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Kelly J. Baptist, Heather Shumaker, Patrick Flores-Scott, Jack Cheng
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Seeing a hopeful, human world through children's literature. Hosted by authors Kelly J. Baptist, Jack Cheng, Patrick Flores-Scott, and Heather Shumaker – your book smitten crew. We cover the whole range of kidlit, from picture books to middle grade and young adult fiction, as well as writing, reading, and publishing.

  1. OCT 21

    Kate DiCamillo on BookSmitten

    It’s 25 years since “Because of Winn Dixie” was published, which means 25 years of readers enjoying the heart and honesty of Kate DiCamillo. We’re delighted to share this conversation with one of kidlit’s most beloved authors, and chat with Kate about her unforgettable characters and craft. As Kate says, “Characters are people I’ve discovered, not made up.” Come discover Kate’s world with us!Our Books for Children and Young Adults: ⁠Flying Lessons & Other Stories⁠ Edited by Ellen Oh; Kelly’s short story in this middle grade anthology is “The Beans and Rice Chronicles of Isaiah Dunn.”⁠Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero⁠ by Kelly J. Baptist⁠Isaiah Dunn Saves the Day⁠ by Kelly J. Baptist⁠The Electric Slide and Kai⁠ by Kelly J. Baptist; Illustrated by Darnell Johnson⁠The Swag is in the Socks⁠ by Kelly J. Baptist⁠Eb & Flow⁠ by Kelly J. Baptist⁠Ready, Set, Dough!⁠ by Kelly J. Baptist⁠See You in the Cosmos⁠ by Jack Cheng⁠The Many Masks of Andy Zhou⁠ by Jack Cheng⁠Jumped In⁠ by Patrick Flores-Scott⁠American Road Trip⁠ by Patrick Flores-Scott⁠No Going Back⁠ by Patrick Flores-Scott⁠The Griffins of Castle Cary⁠ by Heather ShumakerKelly J. Baptist: ⁠kellyiswrite.com⁠Jack Cheng: ⁠jackcheng.com⁠Patrick Flores-Scott: ⁠patrickfloresscott.com⁠Heather Shumaker: ⁠heathershumaker.com⁠Find us online: Contact us: ⁠ hello@booksmitten.us⁠ X/Twitter: ⁠@booksmittenpod⁠   Bluesky: @booksmitten.bsky.social Produced by Patrick Flores-Scott and Heather Shumaker

    31 min
  2. Summer Breaks: The Girls of Skylark Lane w/ Robin Benway

    11/06/2024

    Summer Breaks: The Girls of Skylark Lane w/ Robin Benway

    Robin's website  Far from the Tree Our Books for Children and Young Adults: Flying Lessons & Other Stories Edited by Ellen Oh; Kelly’s short story in this middle grade anthology is “The Beans and Rice Chronicles of Isaiah Dunn.”Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero by Kelly J. BaptistIsaiah Dunn Saves the Day by Kelly J. BaptistThe Electric Slide and Kai by Kelly J. Baptist; Illustrated by Darnell JohnsonThe Swag is in the Socks by Kelly J. BaptistEb & Flow by Kelly J. BaptistReady, Set, Dough! by Kelly J. BaptistSee You in the Cosmos by Jack ChengThe Many Masks of Andy Zhou by Jack ChengJumped In by Patrick Flores-ScottAmerican Road Trip by Patrick Flores-ScottNo Going Back by Patrick Flores-ScottThe Griffins of Castle Cary by Heather ShumakerFind us online: Kelly J. Baptist: kellyiswrite.comJack Cheng: jackcheng.comPatrick Flores-Scott: patrickfloresscott.comHeather Shumaker: heathershumaker.comContact us: hello@booksmitten.us X/Twitter: @booksmittenpod  Produced by Jack ChengMusic by Duck Duck Chicken

