189 episodes
The Yarn Travis Jonker and Colby Sharp
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4.9 • 104 Ratings
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The Yarn takes listeners behind the scenes of children's literature. Each episode features an author or illustrator talking about how they create books for young readers.
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#189 SPEED ROUND! Marla Frazee, Doug Salati, Dan Santat, Amina Luqman-Dawson
Our first-ever all speed round episode! Rapid-fire Q&A with Marla Frazee, Doug Salati, Dan Santat, Amina Luqman-Dawson.
This episode is sponsored by Heinemann and their professional book, WHEN KIDS CAN'T READ--WHAT TEACHERS CAN DO (Second Edition), written by Kylene Beers. -
#188 Laurel Snyder - THE WITCH OF WOODLAND Unraveled
In this episode, author Laurel Snyder takes us behind the scenes of her upper middle grade novel THE WITCH OF WOODLAND.
This episode is sponsored by Heinemann and their professional book, WHEN KIDS CAN'T READ--WHAT TEACHERS CAN DO (Second Edition), written by Kylene Beers. -
#187 Jon Agee - MY DAD IS A TREE Unraveled
In this episode, author/illustrator Jon Agee takes us behind the scenes of his latest picture book, MY DAD IS A TREE.
This episode is sponsored by Heinemann and their professional book, WHEN KIDS CAN'T READ--WHAT TEACHERS CAN DO (Second Edition), written by Kylene Beers. -
#186 Brad & Kristi Montague - THE FANTASTIC BUREAU OF IMAGINATION Unraveled
In this episode, husband and wife collaborators Brad & Kristi Montague take us behind the scenes of their picture book, THE FANTASTIC BUREAU OF IMAGINATION.
This episode is sponsored by Candlewick Press, and the picture book THIS IS A STORY, written by John Schu, illustrated by Lauren Castillo. Click here to order a copy.
This episode is sponsored by Heinemann and their professional book, WHEN KIDS CAN'T READ--WHAT TEACHERS CAN DO (Second Edition), written by Kylene Beers.
This episode is sponsored by Heinemann and their professional book, THE LITERACY STUDIO, written by Ellin Oliver Keene. -
#185 Jarrett & Jerome Pumphrey - LINK & HUD Unraveled
In this episode, children's literature collaborators (and brothers) Jarrett and Jerome Pumphrey take us behind the scenes of their books THE OLD TRUCK and LINK & HUD: HEROES BY A HAIR.
This episode is sponsored by Heinemann and their professional book, WHEN KIDS CAN'T READ--WHAT TEACHERS CAN DO (Second Edition), written by Kylene Beers.
This episode is sponsored by Heinemann and their professional book, THE LITERACY STUDIO, written by Ellin Oliver Keene. -
#184 Amina Luqman-Dawson - FREEWATER Unraveled
In this episode, 2023 Newbery Medalist Amina Luqman-Dawson takes us behind the scenes of her middle grade novel, FREEWATER.
This episode is sponsored by Heinemann and their professional book, WHEN KIDS CAN'T READ--WHAT TEACHERS CAN DO (Second Edition), written by Kylene Beers.
This episode is sponsored by Heinemann and their professional book, THE LITERACY STUDIO, written by Ellin Oliver Keene.
Customer Reviews
Best Kid Lit Podcast
I stumbled upon The Yarn podcast in December of 2020, when our library was only doing curbside service and I was terribly missing the kids and their parents and hooking them up with books. It was a “pandemic highlight” for me—I listened to Travis and Colby as they reviewed the books of that year, and practically cried tears of joy! i’ve since kept up with it, and have listened to many of the back episodes, sometimes more than once (Gary Paulsen).Both Travis and Coby are excellent at interviewing, authors and illustrators. I feel like I’m sitting in a comfortable room and listening to the best stories of people’s lives.
And yes, Travis and Colby, I will always listen to your end of the year review from the start all the way to the finish!
My favorite podcast
I love listening to Colby and Travis discuss books and conduct interviews. I always learn something and always find books for my TBR pile.
Mr sharp
I love how after interviews people then comes to class then tells us what they talked about how it went.