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"Not every book is for every child, but for every child there is a book." The Children’s Book Review, is a resource devoted to children’s literature and literacy. In the Growing Readers Podcast, we produce author and illustrator interviews focused on the best books for kids of all ages. We help parents, grandparents, caregivers, teachers, and librarians to grow readers.

  1. 1d ago

    Book Time Before Bedtime: Greg Pizzoli on Rituals, Rhythm, and Reading Aloud

    In this episode of The Growing Readers Podcast, host Bianca Schulze sits down with Theodor Seuss Geisel Award-winning author-illustrator Greg Pizzoli to talk about When the Sun Goes Down, his gentle, rhythmic bedtime book that has earned starred reviews from Kirkus, The Horn Book, and Publishers Weekly. As a young girl asks the creatures around her where they go at night, the story builds toward a question for every child listening: Where do you go when the sun goes down? The book began in 2021, as Greg rocked his infant daughter in a dark room during sleep training. When the refrain came to him, he reached for a pen and wrote it on the back of a receipt. Along the way, Greg shares how those late-night moments inspired his first bedtime book, why he thinks of picture books as performances, and how a printmaker’s eye shaped its cozy, layered art. Read the transcript on The Children’s Book Review (coming soon). Highlights: The Receipt in His Pocket: How a line that came to Greg during sleep training became the seed of the bookBecoming a Reader: Why Arnold Lobel’s “Strange Bumps” from Owl at Home made Greg fall in love with readingWhy Kids Are the Ideal Audience: What a room of preschoolers and a talking bone reveal about young readers’ openness to storyThe Power of “No!”: How Margaret Wise Brown’s The Quiet Noisy Book inspired the interactive turn that gives the story its payoffThe Worm That Didn’t Make the Cut: The nocturnal fact that sent Greg back to the drawing tableRead It Aloud: How school visits and fresh ears show Greg what’s working and what’s draggingThinking in Layers: How Greg created each image from five ink drawings, drawing on his background in screen printingCreative Restlessness: Why Greg keeps changing his process, and how he approached Night Night Crocodile, the sequel to The Watermelon SeedTime Blobbing and LEGO: The daily habits that keep his studio life on track and give his brain a breakThe Sacred Bedtime Routine: How dance parties, book picks, and borrowed insults become part of a family’s shared language Notable Quotes: “I think kids are really the ideal audience, honestly.” —Greg Pizzoli “You need to read your work aloud.” —Greg Pizzoli “Every book, you start from scratch, even if it’s a sequel.” —Greg Pizzoli “Read to your kids. Support local independent bookstores if you can. And if you’re writing, read your work aloud as much as you possibly can.” —Greg Pizzoli Books Mentioned: When the Sun Goes Down by Greg Pizzoli: Amazon | Bookshop.orgThe Watermelon Seed by Greg Pizzoli: Amazon | Bookshop.orgOwl at Home by Arnold Lobel: Amazon | Bookshop.orgThe Amazing Bone by William Steig: Amazon | Bookshop.orgThe Quiet Noisy Book by Margaret Wise Brown: AmazonThe Little Mouse, the Red Ripe Strawberry, and the Big Hungry Bear by Don and Audrey Wood: Amazon | Bookshop.orgGood Night, Gorilla by Peggy Rathmann: Amazon | Bookshop.org About Greg Pizzoli: Greg Pizzoli is the author and illustrator of the Theodor Seuss Geisel Award books The Watermelon Seed, Good Night Owl, The Book Hog, and Earl and Worm: The Big Mess and other stories. He is also the creator of the Baloney and Friends graphic novel series. He lives in Philadelphia. Visit: https://www.gregpizzoli.com/ and https://gregpizzoli.substack.com/ Credits:Host: Bianca SchulzeGuest: Greg Pizzoli Producer: Bianca Schulze

    Book Time Before Bedtime: Greg Pizzoli on Rituals, Rhythm, and Reading Aloud

  2. Oct 20

    Caldecott Winner Sophie Blackall on Bedtime Reading, Family Jokes, and Books That Last