    32 min
  3. Summer Breaks: Gracie Under the Waves w/ Linda Sue Park

    10/23/2024

    Summer Breaks: Gracie Under the Waves w/ Linda Sue Park

    Mentioned in this episode: Linda Sue Park’s WebsiteGracie Under the WavesA Long Walk to WaterWe Need Diverse Books Our Books for Children and Young Adults: Flying Lessons & Other Stories Edited by Ellen Oh; Kelly’s short story in this middle grade anthology is “The Beans and Rice Chronicles of Isaiah Dunn.”Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero by Kelly J. BaptistIsaiah Dunn Saves the Day by Kelly J. BaptistThe Electric Slide and Kai by Kelly J. Baptist; Illustrated by Darnell JohnsonThe Swag is in the Socks by Kelly J. BaptistEb & Flow by Kelly J. BaptistReady, Set, Dough! by Kelly J. BaptistSee You in the Cosmos by Jack ChengThe Many Masks of Andy Zhou by Jack ChengJumped In by Patrick Flores-ScottAmerican Road Trip by Patrick Flores-ScottNo Going Back by Patrick Flores-ScottThe Griffins of Castle Cary by Heather ShumakerFind us online: Kelly J. Baptist: kellyiswrite.comJack Cheng: jackcheng.comPatrick Flores-Scott: patrickfloresscott.comHeather Shumaker: heathershumaker.comContact us: hello@booksmitten.us X/Twitter: @booksmittenpod  Produced by Jack ChengMusic by Duck Duck Chicken

    34 min
  4. Summer Breaks: No Going Back w/ Patrick Flores-Scott

    08/14/2024

    Summer Breaks: No Going Back w/ Patrick Flores-Scott

    We’re back with another of our Summer Breaks. In this episode our co-host Patrick gets the spotlight this time, as we talk about his new YA novel, No Going Back.Our Books for Children and Young Adults: - Flying Lessons & Other Stories Edited by Ellen Oh; Kelly’s short story in this middle grade anthology is “The Beans and Rice Chronicles of Isaiah Dunn.” - Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero by Kelly J. Baptist - Isaiah Dunn Saves the Day by Kelly J. Baptist - The Electric Slide and Kai by Kelly J. Baptist; Illustrated by Darnell Johnson - The Swag is in the Socks by Kelly J. Baptist - Eb & Flow by Kelly J. Baptist - Ready, Set, Dough! by Kelly J. Baptist - See You in the Cosmos by Jack Cheng - The Many Masks of Andy Zhou by Jack Cheng - Jumped In by Patrick Flores-Scott - American Road Trip by Patrick Flores-Scott - No Going Back by Patrick Flores-Scott - The Griffins of Castle Cary by Heather Shumaker Find us online: - Kelly J. Baptist: kellyiswrite.com - Jack Cheng: jackcheng.com - Patrick Flores-Scott: patrickfloresscott.com - Heather Shumaker: heathershumaker.com Contact us: hello@booksmitten.us X/Twitter: @booksmittenpod   Produced by Jack Cheng Music by Duck Duck Chicken

    43 min
  5. Summer Breaks: Ready, Set, Dough! w/ Kelly J. Baptist

    07/17/2024

    Summer Breaks: Ready, Set, Dough! w/ Kelly J. Baptist

    Introducing: Summer Breaks! We’ll be airing a couple of episodes this summer to tide you over as we regroup and plot out the next season. Here is our conversation with our very own Kelly J. Baptist about her new middle grade novel, Ready, Set, Dough!Our Books for Children and Young Adults: - Flying Lessons & Other Stories Edited by Ellen Oh; Kelly’s short story in this middle grade anthology is “The Beans and Rice Chronicles of Isaiah Dunn.” - Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero by Kelly J. Baptist - Isaiah Dunn Saves the Day by Kelly J. Baptist - The Electric Slide and Kai by Kelly J. Baptist; Illustrated by Darnell Johnson - The Swag is in the Socks by Kelly J. Baptist - Eb & Flow by Kelly J. Baptist - Ready, Set, Dough! by Kelly J. Baptist - See You in the Cosmos by Jack Cheng - The Many Masks of Andy Zhou by Jack Cheng - Jumped In by Patrick Flores-Scott - American Road Trip by Patrick Flores-Scott - No Going Back by Patrick Flores-Scott - The Griffins of Castle Cary by Heather Shumaker Find us online: - Kelly J. Baptist: kellyiswrite.com - Jack Cheng: jackcheng.com - Patrick Flores-Scott: patrickfloresscott.com - Heather Shumaker: heathershumaker.com Contact us: hello@booksmitten.us X/Twitter: @booksmittenpod   Produced by Jack Cheng Music by Duck Duck Chicken

