Joining me today to talk about all things exciting and new in the world of children’s literature is Tracey Baptiste -  a former elementary school teacher and author of the New York Times best-selling Minecraft: The Crash and the phenomenally creepy Caribbean series, The Jumbies.

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Joining me today to talk about all things exciting and new in the world of children’s literature is Jarod Roselló - a literacies researcher and creative writing professor at the University of South Florida. And author of graphic novels for children and adults, including the recently released (and amazing!) Red Panda & Moon Bear.

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Joining me today to talk about all things exciting and new in the world of children’s literature is Josh Funk - author of The Lady Pancake & Sir French Toast series, the It’s Not a Fairy Tale series, How to Code a Sandcastle AND the coming-this-September How to Code a Rollercoaster!

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The loss of two literary greats, the controversy around ebook embargoes, and a new nonfiction picture book about one of the many women behind some of your favorite Disney art. We’ve got all this and more.

I’m Corrina Allen and this is All The Wonders This Week.

Thank you for joining us this Tuesday, August 13th, 2019!   Joining me today to talk about all things exciting and new in the world of children’s literature is Kathie MacIsaac - she runs the children’s department at the Headingley Municipal Library in Manitoba, Canada, she is also one of the MGBookVillage team, and is currently on the committee of the Manitoba Young Readers’ Choice Awards.

• #KidsNeedMentors matchups were announced today
• This past week the world lost two literary greats. On August 5th Toni Morrison died at age 88. And although she is most known for her adult works like Beloved and The Bluest Eye, she also wrote for children with her late son, Slade. Titles like Please, Louise and The Big Box.

• Also this past week, Lee Bennett Hopkins passed away at age 81 on August 8th. If you are interested, there are plans to honor his legacy with a #PoetryFriday celebration of his work at The Poem Farm website on August 23rd. 
• Some publishers like Tor and Macmillan are delaying or limiting library access to eBooks. In Macmillan’s announcement, they revealed “a new lending model that limits public libraries to only one copy of newly-released titles in digital formats, followed by an eight-week embargo on purchasing additional copies.”  Here are some links for further reading:
  • https://www.libraryjournal.com/?detailStory=macmillan-announces-two-month-embargo-on-library-ebooks
  • http://www.readersfirst.org/news/2018/7/13/a-communication-to-tormacmillan

• The annual Tweens Read Conference in Pasadena, TX takes place onSaturday, October 19th with registration opening on September 1st. 
• First nErDcamp in Canada - nErDCampManitoba

• Why? By Laura Vaccaro Seeger
• If I Built A School by Chris Van Dusen, the companion to If I Built a House and If I Built a Car is out today.
• And David Biedrzycki's new picture book - SumoKitty

• A second Case Closed book by Lauren Magaziner is out today called Stolen from the Studio
• The 7th Dog Man - For Whom the Ball Rolls 
• The Last Olympian graphic novel by Rick Riordan

• Just Like Beverly: A Biography of Beverly Cleary by Vicki Conrad and illustrated by David Hohn
• Code Like A Girl: Rad Tech Projects and Practical Tips by Miriam Peskowitz
• What Is The Story of Wonder Woman? by Steven Korte
• What Is The Story of Frankenstein? by Sheila Keenan

• Two nonfiction picture books about the women of Walt Disney’s Animation Studio.  The first is called Pencils, Pens & Brushes: A Great Girls' Guide to Disney Animation by Mindy Johnson and illustrated by Lorelay Bové. And Mary Blair’s Unique Flair: The Girl Who Became One of the Disney Legends

• Angry Birds 2 is getting some decent reviews from critics
• The life-action Dora the Explorer movie called Dora & the Lost City of Gold
•  Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark - the film that is loosely based on that ever-popular horror series by Alvin Schwartz

• A Netflix original based on a Nickelodeon show is Invader Zim: Enter the Forpus

• Kathie: White Fragility by Robin DiAngelo, In the Key of Nira Ghani by Natasha Deen, and For Black Girls Like Me by Mariama J. Lockington
• Corrina:  An Indigenous People’s History of the United States by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz and at the same time I am reading the Young People’s adaption of that text that was done by Jean Mendoza and Debbie Reese.

• Corrina: On my mind this week is a post that has been going around social media featuring a Harry Potter bulletin board with 5 mirrors on it and the saying, “Meet the Wizard Responsible for Your…” and underneath each mirror it says Choices, Grades, Success, Words, and Actions.  And as a BIG Harry Potter fan, my first reaction was - that is so clever and cute! And then the more I thought about it, the more it didn’t quite sit right with me. I’ve had students who were weren’t successful because their parents couldn’t get them to school on time. And well -  Harry owes most of his success to the help of others. So what I’m thinking is that I shouldn’t just jump on something because it looks cute, but think about the deeper implications of the messages I’m sending
• Katie: I’ve been thinking a lot this week about how I can make my storytimes more inclusive, and move away from seasonal themes to broader topics that can generate more important discussion even at the preschool level. I’ve been really inspired by Jillian Heise and the work she does with #classroombookaday since I got back from nErDcamp in Michigan, and I’ve been wondering how I can adapt the book recommendations and the idea of more meaningful conversation with a younger age group.