    In this episode of The Growing Readers Podcast, host Bianca Schulze sits down with two-time Caldecott Medalist Sophie Blackall to talk about Stella & Marigold: Past and Presents, the third book in her early chapter book series with Annie Barrows, and Story Rug, her new picture book illustrated by Phoebe Wahl. From a mysterious drawing hidden behind the sofa to a classroom braiding scraps of fabric into something extraordinary, both books celebrate the stories we carry and the people we make them with. Sophie shares how Stella and Marigold were born on one of her annual writing retreats with Annie, and why the two set out to write a sibling relationship built on kindness rather than rivalry. She also opens up about what it felt like to hand her own manuscript to another illustrator for the first time, and why the pictures she’d seen so clearly in her head simply “evaporated” once Phoebe’s drawings arrived. Read the transcript on The Children’s Book Review. Story Rug video on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OBMZVnyL2dI&feature=youtu.be Highlights Rapid-fire warm-up: Pavlova, Blackwing pencils, a traveling Chinese inkstone, and a studio mess that rates a ten.Twenty-plus years with Annie Barrows: From Ivy + Bean to Stella & Marigold, and the morning walks that come before coffee.Cool colors and hot colors: Why Stella is drawn in blues and Marigold bursts off the page in reds, yellows, and oranges.The hurdle between head and page: Sophie’s encouragement for kids, and grown-ups, to keep drawing even when the result doesn’t match the picture in their mind.Specificity over sameness: Why real, quirky details matter more than ever in a world of AI-generated art.Ziamara and the elastic nature of time: How Past and Presents explores the children who came before us and those who will come after.Procreate and Paperlike: How Sophie keeps her digital work feeling like pencil and paint.Letting go with Story Rug: Why handing the pictures to Phoebe Wahl felt like “water through my fingers.”Braiding parties and a very catchy song: How Story Rug has inspired real rag rugs in classrooms and bookstores. Notable Quotes “Let’s lean into the weird gristly knobbly bits.” —Sophie Blackall “Books are by nature collaborative, and I think that’s why we love them so much.” —Sophie Blackall “You can be each other’s greatest ally.” —Sophie Blackall Books Mentioned Stella & Marigold: Past and Presents by Annie Barrows, illustrated by Sophie Blackall: Amazon | Bookshop.orgStory Rug by Sophie Blackall, illustrated by Phoebe Wahl: Amazon | Bookshop.orgStella & Marigold (Book 1) by Annie Barrows, illustrated by Sophie Blackall: Amazon | Bookshop.orgIvy + Bean by Annie Barrows, illustrated by Sophie Blackall: Amazon | Bookshop.orgFarmhouse by Sophie Blackall: Amazon | Bookshop.orgHello Lighthouse by Sophie Blackall: Amazon | Bookshop.orgCharlie & Mouse by Laurel Snyder, illustrated by Emily Hughes: Amazon | Bookshop.orgUnder Milk Wood by Dylan Thomas: Amazon | Bookshop.org About Sophie Blackall Sophie Blackall is a two-time Caldecott Medalist and the illustrator of more than 60 books for children, including Finding Winnie, Hello Lighthouse, Farmhouse, and the bestselling Ivy + Bean series. Originally from Australia, she is also the founder of Milkwood, a creative retreat for the children’s book community in New York’s Catskill Mountains. Story Rug is her first picture book illustrated by another artist. Visit: https://www.sophieblackall.com/ Credits: Host: Bianca Schulze | Guest: Sophie Blackall | Editor: Kelly Rink | Producer: Bianca Schulze

    Caldecott Winner Sophie Blackall on Bedtime Reading, Family Jokes, and Books That Last

  3. Oct 6

    The Return of Bunns Rabbit: Oscar Winner and Pixar Animator Alan Barillaro on Hope, Feedback, and Growing Up