    37 min
  6. Season 2 Finale with Ann Whitford Paul

    05/29/2024

    Season 2 Finale with Ann Whitford Paul

    Mentioned in this episode: Writing Picture Books by Ann Whitford PaulLouder than Hunger by John SchuThe List of Things That Will Not Change by Rebecca SteadWriting with Pictures by Uri ShulevitzHow to Write Picture Books by Linda AshmanOur Books for Children and Young Adults: Flying Lessons & Other Stories Edited by Ellen Oh; Kelly’s short story in this middle grade anthology is “The Beans and Rice Chronicles of Isaiah Dunn.”Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero by Kelly J. BaptistIsaiah Dunn Saves the Day by Kelly J. BaptistThe Electric Slide and Kai by Kelly J. Baptist; Illustrated by Darnell JohnsonThe Swag is in the Socks by Kelly J. BaptistEb & Flow by Kelly J. BaptistReady, Set, Dough! by Kelly J. BaptistSee You in the Cosmos by Jack ChengThe Many Masks of Andy Zhou by Jack ChengJumped In by Patrick Flores-ScottAmerican Road Trip by Patrick Flores-ScottNo Going Back by Patrick Flores-ScottThe Griffins of Castle Cary by Heather ShumakerFind us online: Kelly J. Baptist: kellyiswrite.comJack Cheng: jackcheng.comPatrick Flores-Scott: patrickfloresscott.comHeather Shumaker: heathershumaker.comContact us: hello@booksmitten.us @booksmittenpod Follow our progress on X/Twitter this season with #booksmittenchallenge Produced by Jack Cheng Music by Duck Duck Chicken Our Books for Children and Young Adults: Flying Lessons & Other Stories Edited by Ellen Oh; Kelly’s short story in this middle grade anthology is “The Beans and Rice Chronicles of Isaiah Dunn.”Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero by Kelly J. BaptistIsaiah Dunn Saves the Day by Kelly J. BaptistThe Electric Slide and Kai by Kelly J. Baptist; Illustrated by Darnell JohnsonThe Swag is in the Socks by Kelly J. BaptistEb & Flow by Kelly J. BaptistReady, Set, Dough! by Kelly J. BaptistSee You in the Cosmos by Jack ChengThe Many Masks of Andy Zhou by Jack ChengJumped In by Patrick Flores-ScottAmerican Road Trip by Patrick Flores-ScottNo Going Back by Patrick Flores-ScottThe Griffins of Castle Cary by Heather ShumakerFind us online: Kelly J. Baptist: kellyiswrite.comJack Cheng: jackcheng.comPatrick Flores-Scott: patrickfloresscott.comHeather Shumaker: heathershumaker.comContact us: hello@booksmitten.us X/Twitter: @booksmittenpod  Produced by Jack ChengMusic by Duck Duck Chicken

    47 min
  7. Conference Takeaways from SCBWI Marvelous Midwest

    05/15/2024

    Conference Takeaways from SCBWI Marvelous Midwest

    Mentioned in this episode: SCBWI Marvelous Midwest 2024 Gary D. Schmidt Sherri L. Smith James Solheim   Interviewees: Aaron Fox (MO) Debbie Gonzales (MI) Kat Higgs-Coulthard (MI) Leslie Helakowski  (MI) Danielle Defoe (MI) Kathy Halsey (OH) Amy Flynn (OH) Sheila Willobee (MI) Kathy Groth (WI) -  Sunken Shipwrecks of Lake Michigan, Ocean Party (Illustrated by Becca Hart) Joyce Uglow (WI) - Stuck: The Story of the La Brea Tar Pits (Illustrated by Valerya Milovanova ) Our Books for Children and Young Adults: Flying Lessons & Other Stories Edited by Ellen Oh; Kelly’s short story in this middle grade anthology is “The Beans and Rice Chronicles of Isaiah Dunn.” Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero by Kelly J. Baptist Isaiah Dunn Saves the Day by Kelly J. Baptist The Electric Slide and Kai by Kelly J. Baptist; Illustrated by Darnell Johnson The Swag is in the Socks by Kelly J. Baptist Eb & Flow by Kelly J. Baptist Ready, Set, Dough! by Kelly J. Baptist See You in the Cosmos by Jack Cheng The Many Masks of Andy Zhou by Jack Cheng Jumped In by Patrick Flores-Scott American Road Trip by Patrick Flores-Scott The Griffins of Castle Cary by Heather Shumaker Find us online: Kelly J. Baptist: kellyiswrite.com Jack Cheng: jackcheng.com Patrick Flores-Scott: patrickfloresscott.com Heather Shumaker: heathershumaker.com Email us: hello@booksmitten.us @booksmittenpod Follow our progress on X/Twitter this season with #booksmittenchallenge Produced by Jack Cheng Music by Duck Duck Chicken Our Books for Children and Young Adults: Flying Lessons & Other Stories Edited by Ellen Oh; Kelly’s short story in this middle grade anthology is “The Beans and Rice Chronicles of Isaiah Dunn.”Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero by Kelly J. BaptistIsaiah Dunn Saves the Day by Kelly J. BaptistThe Electric Slide and Kai by Kelly J. Baptist; Illustrated by Darnell JohnsonThe Swag is in the Socks by Kelly J. BaptistEb & Flow by Kelly J. BaptistReady, Set, Dough! by Kelly J. BaptistSee You in the Cosmos by Jack ChengThe Many Masks of Andy Zhou by Jack ChengJumped In by Patrick Flores-ScottAmerican Road Trip by Patrick Flores-ScottNo Going Back by Patrick Flores-ScottThe Griffins of Castle Cary by Heather ShumakerFind us online: Kelly J. Baptist: kellyiswrite.comJack Cheng: jackcheng.comPatrick Flores-Scott: patrickfloresscott.comHeather Shumaker: heathershumaker.comContact us: hello@booksmitten.us X/Twitter: @booksmittenpod  Produced by Jack ChengMusic by Duck Duck Chicken

