New Books in Children's Literature

David McMullin, "Rock 'N' Roll, Baby!" (Random House, 2026)

02 May 2026

Contributed by Lukas

How great to interview an author who writes splendid music-oriented children's books! In this episode, I was fortunate to interview Author (and I shou...

Vidhya & Parani, "O Dharmaputri!: Indian Heart, Yogic Wings" (Garuda Prakashan, 2025)

30 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

A parent's heartfelt letter to their daughter, Uma—and you—on abundant and conscious living—with the light of timeless Indian wisdom. Standing a...

John Masiulionis, "Walking Each Other Home – Zachary’s Mission: A Hospice for Children" (Trolley Stop Publishing, 2026)

10 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

It's not every day that I get to interview an author (John Masiulionis) who has written a picture book entitled Walking Each Other Home – Zachary’...

Yiddish Children’s Literature and Jewish Modernity: A Conversation with Miriam Udel

06 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Scholars are only beginning to consider the corpus of nearly one thousand extant books, as well as several periodicals, that constitute the Yiddish ch...

Nancy Hudgins, "Books Good Enough for You: The Storied Life of Ursula Nordstrom" (Abrams Books for Young Readers, 2026)

04 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Interview with Nancy Hudgins, author of children's book Books Good Enough for You: The Storied Life of Ursula Nordstrom (Abrams Books for Youn...

Tamara Kay, "Sesame Street Around the World: Culture, Politics, and Transnational Organizational Partnerships" (Oxford UP, 2025)

07 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Given the sometimes extraordinary politicization of culture, it is surprising that Sesame Street has gained acceptance and legitimacy in more than fif...

Kristine A. Lombardi, "Crouton: One Cat's Adoption Tale" (Random House, 2026)

18 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Today we host the wonderfully talented award-winning author-illustrator Kristine A. Lombardi and celebrate her enchanting and funny brand new book, C...

Leila Sales, "The Museum of Lost and Found" (Harry N. Abrams, 2023)

13 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Leila Sales wears many hats. She is the author of eight critically acclaimed novels for children and young adults, including This Song Will Save Your ...

Mel Rosenberg, "Emily Saw A Door" (Random House Studio, 2026)

08 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Michelle Knudsen, celebrated author of over fifty children's books (and a personal favorite) agreed to interview Mel Rosenberg on the eve of publicat...

Melissa Stoller, "Hazel and Mabel: Two Hearts Apart" (Gnome Road, 2025)

17 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

In this, our second interview, I talk to Melissa Stoller about her new book Hazel and Mabel: Two Hearts Apart, Anita Bagdi (Illustrator), published ...

Cindy Williams Schrauben, "Hank's Change of Heart" (The Little Press, 2025)

10 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this, our second interview with children's author Cindy Williams Schrauben, we celebrate her new book, Hank's Change of Heart (The Little P...

Renée LaTulippe, "Limelight: Curtain Up on Poetry Comics" (Charlesbridge Moves, 2025)

05 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

A wonderful interview with children's author, poet and teacher of everything lyrical and rhyming, Renée LaTulippe, to celebrate her brand new book, ...

Jennifer Conrad on Teaching Through Picture Book Appreciation

03 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

I have never spoken to anyone like Jennifer Conrad who teaches literature to her senior high school students through picture book appreciation. In our...

Ziggy Hanaor, "Life (As We Know It)" (Cicada Books, 2025)

08 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Ziggy Hanaor is the director of Cicada Books, a boutique children’s publishing company. She has also written nine books including Fly Flies, Alex a...

Julie Fette, "Gender by the Book: 21st-Century French Children's Literature" (Routledge, 2025)

07 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Gender by the Book: 21st-Century French Children's Literature (Routledge, 2025) investigates the gender representations that French children's liter...

Stephanie Ellen Sy. "You Can't Tame a Tiger" (OwlKids, 2025)

06 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In our engaging interview, we celebrate award-wining illustrator Julien Chung's new book, You Can't Tame a Tiger (OwlKids) written by Stephanie Ellen ...

Children's Books with Annie Kelley, Executive Editor, Random House STUDIO

29 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

A splendid interview (I'm biased, but so what, it really is splendid) with Annie Kelley, Executive Editor, Random House STUDIO. We talk about what she...

Tami Lehman-Wilzig, "Rembrandt's Blessing" (Kar-Ben Publishing, 2025)

26 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Inspired by the true story of the friendship between Rembrandt and Rabbi Menashe Ben Israel. Painting scenes from Bible stories is Rembrandt's passio...

Liz Bicknell on a Life in Childrens Literature

13 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Liz Bicknell is one of the most celebrated editors of children's books ever! She began her publishing career at Harcourt Brace Jovanovich in 1986, joi...

