Episodes
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Meet the 2017-2018 Kids Press
April 12th, 2018 | 20 mins 42 secs
current events, education, kids press, news, parenting, scholastic, teaching
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Martin Rising
March 29th, 2018 | 25 mins 19 secs
books, children's books, civil rights, education, martin luther king, parenting, teaching
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Reading Role Models
March 22nd, 2018 | 32 mins 37 secs
books, children's books, education, parenting, reading, teaching
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Talking With Kids About School Violence and Trauma
March 8th, 2018 | 34 mins 9 secs
current events, education, parenting, teaching
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Sayantani DasGupta and The Serpent's Secret
February 22nd, 2018 | 22 mins 57 secs
books, children, children's books, parenting, reading
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Marley Dias Gets It Done...and Princess Truly, Too!
February 8th, 2018 | 35 mins 51 secs
books, children's books, kids, parenting, teaching
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Christopher Paul Curtis: Learning from History
January 25th, 2018 | 20 mins 41 secs
books, children's books, history, literature, reading
We talk with award-winning author Christopher Paul Curtis about his latest book, The Journey of Little Charlie.
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Children's Book Trends to Watch for in 2018
December 21st, 2017 | 25 mins 44 secs
2018, books, children's books, education, literature, parenting, reading, trends
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The New Jedi Master Behind Star Wars: Jedi Academy
December 14th, 2017 | 21 mins 40 secs
books, children's books, comics, education, graphic novels, jedi academy, parenting, reading, star wars
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A Song, a Feminist Princess, and a Conversation with Julia Donaldson
November 29th, 2017 | 17 mins 47 secs
books, childrens books, julia donaldson, kid lit, picture books, reading
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We the People
November 17th, 2017 | 39 mins 32 secs
children's books, civics, civics education, education, elementary education, parenting, teaching
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Talking Wonderstruck with Brian Selznick
November 9th, 2017 | 34 mins 21 secs
brian selznick, children's books, family movies, kid lit, wonderstruck
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I Exist: Why Representation in Children's Books Matters
October 26th, 2017 | 27 mins 45 secs
books, children's books, diversity, literature, reading, representation, we need diverse books
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Everything is a Metaphor: A Conversation with Maggie Stiefvater
October 2nd, 2017 | 32 mins
books, children's literature, literature, maggie stiefvater, ya books, young adult books
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Art, Tragedy, and Ghost Stories: A Conversation with Daniel José Older
September 21st, 2017 | 25 mins 44 secs
books, daniel jose older, reading, teens, we need diverse books, ya, young adult books
This week, we're joined in the studio by Daniel José Older, author of the New York Times bestselling Shadowshaper, an urban fantasy for young adults that follows the adventures of Sierra Santiago, a Brooklyn teen with supernatural powers.
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Getting Families Engaged in the Classroom
September 7th, 2017 | 33 mins 17 secs
education, parenting, parents, teacher, teaching
Research tells us that when families are engaged in their children's learning, great things happen. But what does it look like when families and educators are working together? To find out, we're talking with Dr. Karen L. Mapp from the Harvard Graduate School of Education (and co-author of Powerful Partnerships: A Teacher’s Guide to Engaging Families for Student Success).