    14 min
  8. Titles and Critiques

    03/13/2024

    Titles and Critiques

    Mentioned in this episode: Writing Picture Books by Ann Whitford Paul Creepy Crayon by Aaron Reynolds; Illustrated by Peter Brown Our Books for Children and Young Adults: Flying Lessons & Other Stories Edited by Ellen Oh; Kelly’s short story in this middle grade anthology is “The Beans and Rice Chronicles of Isaiah Dunn.” Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero by Kelly J. Baptist Isaiah Dunn Saves the Day by Kelly J. Baptist The Electric Slide and Kai by Kelly J. Baptist; Illustrated by Darnell Johnson The Swag is in the Socks by Kelly J. Baptist Eb & Flow by Kelly J. Baptist Ready, Set, Dough! by Kelly J. Baptist See You in the Cosmos by Jack Cheng The Many Masks of Andy Zhou by Jack Cheng Jumped In by Patrick Flores-Scott American Road Trip by Patrick Flores-Scott The Griffins of Castle Cary by Heather Shumaker Find us online: Kelly J. Baptist: kellyiswrite.com Jack Cheng: jackcheng.com Patrick Flores-Scott: patrickfloresscott.com Heather Shumaker: heathershumaker.com Email us: hello@booksmitten.us @booksmittenpod Follow our progress on X/Twitter this season with #booksmittenchallenge Produced by Jack Cheng Music by Duck Duck Chicken Our Books for Children and Young Adults: Flying Lessons & Other Stories Edited by Ellen Oh; Kelly’s short story in this middle grade anthology is “The Beans and Rice Chronicles of Isaiah Dunn.”Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero by Kelly J. BaptistIsaiah Dunn Saves the Day by Kelly J. BaptistThe Electric Slide and Kai by Kelly J. Baptist; Illustrated by Darnell JohnsonThe Swag is in the Socks by Kelly J. BaptistEb & Flow by Kelly J. BaptistReady, Set, Dough! by Kelly J. BaptistSee You in the Cosmos by Jack ChengThe Many Masks of Andy Zhou by Jack ChengJumped In by Patrick Flores-ScottAmerican Road Trip by Patrick Flores-ScottNo Going Back by Patrick Flores-ScottThe Griffins of Castle Cary by Heather ShumakerFind us online: Kelly J. Baptist: kellyiswrite.comJack Cheng: jackcheng.comPatrick Flores-Scott: patrickfloresscott.comHeather Shumaker: heathershumaker.comContact us: hello@booksmitten.us X/Twitter: @booksmittenpod  Produced by Jack ChengMusic by Duck Duck Chicken

    54 min
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Seeing a hopeful, human world through children's literature. Hosted by authors Kelly J. Baptist, Jack Cheng, Patrick Flores-Scott, and Heather Shumaker – your book smitten crew. We cover the whole range of kidlit, from picture books to middle grade and young adult fiction, as well as writing, reading, and publishing.

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  • Creator
    Kelly J. Baptist, Heather Shumaker, Patrick Flores-Scott, Jack Cheng
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2025
  • Episodes
    66
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Kelly J. Baptist, Heather Shumaker, Patrick Flores-Scott, Jack Cheng
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    BookSmitten

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