The Yarn

On Monday, January 25th, author Christina Soontornvat became only the second person in history to be awarded two Newbery Honors in the same year. In this episode, Christina takes us behind the scenes of one of those books - ALL THIRTEEN: THE INCREDIBLE CAVE RESCUE OF THE THAI BOYS' SOCCER TEAM

This episode is sponsored by Heinemann and their professional book Reading to Make a Difference by Lester L. Laminack and Katie Kelly

In this episode, Colby and Travis look ahead to the new year in children's books.

This episode is sponsored by Heinemann and their professional book Reading to Make a Difference by Lester L. Laminack and Katie Kelly

In this special extended episode, Colby and Travis discuss the year that was in children's literature.

In this episode, author/illustrator Mike Curato takes us behind the scenes of his debut YA graphic novel, FLAMER.

This episode is sponsored by Heinemann and their professional book Read the World: Rethinking Literacy for Empathy and Action in a Digital Age by Kristin Ziemke and Katie Muhtaris.

In this episode, author Christopher Paul Curtis takes us behind the scenes of  his debut novel, THE WATSONS GO TO BIRMINGHAM - 1963. The Newbery Honor-winning book turns 25 this year.

This episode is sponsored by Heinemann and their professional book A TEACHER'S GUIDE TO READING CONFERENCES by Jennifer Serravallo.

Caldecott Medalist Matthew Cordell takes us behind the scenes of his picture book biography of Mr. Rogers, HELLO, NEIGHBOR.

This episode is sponsored by Heinemann and their professional book A TEACHER'S GUIDE TO READING CONFERENCES by Jennifer Serravallo.

In this episode, Newbery Honor-winning author Kimberly Brubaker Bradley takes us behind the scenes of her novel FIGHTING WORDS.

This episode is sponsored by BREATHING NEW LIFE INTO BOOK CLUBS: A PRACTICAL GUIDE FOR TEACHERS, written by Sonja Cherry-Paul and published by Heinemann.

In this episode, author/illustrator Grace Lin takes us behind the scenes of her Caldecott Honor winning book, A BIG MOONCAKE FOR LITTLE STAR.

This episode is sponsored by BREATHING NEW LIFE INTO BOOK CLUBS: A PRACTICAL GUIDE FOR TEACHERS, written by Sonja Cherry-Paul and published by Heinemann.

In this episode, United States soccer legend Abby Wambach takes us behind the scenes of her book, WOLFPACK (Young Readers Edition).

This episode is sponsored by It's All About the Books, written by Tammy Mulligan and Clare Landrigan and published by Heinemann.

In this episode (part two of two), author/illustrator Oge Mora takes us behind the scenes of her Boston Globe-Horn Book Award winner, SATURDAY.

This episode is sponsored by It's All About the Books, written by Tammy Mulligan and Clare Landrigan and published by Heinemann.