web02.fireside.fm Sat, 14 Mar 2026 22:25:09 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) Scholastic Reads - Episodes Tagged with “Picture Books” https://scholasticreads.fireside.fm/tags/picture%20books Thu, 23 Aug 2018 16:00:00 -0400 Scholastic's podcast about the joy and power of reading, the books we publish for children and young adults, and the authors, editors, and stories behind them. We’ll explore topics important to parents, educators, and the reader in all of us. en-us episodic Our podcast about children’s books and the joy and power of reading Scholastic Inc. Scholastic's podcast about the joy and power of reading, the books we publish for children and young adults, and the authors, editors, and stories behind them. We’ll explore topics important to parents, educators, and the reader in all of us. no 744002 Scholastic Inc. scholasticreads@scholastic.com Yes, David!: A Conversation with David Shannon https://scholasticreads.fireside.fm/71 2ca72072-5887-4d88-883d-06076a88fedc Thu, 23 Aug 2018 16:00:00 -0400 Scholastic Inc. full Scholastic Inc. 19:06 no <p>David Shannon is the creator of more than 30 picture books including <em>A Bad Case of Stripes </em>and the beloved David books: <em>No, David!</em>, <em>David Gets in Trouble</em>, <em>David Goes to School</em>, and <em>It's Christmas, David</em>. This week, he joins us in conversation about his latest book, <em>Grow Up, David! </em>(available in both English and Spanish)</p> <p>Coming 20 years after the first publication of the Caldecott Honor book <em>No, David!</em>, <em>Grow Up, David! </em>introduces David's big brother and follows our trouble-making hero from one antic to the next in an effort to win his brother's approval.</p> <p>David talks about just how autobiographical the David books are, why <em>No, David! </em>was such a departure for him, and some of his favorite moments from the last 20 years.</p> <p><strong>Additional resources:</strong></p> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.scholastic.com/kids/book/grow-up-david-by-david-shannon/">Learn more about <em>Grow Up, David!</em></a></li> <li><a href="http://nodavidshannon.com">Learn more about David Shannon</a></li> </ul> <p><strong>Guest: </strong></p> <ul> <li> <strong>David Shannon </strong>is the internationaly acclaimed creator of more than 30 picture books, including <em>No, David!</em>, a Caldecott Honor Book and his second <em>New York Times </em>Best Illustrated Book of the Year, and four more David picture books. Shannon's other bestsellers include <em>A Bad Case of Stripes</em>, <em>Duck on a Bike</em>, and <em>Too Many Toys! </em>He lives in Southern California with his family.</li> </ul> <p><strong>Special thanks:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Music composed by Lucas Elliot Eberl</li> <li>Sound mix and editing by Daniel Jordan and Chris Johnson</li> <li>Produced by Emily Morrow</li> </ul> books, literature, reading, children's books, kids books, parenting, david shannon, no david, picture books, grow up david, siblings, older brother David Shannon is the creator of more than 30 picture books including A Bad Case of Stripes and the beloved David books: No, David!, David Gets in Trouble, David Goes to School, and It's Christmas, David. This week, he joins us in conversation about his latest book, Grow Up, David! (available in both English and Spanish)

Coming 20 years after the first publication of the Caldecott Honor book No, David!, Grow Up, David! introduces David's big brother and follows our trouble-making hero from one antic to the next in an effort to win his brother's approval.

David talks about just how autobiographical the David books are, why No, David! was such a departure for him, and some of his favorite moments from the last 20 years.

Additional resources:

Guest: 

  • David Shannon is the internationaly acclaimed creator of more than 30 picture books, including No, David!, a Caldecott Honor Book and his second New York Times Best Illustrated Book of the Year, and four more David picture books. Shannon's other bestsellers include A Bad Case of Stripes, Duck on a Bike, and Too Many Toys! He lives in Southern California with his family.

Special thanks:

  • Music composed by Lucas Elliot Eberl
  • Sound mix and editing by Daniel Jordan and Chris Johnson
  • Produced by Emily Morrow
]]> David Shannon is the creator of more than 30 picture books including A Bad Case of Stripes and the beloved David books: No, David!, David Gets in Trouble, David Goes to School, and It's Christmas, David. This week, he joins us in conversation about his latest book, Grow Up, David! (available in both English and Spanish)

Coming 20 years after the first publication of the Caldecott Honor book No, David!, Grow Up, David! introduces David's big brother and follows our trouble-making hero from one antic to the next in an effort to win his brother's approval.

