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What Gives Merriam Sarcia Saunders Hope
Season 10
Merriam Sarcia Saunders, author of You Can Say Hi with Only a Smile (Magination Press), illustrated by Tracy Nishimura Bishop, shares what is giving …
9 months, 1 week ago
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 …
9 months, 1 week 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: …
9 months, 2 weeks 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…
9 months, 2 weeks 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 givin…
9 months, 3 weeks 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 storyt…
9 months, 3 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 hop…
9 months, 3 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 a…
10 months 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…
10 months 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 R…
10 months, 1 week ago