Withywindle

The great Tim Probert is the author of the Lightfall books, which are some of our favorite graphic novels, but this week he puts on another hat: guest on Withywindle where he joined us to talk about making books and eating snacks, since that's what we talk about on this podcast. Plus, the guys dig into The Phantom Tollbooth, share another lazy word, talk about fruit, and much more. Thanks for listening!

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We're bbbbbbaaaaaacccccckkkkkkkkk! Welcome to season 3 of Withywindle! Here in episode 3.1 the guys have a wonderful chat with the brilliant Kate DiCamillo, introduce a new segment involving the word world, reconvene for snack time, share a riddle, and bring all sorts of nonsense for your listening pleasure.

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Ten episodes. Ten guests. Ten snack times. Ten jokes. Well Twenty Jokes. 10 discussions about a book. Did we mention ten snack times? That's right. Withywindle is coming back April 1st with season 3 and we're planning on it being better than (or at least just as good as) ever. Fingers crossed. Anyway, talk to you soon and in the meantime, here's a trailer.

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Here we are at the end of season two! Sad day. But on the bright side, it's time for another questionpalooza and we've got a very special guest joining us (again) to help answer some questions. Yep, Samuel Dennison Smitherton is here as our very special guest! So prepare yourself for some witty repartee (good word!) and some curious conversation. Nonsense here we come!

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You know Ben Hatke as the author of such beloved books as Zita the Space Girl, Mighty Jack and the Goblin King, and many others. Well, now you can also know him as Ben Hatke, guest on that one podcast you listen to. Yes, that is right: Ben Hatke joined the show this week. Oh yeah, there's also joke time, snack time, riddle time, and book time. Plenty of time for all the usual segments. Buckle up and listen!

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Astrid Sheckels is a talented children's book author and illustrator and she joins the show this week to discuss foxes, bears, drawing foxes and bears, delicious food, advice for young artists, and much more. Of course, there's also jokes, riddles, and Charlotte's Web. Welcome back to Withywindle!

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This week, Kate Milford joins the show, plus the guys talk about Charlotte's Webb, tell jokes, talk about Thanksgiving food, and much more.

Kate Milford is the New York Times bestselling author of Greenglass House, as well as its sequel, Ghosts of Greenglass House, and five other books set in the same world: The Boneshaker, The Broken Lands, The Left-Handed Fate, the crowdfunded companion book, The Kairos Mechanism, and Bluecrowne, which also began life on Kickstarter but has been reissued in a newly expanded hardcover version from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. The newest book is The Raconteurs Commonplace Book and is available now wherever books are sold.

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Grace Lin is the award-winning and best-selling author/illustrator of The Year of the Dog, Where the Mountain Meets the Moon, When the Star Turned to Silver, Dumpling Days, and many other books. And on this week's episode she joins the guys to talk about her favorite books, her inspirations, and moon-stuff. Oh, and there's plenty of joke time, snack time, and riddle time, too.

Let's get on with the nonsense!

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Jonathan Auxier is the author of such books as Peter Nimble and His Fantastic Eyes and The Night Gardener, among others, and he joined the guys this week to discuss his favorite books, his inspiration, his taste in food, and much more. Of course, this episode also includes jokes, riddle time, snack time, and all kinds of shenanigans. Hope you enjoy!

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We're back! It's time for more shenanigans. Jokes, riddles, snack time, and more. Plus, of course, we chat with this week's very special guest, Christine Cohen, author of The Winter King (and, coming soon, The Sinking City)!

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