The Yarn

Part two of a special LIVE episode featuring the 2025 Newbery winners: Ruth Behar, Chanel Miller, Lesa Cline-Ransome, Kate O’Shaughnessy, and Erin Entrada Kelly. Rapid-fire SPEED ROUND questions!

Part one of a special LIVE episode featuring the 2025 Newbery winners: Ruth Behar, Chanel Miller, Lesa Cline-Ransome, Kate O’Shaughnessy, and Erin Entrada Kelly.

In this episode, author Candace Fleming takes us behind the scenes of her award-winning nonfiction book, THE ENIGMA GIRLS: HOW TEN TEENAGERS BROKE CIPHERS, KEPT SECRETS, AND HELPED WIN WORLD WAR II.

It's the end of the school year - a great time for Colby to share how he celebrates reading with his 5th grade students.

In this episode, author Aida Salazar and illustrator Molly Mendoza take us behind the scenes of their Caldecott Honor winning book JOVITA WORE PANTS: THE STORY OF A MEXICAN FREEDOM FIGHTER

In this episode, New York Times bestselling author Pablo Cartaya takes us behind the scenes of his new middle grade novel, A HERO'S GUIDE TO SUMMER VACATION.

In this episode, author Mk Smith Despres takes us behind the scenes of their poetic picture book THERE'S THAT SUN AGAIN, illustrated by Julie Benbassat.

In this special episode, Colby Sharp shares his experience of traveling to Alaska to talk about children's books.

In this episode, Travis takes us behind the scenes of his picture book JUST ONE WAVE, the summertime sequel to JUST ONE FLAKE.

In this episode, author/illustrator Jing Jing Tsong takes us behind the scenes of her graphic novel debut, FAKE CHINESE SOUNDS.