The Yarn

By Travis Jonker and Colby Sharp

The Yarn takes listeners behind the scenes of children's literature. Each episode features an author or illustrator talking about how they create books for young readers.... more

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The podcast currently has 254 episodes available.

The Yarn episodes:

June 02, 2019 #94 Jason Chin - GRAND CANYON Unraveled
Author/illustrator Jason Chin takes us behind the scenes of his award-winning nonfiction picture book, GRAND CANYON.
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12min
May 20, 2019 #93 Ashley Herring Blake - THE MIGHTY HEART OF SUNNY ST. JAMES Unraveled
Author Ashley Herring Blake takes us behind the scene of her middle grade novel, THE MIGHTY HEART OF SUNNY ST. JAMES.
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17min
April 29, 2019 #92 Minh Lê - DRAWN TOGETHER Unraveled
Author Minh Lê takes us behind the scene of his award-winning picture book, DRAWN TOGETHER, illustrated by Dan Santat.
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11min
April 21, 2019 #91 Jess Keating - THE WORLD OF WEIRD ANIMALS: The Series
Author Jess Keating takes us behind the scenes of her nonfiction series THE WEIRD WORLD OF ANIMALS.
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12min
March 24, 2019 #90 Molly Idle - PEARL Unraveled
Author/illustrator Molly Idle takes us behind the scenes of her picture book, PEARL, and tells the story of getting "The Call" from the 2014 Caldecott committee.
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16min
March 17, 2019 #89 Laurie Halse Anderson - SHOUT Unraveled
Author Laurie Halse Anderson goes behind the scenes of her poetic memoir, SHOUT.
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17min
February 24, 2019 #88 LeUyen Pham - THE ITCHY BOOK! Unraveled
Author/illustrator LeUyen Pham takes us behind the scenes of her early reader, THE ITCHY BOOK.
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15min
February 13, 2019 #87 Aisha Saeed - AMAL UNBOUND Unraveled
Author Aisha Saeed takes us behind the scenes of her middle grade novel, AMAL UNBOUND.
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10min
January 28, 2019 #86 Ekua Holmes - THE STUFF OF STARS Unraveled
Illustrator Ekua Holmes takes us behind the scenes of her picture book, THE STUFF OF STARS, written by Marion Dane Bauer.
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12min
January 12, 2019 #85 Jonathan Auxier - SWEEP Unraveled
Author Jonathan Auxier takes us behind the scenes of her middle grade novel, SWEEP.
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17min

FAQs about The Yarn:

How many episodes does The Yarn have?

The podcast currently has 254 episodes available.

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