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Oh my hedgehogs! You will not want to miss this masterclass of an episode with the delightful and brilliant Cate Berry!

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Wow- you will not want to miss this incredible conversation with Lesa Cline-Ransome, James E. Ransome, and editor Paula Wiseman about the making of Fighting with Love: The Legacy of John Lewis and you will not want to miss this biography either!

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It's Pride month! We have some great mentor texts for your around this month's theme and we can't wait for you to check them out! Pride is important all year long - we see you, we love you, we support you!

Kirsti's Picks:

Silly: Bunnybear by Andrea J. Loney and Carmen Saldaña

Rhyme: Love in the Wild by Katy Tanis

Nonfiction: Pride: The Story of Harvey Milk and the Rainbow Flag by Rob Sanders and Steven Salerno

Unique Structure: Worm Loves Worm by J.J. Austrian and Mike Curato

Illustrations: Pride Puppy by Robin Stevenson and Julie McGlaughlin

Kim's Picks:

Silly: Leo and the Pink Marker by Mariyka Foster

Rhyme: Bathe the Cat by Alice B. McGinty and David Roberts

Nonfiction: Strong by Rob Kearney and Eric Rosswood and Nidhi Chanani

Unique Structure: The Hips on the Drag Queen Go Swish, Swish, Swish by Lil Miss Hot Mess and Olga de Dios Ruiz

Illustrations: The Wishing Flower by A.J. Irving and Kip Alizadeh

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Join us for this delightful conversation with Ellen Tarlow and Julien Chung and get the behind the scenes details about their engaging and important book, Becoming Blue.

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Website: https://www.ellentarlow.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tarlowellen/

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Website: https://www.julienchung.com/

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We're back with more Picture Book Picks! We have more great mentor texts for you around this month's theme: Mental Health Awareness. Listen to the episode to see why we made our picks!

Kim's Picks:

Unique Structure: A Whale of a Mistake by Ioana Hobai

Illustrations: Out of a Jar by Deborah Marcero

Silly: I am STUCK by Julia Mills

Rhyme: Even Superheroes Make Mistakes by Shelly Becker and Eda Kaban

Non-Fiction: The Girl Who Figured it Out: The Inspiring True Story of Wheelchair Athlete Minda Dentler Becoming and Ironman World Champion by Minda Dentler and illustrated by Stephanie Dehennin

Kirsti's Picks:

Silly: Out of a Jar by Deborah Marcero

Rhyme:  Like a Girl by Lori Degman & Mara Penny 

Non-fiction: A Walk in the Words by Hudson Talbott 

Unique structure: The Whatifs by Emily Kilgore & Zoe Persico 

Illustrations: After the Fall by Dan Santat

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We can't wait for you to hear our conversation with Lydia Lukidis, Sawyer Cloud, and Josh Gregory about this star of a biography that shines a light on the first Black woman in space! Don't miss Dancing Through Space: Dr. Mae Jemison Soars to New Heights!

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Website: http://www.lydialukidis.com/

Instagram: @cosmiclydia7 

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Website: https://www.sawyer.cloud/

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We're back with more Picture Book Picks! We have more great mentor texts for you all around the theme of poetry! Listen to the episode to see why we made our picks!

Kim's Picks:

Nonfiction: A Stone is a Story by Leslie Barnard Booth, illustrated by Marc Martin

Silly: Animals in Pants: A Poetry Picture Book by Suzy Levinson, illustrated by Kristen and Kevin Howdeshell

Structure:  Body Music: Poems About the Noises Your Body Makes by Jane Yolk & Ryan G. Van Cleave illustrated by Luis San Vicente

Illustrations: Harlem at Four by Dr. Michael Datcher, illustrated by Frank Morrison

Rhyme: Cool Off and Ride: A Trolley Trip to Beat the Heat by Claudia Friddell, illustrated by Jenn Harney

Kirsti's Picks:

Silly: Animals in Pants: A Poetry Picture Book Hardcover by Suzy Levinson and Kevin Howdeshell & Kristen Howdeshell 

Rhyme: Yuck, You Suck!: Poems about Animals That Sip, Slurp, Suck Heidi E. Y. Stemple and Jane Yolen,  Eugenia Nobati

Non-fiction: There Was a Party for Langston:King O Letters by Jason Reynolds , Jerome Pumphrey (Illustrator)

Unique Structure: Poetree Shauna LaVoy Reynolds, illos by Shahrzad Maydani 

Illustrations:  Stopping By Woods on a Snowy Evening by Robert Frost, art Vivian Mineker

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You won't want to miss this conversation! We loved chatting with Casey W. Robinson, Nancy Whitesides, and editor Lauri Hornik about the special project that became this beautiful book, Small Things Mended.

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Website: https://www.caseywrobinson.com/

Instagram: @cwrobinson https://www.instagram.com/cwrobinson/

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We're excited to bring you a new monthly feature on the Picture Book Look podcast- Picture Book Picks! Each month, Kim and Kirsti will each choose 5 books within a theme and share what they love about them and why they make great mentor texts. This month is Women's History Month so the theme is Women- women authors, women illustrators, or both!

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We hope you love listening to this episode as much as we did recording it! Enjoy this special conversation with Marc Colagiovanni and Peter H. Reynolds about their beautiful new book, The Reflection in Me.

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Website: https://www.marccolagiovanni.com/

Instagram: @marccolagiovanni

***Find out more about Peter here: 

Website: https://www.peterhreynolds.com/

Instagram: @peterhreynolds

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