    In this episode of The Growing Readers Podcast, host Bianca Schulze welcomes back Academy Award–winning director, writer, and Pixar animator Alan Barillaro to talk about the second book in his illustrated middle-grade series, Bunns Rabbit: The Return of the Spirit Rabbit. In this sweeping sequel, Bunns leaves her sheltered meadow for the sea and has to decide what kind of hero she will be in a world that isn't sure it wants one. Alan shares the story behind the story: the bedtime readings with his mother that inspired the book's dedication, why an Emily Dickinson poem about hope opens the book, and how a hopeful fox and a doubting albatross carry the idea that the future is never set. He also gets candid about craft, including how he handles feedback, how he gets through a bad creative day, and why he paints ten versions of an illustration. He closes with a first look at his upcoming picture book, Today Will Be Eaten. Read the transcript on ⁠The Children's Book Review. Highlights: Stopping at Gollum's Riddle: How Alan's mother read to four kids at once, and paused The Lord of the Rings mid-riddle so they could solve it overnight. That memory shaped both the dedication and the bedtime-read-aloud structure of Bunns Rabbit.From Belonging to Responsibility: Book one was about Bunns accepting who she is. In book two, she has to ask what she owes the wider world, a story that grows up alongside its readers.Hope Is the Thing with Feathers: Why Alan opens with Emily Dickinson, and how the fox and the albatross argue about whether the future is already written.Symptoms, Not Remedies: Alan's approach to feedback. He listens for where a reader got "bumped" instead of taking their suggested fix, which keeps a creator's unique voice intact.Bad Days and Ten Paintings: Saving research for the evening so a rough writing day sets up a good morning, and painting many versions of a piece so no single one becomes precious. Notable Quotes: "I see too many artists give up on that unique voice too quickly and take the quick fix. And the quick fix makes your story like everybody else, and it's not unique to you." —Alan Barillaro "My biggest hope would be a kid puts that down and says, you know what, I can read The Golden Compass... because I feel confident." —Alan Barillaro Books Mentioned: Bunns Rabbit: The Return of the Spirit Rabbit by Alan Barillaro: ⁠Amazon⁠ | ⁠Bookshop.org⁠Bunns Rabbit by Alan Barillaro: ⁠Amazon⁠ | ⁠Bookshop.org⁠Where the Water Takes Us by Alan Barillaro: ⁠Amazon⁠ | ⁠Bookshop.org⁠Today We'll Be Eaten by Alan Barillaro: ⁠Amazon⁠ | ⁠Bookshop.org⁠ About Alan Barillaro: Alan Barillaro is an Academy Award–winning director, writer, and animator who spent more than 25 years at Pixar Animation Studios. His directorial debut, the animated short Piper, won the Oscar for Best Animated Short Film. He is the author and illustrator of the novels Where the Water Takes Us and Bunns Rabbit, and his picture book Today Will Be Eaten is forthcoming.Visit: ⁠alanbarillaro.com⁠ Credits: Host: Bianca Schulze / Guest: Alan Barillaro / Editor: Kelly Rink / Producer: Bianca Schulze

    The Return of Bunns Rabbit: Oscar Winner and Pixar Animator Alan Barillaro on Hope, Feedback, and Growing Up

  4. Sep 29

    Well Done, Shipmates: Mark C. Fava on Kindness, Teamwork, and Andy the Admiral

    In this episode of The Growing Readers Podcast, host Bianca Schulze welcomes aboard retired Navy Captain, aviation lawyer, and author Mark C. Fava to talk about Andy the Admiral and the USS Shipshape, the first book in his Shipshape Shipmates series. Inspired by the best leaders Mark served with and by his own Navy father, Andy the Admiral takes young readers onto a bustling aircraft carrier where kindness, good manners, honesty, and teamwork keep everything shipshape. Mark shares how three decades in uniform, a career built on words, and a lifetime of fatherhood came together in a picture book full of heart, humor, and hidden surprises. Read the transcript on The Children's Book Review. Highlights: It's All in the Inflection: Why "shipmate" can be a scolding or a compliment, and how "Well done, shipmates" became the heart of the bookA Floating City of 5,000: The doctors, dentists, cooks, mechanics, and pilots who keep an aircraft carrier runningFinally Getting Sea Time: How a two-week carrier cruise, after 30 years in land-based P-3 aircraft, shaped the bookEvery Word Matters: What a career in law taught Mark about wordsmithing, and why he writes with outlines, lists, and yellow highlightersWhy the Navy Teaches Friendship: Everyone has a job and everyone depends on each other, at sea and at home"Son, Make Me Proud": The father who pinned on Mark's Navy bars, handed down his sword, and told him to take care of his sailorsYou Don't Have to Be Perfect: Mark's advice for kids who dream of joining the Navy, from building paper rockets to not giving up on hard subjectsPerseverance, Passion, and Persistence: The publishing lessons Mark learned the hard way, including why he waited to launch after the holidaysEaster Eggs Ahead: Captain the Black Cat, Skipper the Sea Dog, and sneak peeks at Patrick the Pilot and Riley the Rescue Swimmer Notable Quotes: "Everybody has a job and everybody is looking to the other person to complete their job." —Mark C. Fava "Do the best you can, but you don't have to be perfect." —Mark C. Fava "I hope they remember that there is a reward for being kind to each other." —Mark C. Fava Books Mentioned: Andy the Admiral and the USS Shipshape by Mark C. Fava, illustrated by Agus Prajogo and Yohanes Bastia: Amazon or Bookshop.org Lessons from the Admiral: Naval Wisdom and Sea Stories for Leaders by Mark C. Fava: Amazon or Bookshop.orgComing soon: Patrick the Pilot and Riley the Rescue Swimmer About Mark C. Fava: Mark C. Fava is a career aviation lawyer and retired U.S. Navy Captain who served 30 years, six on active duty and 24 in the reserves, commanding three units, including a P-3 squadron. As a naval flight officer, he flew missions tracking Soviet submarines in the P-3 Orion. He is a vice president at the world's largest aerospace company and the author of Lessons from the Admiral: Naval Wisdom and Sea Stories for Leaders. Andy the Admiral and the USS Shipshape is his first picture book and the launch of the Shipshape Shipmates series. He lives in Charleston, South Carolina, with his wife and three daughters. Visit: https://theshipshapeshipmates.com/Author website: https://markcfava.com Credits: Host: Bianca Schulze Guest: Mark C. Fava Editor: Kelly Rink Producer: Bianca Schulze