David talks about just how autobiographical the David books are, why No, David! was such a departure for him, and some of his favorite moments from the last 20 years.

Additional resources:

Guest: 

  • David Shannon is the internationaly acclaimed creator of more than 30 picture books, including No, David!, a Caldecott Honor Book and his second New York Times Best Illustrated Book of the Year, and four more David picture books. Shannon's other bestsellers include A Bad Case of Stripes, Duck on a Bike, and Too Many Toys! He lives in Southern California with his family.

Special thanks:

  • Music composed by Lucas Elliot Eberl
  • Sound mix and editing by Daniel Jordan and Chris Johnson
  • Produced by Emily Morrow
]]> A Song, a Feminist Princess, and a Conversation with Julia Donaldson https://scholasticreads.fireside.fm/53 413e59ec-a234-4dad-89bd-4d4589f2d1fb Wed, 29 Nov 2017 11:00:00 -0500 Scholastic Inc. full Scholastic Inc. 17:47 no <p>This week, we're talking (and singing!) with Julia Donaldson, the 2011-2013 Children's Laureate in the UK and the author of more than 140 books for children including <em>The Gruffalo</em>, <em>Stick Man</em>, and most recently, <em>Zog and the Flying Doctors</em>.</p> <p>In this episode, Julia and her husband, Malcolm, share part of their song "Zog and the Flying Doctors," and Julia talks with us about her passion for storytelling, her love of libraries, and why she decided to write a feminist princess.</p> <p><strong>Resources:</strong></p> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.juliadonaldson.co.uk">Learn more about Julia Donaldson</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.scholastic.com/kids/book/zog-and-the-flying-doctors-by-julia-donaldson/">Learn more about <em>Zog and the Flying Doctors</em></a></li> <li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/Scholastic/videos/10154534812191914/">Watch Julia Donaldson perform her song "A Squash and a Squeeze"</a></li> </ul> <p><strong>Guest:</strong></p> <ul> <li> <strong>Julia Donaldson </strong>has over 140 titles to her credit. <span>Her work includes critically acclaimed titles such as </span><em>Room on the Broom</em><span>, </span><em>The Snail and the Whale, The Princess and the Wizard, The Dinosaur's Diary,</em><span> and </span><em>The Giants and the Joneses. </em>Julia came from a musical background. Her father played the cello and her mother loved to sing. Julia and her sister were in a Children's Opera Group and from an early age, she wrote musical plays for her friends and family to perform. Her first book, <em>A Squash and a Squeeze,</em> was based on one of her television songs. "It was great to hold the book in my hand without it vanishing in the air the way the songs did," says Julia. She lives with her family in Glasgow, Scotland.<br><br> </li> </ul> This week, we're talking (and singing!) with Julia Donaldson, the 2011-2013 Children's Laureate in the UK and the author of more than 140 books for children including The Gruffalo, Stick Man, and most recently, Zog and the Flying Doctors.

In this episode, Julia and her husband, Malcolm, share part of their song "Zog and the Flying Doctors," and Julia talks with us about her passion for storytelling, her love of libraries, and why she decided to write a feminist princess.

Resources:

Guest:

  • Julia Donaldson has over 140 titles to her credit. Her work includes critically acclaimed titles such as Room on the Broom, The Snail and the Whale, The Princess and the Wizard, The Dinosaur's Diary, and The Giants and the Joneses. Julia came from a musical background. Her father played the cello and her mother loved to sing. Julia and her sister were in a Children's Opera Group and from an early age, she wrote musical plays for her friends and family to perform. Her first book, A Squash and a Squeeze, was based on one of her television songs. "It was great to hold the book in my hand without it vanishing in the air the way the songs did," says Julia. She lives with her family in Glasgow, Scotland.

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In this episode, Julia and her husband, Malcolm, share part of their song "Zog and the Flying Doctors," and Julia talks with us about her passion for storytelling, her love of libraries, and why she decided to write a feminist princess.

Resources:

Guest:

  • Julia Donaldson has over 140 titles to her credit. Her work includes critically acclaimed titles such as Room on the Broom, The Snail and the Whale, The Princess and the Wizard, The Dinosaur's Diary, and The Giants and the Joneses. Julia came from a musical background. Her father played the cello and her mother loved to sing. Julia and her sister were in a Children's Opera Group and from an early age, she wrote musical plays for her friends and family to perform. Her first book, A Squash and a Squeeze, was based on one of her television songs. "It was great to hold the book in my hand without it vanishing in the air the way the songs did," says Julia. She lives with her family in Glasgow, Scotland.

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