children's Book Press) shares what is giving her hope today: the laughter of children at the bus stop. The laughter of ch…

Published on 2 months ago