    Well Done, Shipmates: Mark C. Fava on Kindness, Teamwork, and Andy the Admiral

  5. Sep 22

    Megan E. Freeman on The Secret to Belonging: Addiction, Norway, and Verse

    In this episode of The Growing Readers Podcast, host Bianca Schulze welcomes award-winning and New York Times bestselling author Megan E. Freeman to discuss her YA novel in verse, The Secret to Belonging. Megan shares how she turned the experience of being the "invisible child" in a family shaped by a sibling's addiction into a story about longing, courage, and creating joy from the ashes of despair. From the moment a college fund vanishes to the scholarship that sends her protagonist to a remote corner of Norway, Megan reveals the craft choices behind this lush, aching story: why she wrote the entire novel in second person, how her own exchange year above the Arctic Circle shaped the setting, and why first love is one of many discoveries rather than a rescue. Megan also reads a passage from the book and talks about recording her own audiobook. Whether you're a teen who feels unseen, a parent, an educator, or a lover of novels in verse, this conversation is a reminder that the secret to belonging may be closer than we think. Read the transcript on The Children's Book Review (coming soon). Highlights: From Middle Grade to YA: How The Secret to Belonging sat fallow for two years before Megan returned to finish itThe Invisible Child: Writing about the collateral damage of addiction from the sibling's point of viewThe Reader as Confidant: Why second person let the protagonist tell her unvarnished truthLosing the Lifeline: The college fund as the inciting incident, and the parachute that opens after the fallArctic Norway: Megan's own exchange year, learning a language, and feeling like a toddlerBelonging on Her Own Terms: A first love that isn't a Cinderella storyThe Five-Pointed Star: Why every child needs trusted adults beyond their parentsReading and Recording: A passage from the book and the surreal experience of narrating the audiobook Notable Quotes:"The reader is her true and only confidant." —Megan E. Freeman "I think that the secret to belonging is in here. It's in yourself. And it's just a question of excavating that and figuring out what that secret is for you in your situation, in your life." —Megan E. Freeman Books Mentioned: The Secret to Belonging by Megan E. Freeman: Amazon or Bookshop.orgAlone by Megan E. Freeman: Amazon or Bookshop.orgAway by Megan E. Freeman: Amazon or Bookshop.orgLong Way Down by Jason Reynolds: Amazon or Bookshop.orgMe (Moth) by Amber McBride: Amazon or Bookshop.orgListen to the Girls by Crystal D. Giles: Amazon or Bookshop.org About Megan E. Freeman:Megan E. Freeman is an award-winning and New York Times bestselling author of novels in verse for young readers, including Alone and Away. She spent her junior year of high school as an exchange student in northern Norway, an experience that inspired The Secret to Belonging, and now lives in Colorado. Visit: https://www.meganefreeman.com/ Natalie Foss: https://www.instagram.com/nat.foss/ Credits:Host: Bianca Schulze Guest: Megan E. Freeman Editor: Kelly Rink Producer: Bianca Schulze

