In this special extended episode, author Derrick Barnes and illustrator Gordon C. James discuss their picture books CROWN and the upcoming I AM EVERY GOOD THING.

This episode is sponsored by penguinclassroom.com.

This episode is sponsored by Heinemann, and their professional book The Artful Read Aloud by Rebecca Bellingham.

This episode is sponsored by NOSY CROW, and their innovative STORIES ALOUD program, which gives readers instant access to professionally produced and narrated versions of their books. Look for the STORIES ALOUD QR code on the back of Nosy Crow books to give it a try.

Click here for an audio sample, from the book WHO ATE STEVE?