A Conversation With Shawn Harris

Williamsburg has changed enormously since Betty Smith published "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" in 1943. But a trio of DC readers tell host Kitty Felde that they find contemporary themes - the chasm between rich and poor, the rise of the #MeToo movement - in the novel. Nancy Smith Pfe ...  Show more

It's our 100th episode! To celebrate, we travel up to the Bay Area Book Festival to tape a live show celebrating "The Storm Runner" by J. C. Cervantes. This fantasy tale with Mayan mythology is a "Rick Riordan Presents" novel. Public radio journalist Erika Quilar from KQED is cel ...  Show more

Caldecott and Newbery Honoree Grace Lin and bestselling author Kate Messner talk about their new book “Once Upon A Book” and share advice on how to help kids cultivate a love of reading. 

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In today’s episode of the Read-Aloud Revival, Kortney and I chat up the questions you’re asking most.

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In your Phone Tap Jeff calls a teacher who's hosting a career day soon, and while she’s excited one of her student’s parents is a kid’s book author, she should read the books a little closer… See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

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What should we look for when we’re choosing books for our children?It’s as easy at 7 points, as you’ll hear in this episode with Sarita Holzmann of So ...