    Megan E. Freeman on The Secret to Belonging: Addiction, Norway, and Verse

  6. Sep 15

    Shaun Tan Talks Hometown, The Arrival's 20th Anniversary, and Why He Keeps Returning to Home

    In this episode of The Growing Readers Podcast, host Bianca Schulze sits down with Shaun Tan—the Oscar-winning author and illustrator of The Arrival—to talk about his new visual novel, Hometown, a wildly imaginative, dreamlike story about a girl who must decide whether to trust a stranger who tells her she doesn't belong in the perfect world she's always known. Shaun shares the story behind the story—how Hometown developed on its own timeline rather than as a deliberate companion to The Arrival's 20th anniversary, why he still doesn't fully understand why themes of home, displacement, and belonging keep resurfacing in every book he makes, and what he hopes a reader might carry from Hometown decades from now. He talks candidly about the despair that shadows every burst of creative inspiration, why he's learned to treat failure as simply "part of the process," and why he finds negative reviews more interesting than frustrating. Read the transcript on The Children's Book Review. Highlights: Sketchbook Confessions: A rapid-fire round covering pencil-first habits, one word for his art style ("unexpected"), and one word for what home means to him ("familiarity")The Arrival at 20, Hometown Arriving New: Why the pairing of his two milestone books this year was pure coincidence, not designThe Same Story, Different Points of View: Shaun's honest uncertainty about why home, displacement, and belonging keep resurfacing in nearly every book he's madeThe "Steaming Garbage Pile" Part of the Process: How embracing creative despair and failure has made making books a happier experience after two decadesBelonging With Critical Thinking: Why Hometown's young heroine gathers many points of view before deciding where she belongs—and what that says about belonging in general Notable Quotes: "Belonging is essential. Feeling of belonging is essential. But it's got to be some critical thinking about that, because otherwise it's gonna end in chaos." —Shaun Tan "I'm making books to have a conversation with people, and as broad a group of people as possible. That's what interests me." —Shaun Tan Books Mentioned: Hometown by Shaun Tan: Amazon | Bookshop.orgThe Arrival by Shaun Tan: Amazon | Bookshop.org About Shaun Tan: Shaun Tan is an award-winning author and illustrator known for visual narratives that explore home, displacement, and belonging, including The Arrival, The Lost Thing, and Tales from Outer Suburbia. In 2011, the animated short film adaptation of The Lost Thing won the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film. Tan lives in Australia. Visit: https://www.shauntan.net/ Credits: Host: Bianca Schulze / Guest: Shaun Tan / Editing: Kelly Rink/ Producer: Bianca Schulze

    Shaun Tan Talks Hometown, The Arrival's 20th Anniversary, and Why He Keeps Returning to Home

  7. Sep 8

    Shifa Saltagi Safadi on Sisters Alone: Grief, Sisterhood, and Survival in Verse

    In this episode of The Growing Readers Podcast, host Bianca Schulze sits down with National Book Award–winning author Shifa Saltagi Safadi to talk about her new novel in verse, Sisters Alone—a heart-stopping story about two sisters, trapped alone by a sudden blizzard, who must survive the storm and finally tell each other the truth. Shifa shares the story behind the story—how a childhood memory of stealing a library book about dolphins first made her realize she was a reader, why she still wrestles with imposter syndrome even after winning the National Book Award for Kareem Between, and what she wants young readers to take from Rama and Leena's fire-and-ice sisterhood. She reads the opening pages of Sisters Alone aloud and gives listeners a first look at her upcoming picture book, The Kaabah Cat. Read the transcript on The Children's Book Review. Highlights: The Dolphin Book Confession: How stealing a nonfiction book about dolphins from her second-grade ESL classroom became the moment Shifa first knew she was a reader—and the years-later confession that followedImposter Syndrome, Even Now: Why winning a National Book Award for Kareem Between didn't quiet Shifa's self-doubt—and how she keeps writing anywayFire and Ice: Building Rama and Leena as two sisters with opposite ways of surviving grief, and why both had to feel equally trueWhy Verse: How the spare, poetic form of Sisters Alone became the only way to hold intrusive thoughts, grief, and a blizzard all at onceA Preview of THE KAABAH CAT: A first glimpse into Shifa's picture book coming this January, about a boy's prayer, a runaway cat, and a joyful romp around the Kaaba Notable Quotes: "Sisterhood and love and honesty and opening up to those who love you—that is a strength. It's not a weakness at all to be honest with other people about what our demons are." —Shifa Saltagi Safadi "Writing just has to come from the heart. And that's definitely not AI... we're sharing our hearts with the world as writers, and it's scary to share your heart with the world." —Shifa Saltagi Safadi Books Mentioned: Sisters Alone by Shifa Saltagi Safadi: Amazon | Bookshop.orgKareem Between by Shifa Saltagi Safadi: Amazon | Bookshop.orgThe Kaabah Cat by Shifa Saltagi Safadi: Amazon | Bookshop.org About Shifa Saltagi Safadi: Shifa Saltagi Safadi is the National Book Award–winning author of Kareem Between, the Amina Banana series, and several picture books, including The Gift of Eid. Born in Syria, Shifa immigrated to the U.S. with her parents as a young girl and is a bilingual Arabic/English speaker. She holds a bachelor's degree in English literature, is a former English teacher, and once reviewed Muslim books on her blog, Muslim Mommy Blog. Shifa is passionate about spreading a love of reading to children through storytimes and school visits, and hopes readers of every background will find themselves in her stories. Visit: shifasafadi.com Credits: Host: Bianca Schulze / Guest: Shifa Saltagi Safadi / Producer: Bianca Schulze

