The Children's Book Podcast

Kids are full of wonder. They effortlessly ask questions about why things are as they are.They delight in seeing something new. They make new connections with what they're learning, or connections with their classmates, or connections with their thoughts and ideas that help push the world around them to be bigger and bigger.

Kids deserve better than we can give them. But that should not stop any one of us from trying. On today's retrospective episode, we're looking at why making things for kids is so hard and so important. The Children's Book Podcast is changing its focus in order to adopt a more classroom-ready format so that it can serve readers more directly and more fully.

Matthew lays out his tenets for making things for kids as we prepare to launch the new iteration of the show.

Enjoy!

ADDITIONAL LINKS:

• John Schu - https://www.johnschu.com/
• Kids Listen - https://www.kidslisten.org

DISCLAIMER: Bookshop.org affiliate links provided for any book titles mentioned in the episode. Bookshop.org support independent book stores and also shares a small percentage of any sales made through this podcast back to me, which helps to fund production of this show.

The things we make say a lot about the people who make them. In every detail, from the language used on the show to the guests who join for interviews, from the publishers whose works are celebrated and amplified to the underrepresented stories and voices who are given the spotlight, these choices communicate a lot about the values of the person making the show. And that's not something I take lightly.

On today's retrospective episode, we're looking at what you do when you find yourself uncomfortable with the story the thing you make is saying about you. And, specifically, we looking through a lens of this show's history and of my personal and professional growth.

Self-indulgent? Perhaps. But maybe hearing about my "why" will help impact your work or how you approach your work in some way.

Enjoy!

RESOURCES MENTIONED:

• PART 1–HAVING STUDENTS ANALYZE OUR CLASSROOM LIBRARY TO SEE HOW DIVERSE IT IS - https://blog.leeandlow.com/2016/07/07/part-1-having-students-analyze-our-classroom-library-to-see-how-diverse-it-is/
• Picture This: Diversity in Children's Books 2018 Infographic - https://readingspark.wordpress.com/2019/06/19/picture-this-diversity-in-childrens-books-2018-infographic/
• Dr. Laura M. Jimenez - https://booktoss.org/
• Edith Campbell - https://edicottonquilt.com/
• Dr. Debbie Reese - https://americanindiansinchildrensliterature.blogspot.com/
• Cynthia Leitich Smith - https://cynthialeitichsmith.com/cynsations/
• Heidi Rabinowitz - https://jewishbooks.blogspot.com/
• The Brown Bookshelf - https://thebrownbookshelf.com/
• Queer Kid Stuff - https://www.queerkidstuff.com/
• Disability in Kidlit - http://disabilityinkidlit.com/?wref=bif
• Latinx in Kidlit - https://latinosinkidlit.com/?wref=bif
• We Are Kidlit Collective - https://wtpsite.wordpress.com/?wref=bif
• Cool Stuff for Queer Kids - https://www.leewind.org/blog/

ADDITIONAL LINKS:

• Kelly Yang - https://www.kellyyang.com/
• Kids Listen - https://www.kidslisten.org

DISCLAIMER: Bookshop.org affiliate links provided for any book titles mentioned in the episode. Bookshop.org support independent book stores and also shares a small percentage of any sales made through this podcast back to me, which helps to fund production of this show.

The Children's Book Podcast does not look or sound the same today as it did when it debuted its first episode in July of 2013. But is podcast growth just part of the natural life cycle of a show? Can a podcast really stay the same?

On today's retrospective episode, we're examining how the blueprint on the show has changed as its host (and the world around us) changed. We look at how the format and focus have shifted as the impact of the show expanded, and look toward what impact the show will make in the future.

Enjoy!

SHOW NOTES:

• Kids Listen - https://www.kidslisten.org

* Bookshop.org affiliate links provided for any book titles mentioned in the episode. Bookshop.org support independent book stores and also shares a small percentage of any sales made through this podcast back to me, which helps to fund production of this show.

The Children's Book Podcast released its first episode in July of 2013. Only it wasn't called "The Children's Book Podcast". And it didn't sound like the show with which most listeners are familiar.

On today's retrospective episode, we're taking a look back at the different names the show has used and why finding the right name matters. We'll also play some of the different theme music the show has incorporated over the past nearly 10 years.

Enjoy!

SHOW NOTES:

• Let's Get Busy podcast blog - http://lgbpodcast.blogspot.com/p/blog-page.html
• All The Wonders podcast blog - http://www.allthewonders.com/podcasts/atwpodcast/
• The Best Book in the World by Rilla Alexander
• Hooray for Hat by Brian Won
• Tuning Radio sound effect from Pixabay
• Kids Listen - https://www.kidslisten.org

* Bookshop.org affiliate links provided for any book titles mentioned in the episode. Bookshop.org support independent book stores and also shares a small percentage of any sales made through this podcast back to me, which helps to fund production of this show.

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Show Contributors

• Jackson Hosking
• Saadhana Nagaraj
• Nirbhay Singh Chauhan
• Yuching Liu
• Adhyant Singh Chauhan
• Reyaansh Zaveri
• Yuvraj Singh Sahni