Trends in KIdslit: A Discussion with Harold Underdown

12 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Harold Underdown has worked as an independent editor and publishing consultant, providing developmental edits and strategic consulting; and as an in-h...

Sven Völker, "The Museum of Shapes" (Cicada Books, 2025)

08 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to the Museum of Shapes. Alma is the curator of the museum. She decides which shapes should go where. Triangles have three sides and three...

Suzy Levinson, "Dinos That Drive" (Tundra Books, 2025)

04 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Suzy Levinson is a children’s author and poet whose work has been featured in numerous anthologies, including A World Full of Poems (DK Children), I...

Friederike Ablang and Roseanne Baxter Frank, "O'Win and the Moon" (Wonder House Books, 2025)

01 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Friederike Ablang is an award-winning children's illustrator. She was born in East-Berlin and studied photography and design in the United Kingdom an...

Danna Zeiger, "Rewriting the Rules" (Millbrook Press, 2025)

21 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In our wonderful interview, Dr. Danna Trachtenberg Zeiger and I celebrate her debut picture book, Rewriting the Rules, a STEM nonfiction picture book...

Hannah Shafiroff, "My Little Book of Big Jewish Holidays" (Bloomsbury Children's Books, 2025)

19 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Hannah Shafiroff is celebrating a book about celebrations! In our interview we talk about her brand new picture book which she both wrote and illustra...

Mallory Loehr on a Life in Children's Books

15 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In her thirty plus years of enthusiastic dedication to Random House Children’s Books, Mallory Loehr has played a seminal role in the development of ...

D.J. Corchin , "A Million Yes's" (Phazelfoz, 2025)

01 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

DJ Corchin is a celebrated author and illustrator from Oak Park, IL. In our spirited interview, we discuss his career as a polymath, his unconventiona...

Ammi-Joan Paquette, "My Mouth Says" (Penguin, 2025)

17 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Ammi-Joan (A.J.) Paquette is author of twenty books for children as wel as a senior literary agent for Aevitas Creative Management. In our wonderful i...

Dylan Thuras and Jennifer Swanson, "The Atlas Obscura Explorer’s Guide to Inventing the World" (Workman Kids, 2025)

16 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Jennifer Swanson is the author of 50 nonfiction books for kids. In this, our second interview, we celebrate her brand new book, The Atlas Obscura Exp...

Amy Moore, "The Baker's Dozen" (Sleeping Bear Press, 2025)

09 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In our charming interview, Amy Moore celebrates two new picture books, The Bakers Dozen (illustrated by Andrea Stegmaier) published by Sleeping Bear P...

Gabriel Ertsgaard, "A Fiction Writer’s Guide to Peace: Crafting Nonviolent Heroism" (Bloomsbury, 2025)

21 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Superhero violence and graphic action sequences are prevalent on the screen and on the page, but this book takes an alternative route with practical g...

An Interview with Gaby Cabezut

09 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Gaby Cabezut, author and literary agent of the Seymour agency and the Alliance Rights Agency talks about her author journey and internet publishing, h...

An Interview with Colby Sharp

01 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Colby Sharp is widely considered one of the leading mavens on children's literature. He is co-author of several books, including Game Changer! Book Ac...

Ryan G. Van Cleave, "The Witness Trees: Historic Moments and the Trees Who Watched Them Happen" (Bushel & Peck, 2023)

25 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Ryan van Cleave is the author of over 100 books for children and adults, editorial director of Bushel & Peck Publishers, college professor and hea...

Yasmine Motawy, "Children’s Picture Books and Contemporary Egyptian Society" (AUC Press, 2025)

22 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Children’s picture books are some of the most transparently ideological materials available to parents and educators, and as cultural objects they a...

Yevgenia Nayberg, "A Party for Florine: Florine Stettheimer and Me" (Neal Porter Books, 2024)

21 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

A young girl forms a special connection to the modernist painter Florine Stettheimer, and imagines herself joining in on Florine’s exciting life.Whe...

Melissa H. Mwai, "I Can Make a Friend!" (Paw Prints, 2025)

20 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Melissa H. Mwai is an author and illustrator, as well as an award-winning poet. She has penned five nonfiction children's books including THE HISTORY ...

Ann Koffsky, "Ping-Pong Shabbat: The True Story of Champion Estee Ackerman" (Little Bee Books, 2024)

12 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Ping-Pong Shabbat: The True Story of Champion Estee Ackerman POP POP KERPOW!Eleven-year-old Ping-Pong phenom Estee Ackerman must make a diff...