Thank all of you for listening and sharing your Tuesday with us!

You can find an outline of the show and links to all the books and topics we chatted about at allthewonders.com.  And, if you have an extra minute this week, reviews on iTunes or Stitcher are much appreciated.

The All the Wonders This Week podcast is brought to you by All The Wonders, where children's books are for everyone. Journey beyond the page with podcasts, videos, crafts, and more at allthewonders.com.

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A bookish holiday you may not have heard of, an author who raised thousands of dollars to get more books in kids’ hands, and a new graphic novel nonfiction/fiction hybrid. We’ve got all this and more.

I’m Corrina Allen and this is All The Wonders This Week.

Thank you for joining us this Tuesday, August 6th, 2019!   Joining me today to talk about all things exciting and new in the world of children’s literature is Jarrett Lerner - MGBookVillage co-founder, co-organizer of the #KidsNeedMentors program, and author of EngiNerds! 

• More from VAMOS! Creator Raul the Third - 
• Michael Ian Black was on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert talking about I’m Worried, I’m Bored, I’m Sad - the books he wrote with illustrator Debbie Ridpath Ohi.
• Kelly Yang’s debut YA novel, Parachutes
• new picture book collaboration between author Pat Zietlow Miller and illustrator Suzy Lee, titled Someday Soon. 
• YA author Nic Stone’s middle grade called Clean Getaway 
• Jarrett Lerner raises over $13,000 for FirstBook 

• August 9th is National Book Lovers Day!

• National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) Conference is in Baltimore, Maryland this November 21-24  and registration is now open. 
• Back to School!

• Picture Books
• • Sing a Song: How Lift Every Voice and Sing Inspired Generations by Kelly Starling Lyons and illustrated by Keith Mallett 
  • Jennifer & Matt Holm have a picture book coming out today called The Evil Princess vs. the Brave Knight

• Chapter Books / Middle Grade
• Pablo Cartaya’s Each Tiny Spark 
• The Good, the Bad, and the Bossy
• The Bone Garden by Heather Kassner
• Gabrielle Byrne’s RISE OF THE DRAGON MOON
• Melissa Sarno’s new book, A SWIRL OF OCEAN
• Kristin Mahoney’s THE 47 PEOPLE YOU’LL MEET IN MIDDLE SCHOOL

• Graphic Novels
• Kate Hannigan’s Cape, Book 1 in the League of Secret Heroes series 
• New Dog Man -  For Whom the Ball Rolls
• Nonfiction

• Jennifer Thermes’s Manhattan: Mapping the Story of an Island
• Bringing Down A President: The Watergate Scandal by Andrea Balis and Elizabeth Levy and illustrated by Tim Foley. 

• TV Shows / Miniseries
• • I saw that She-Ra and the Princess of Power Season 3 dropped on Netflix on August 2nd
  • AND a third season of Ask the Storybots was also released that same day.
  • And Season 3 of the Worst Witch just came out on Netflix
  • brand-new Netflix show called Twelve Forever

• Jarrett: Jess Keating’s Nikki Tesla and the Ferret-Proof Death Ray, and Monster Mayhem, a graphic novel from Christopher Eliopoulos -- creator or Cosmic Commandos 
• Corrina:  Knockout - the sequel to K.A. Holt’s House Arrest

Thank you for listening and sharing your Tuesday with us.

You can find an outline of the show and links to all the books and topics we chatted about at allthewonders.com.  And, if you have an extra minute this week, reviews on iTunes or Stitcher are much appreciated.

The All the Wonders This Week podcast is brought to you by All The Wonders, where children's books are for everyone. Journey beyond the page with podcasts, videos, crafts, and more at allthewonders.com.

See you next week!

Welcome to All the Wonders This Week - a brand new show that brings you weekly roundups and quick takes on the news in the world of children’s literature every Tuesday morning.

I’m your host Corrina Allen, an educator, host of the Books Between podcast, contributor at MGBookVillage, and Podcast Network Director at All the Wonders.

Each week a special guest will join me to talk about all things exciting and new in the world of children’s literature - from picture books to middle grade, graphic novels to novels in verse.  We’ll also discuss movies, games, and news related to children and the stories they love. And sometimes we’ll get personal too - sharing the books we’re reading and the ideas we’re excited about.

If you have been looking for a quick way to stay on top of new releases, upcoming events, and the important news in the world of children’s literature, then this podcast is exactly for you. The show is available to listen to for free in any app that supports podcasts, so make sure you subscribe so you never miss an episode!

The All the Wonders This Week podcast is brought to you by All The Wonders, where children's books are for everyone. Journey beyond the page with podcasts, videos, crafts, and more at allthewonders.com.

Music composed by Edmund Choi.