    Shifa Saltagi Safadi on Sisters Alone: Grief, Sisterhood, and Survival in Verse

  8. Aug 26

    Stay Curious: Matthew Cordell on 102 and the Case for Wonder

    In this episode of The Growing Readers Podcast, host Bianca Schulze sits down with Caldecott Medal-winning author and illustrator Matthew Cordell to talk about his new picture book, 102—a cozy, topsy-turvy nighttime adventure about a sick child who follows a cricket into a hidden, miniature world on a quest to help a family of mice make a very specific batch of soup. Matt shares the wild story behind the book's art—drawn entirely with a scented, multi-colored ballpoint pen he found in his kids' art supply stash—along with his own soft spot for owls as an avid birder, why curiosity is the thing that drives his work most, and how fatherhood continues to shape the stories he tells. Along the way, they also get a first look at his forthcoming picture book biography, STARMAN. Read the transcript on The Children's Book Review. Highlights: The Pen Behind the Book: How a scented ballpoint pen from his kids' art stash became the sole tool for an entire picture book—and why it took sixteen of them to finishThe Owl Spread: Matt's love of birding, and what it was like illustrating a creature he knows intimately with a tool that offered almost none of his usual controlSoup as a Story Shape: Why 102 is the second time Matt has built a quest around delivering soup, echoing his earlier book EvergreenCuriosity as a Compass: Matt's belief that children's curiosity is the most inspiring force he knows—and why he thinks the world needs more of itA Preview of STARMAN: A first glimpse into Matt's next book, a picture book biography of David Bowie, out September 1st Notable Quotes:"It's a pretty wild, surreal story... I drew the whole book with a multi-colored ballpoint pen I found in my kids' art supply stash. It took 16 of these pens to do the whole thing—not to put too fine a point on it!" —Matthew Cordell "Children are bursting with curiosity, potential, and creativity. They are the best and most inspiring audience in the world." —Matthew Cordell Books Mentioned: 102 by Matthew Cordell: Amazon | Bookshop.orgEvergreen by Matthew Cordell: Amazon | Bookshop.orgSTARMAN by Matthew Cordell: Amazon | Bookshop.org About Matthew Cordell:Matthew Cordell has illustrated many books for children, including The Only Fish in the Sea and Follow That Frog, both by Philip Stead. He has also written and illustrated numerous picture books of his own, including Hello, Neighbor!: The Kind and Caring World of Mister Rogers, Bear Island, and Wish. His work has been published in languages including Chinese, Korean, Japanese, Spanish, French, and Italian. Matthew's books have been Best of the Year selections by The New York Times, The Washington Post, and The Boston Globe, and his wordless picture book Wolf in the Snow received a 2017 Boston Globe–Horn Book Honor and the 2018 Caldecott Medal. He lives in suburban Chicago with his wife, author Julie Halpern, and their two children. Visit: matthewcordell.com Credits:Host: Bianca SchulzeGuest: Matthew CordellProducer: Bianca Schulze

    Stay Curious: Matthew Cordell on 102 and the Case for Wonder
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