Ann McCallum Staats, "Fantastic Flora: The World's Biggest, Baddest, and Smelliest Plants" (MIT Kids Press, 2025)

30 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In our lovely interview, we celebrate Ann McCallum Staats' brand new book (just launched this week!), Fantastic Flora: The World’s Biggest, Baddest...

Betsy Bird, "Pop! Goes the Nursery Rhyme" (Union Square Books, 2025)

18 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Betsy Bird is the Collection Development Manager of Evanston Public Library and the former Youth Materials Specialist of New York Public Library. She ...

Penny Parker Klostermann, "The Spider Lady: Nan Songer and her Arachnid World War II Army" (Astra, 2025)

12 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In our candid and splendid interview, Penny Parker Klostermann introduces her new nonfiction picture book Spider Lady: Nan Songer and Her Arachnid WW...

Marissa Valdez, "Hedgehogs Don't Wear Underwear" (Roaring Brook, 2025)

02 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Marissa Valdez is a #1 New York Times best-selling children’s book author and illustrator. Her clients include Penguin Random House, Candlewick, Hac...

Michael Parkin, "Wrong Time Rooster" (Flying Eye Books, 2025)

25 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Michael Parkin is an international illustrator, working with the New York Times, the New Yorke, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal and other...

My First Tanakh Stories Set (4vs.): Avraham, Miriam, Eliyahu, Ruth

04 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The Koren My First Tanakh Stories brings the characters and wisdom of Torah to to life for the whole family. Engaging with Tanakh stories from a you...

Joyce Uglow, "Stuck! the Story of the La Brea Tar Pits" (Bushel & Peck Books, 2025)

23 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this interview with children's author Joyce Uglow, we celebrate her brand new debut picture book Stuck! The Story of La Brea Tar Pits (Bushel & P...

Audrey Perrott, "A Hat for House: One Storm, Many Helpers" (G. P. Putnam, 2024)

22 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In our lovely interview, Audrey Perrott talks about her new book, A Hate for a House: One Storm, Many Helpers, illustrated by Druscilla Santiago and ...

A Chat with Author-Illustrator Selina Alko

21 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this exciting interview, I talk to author-illustrator Selina Alko about the new book which she illustrated, The Keeper of Stories (Simone & Schus...

Rachelle Bergstein, "The Genius of Judy: How Judy Blume Rewrote Childhood for All of Us" (Atria, 2024)

07 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Everyone knows Judy Blume. Her books have garnered her fans of all ages for decades and sold tens of millions of copies. But why were people so drawn ...

Sam Arthur on Publishing Children's Books

01 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this, our first interview with Sam Arthur, co-founder and creative director of Flying Eye Books, talks about his love for visual books led him into...

Bea Birdsong, "Goat Is the G.O.A.T." (Nancy Paulsen Books, 2025)

24 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this, our third interview, we celebrate the brand new picture book of Bea Birdsong, Goat Is the G.O.A.T. (Nancy Paulsen Books, Feb. 2025), illust...

Vivian Kirkfield, "One Girl's Voice: How Lucy Stone Helped Change the Law of the Land" (Calkins Creek, 2025)

18 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this, our second interview I speak with award-winning children's author Vivian Kirkfield about her gorgeous, brand new picture book, One Girl's Vo...

Erica Lyons, "On a Chariot of Fire: The Story of India's Bene Israel" (Levine Querido, 2024)

29 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this lively and fun interview, we celebrate award-winning author Erica Lyons' new picture book, On a Chariot of Fire: The Story of India’s Bene ...

Henry Herz, "I Am Gravity" (Tilbury House, 2024)

23 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In our captivating interview (pun intended), we celebrate Henry Herz's new book I AM GRAVITY (Tilbury House, April, 2024), which combines lyrical te...

Rachel Michelle Wilson, "How to Pee Your Pants: The Right Way" (Feiwel & Friends, 2024)

19 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In our engaging interview, Rachel talks about her hilarious new [picture book, How to Pee Your Pants: The Right Way (published by Feiwel & Friends, ...

David Miles Talks Children's Books

14 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

David Miles is co-founder (together with his wife, Stephanie) and Publisher, Bushel & Peck Books, an up-and-coming West Coast children's publisher. I...

Lesléa Newman, "Hanukkah" (Words & Pictures, 2024)

29 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Lesléa Newman is the author of over 85 books for readers of all ages, including the pioneering Heather Has Two Mommies. She has received many literar...

Maya Schleifer, "The Giant's Home" (2022)

15 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Maya Shleifer is a multi-disciplinary author, illustrator, and designer who has illustrated over a dozen children's books. Drawing helped Maya survive...

Danielle Sharkan, "Sharing Shalom" (Holiday House, 2024)

10 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Considering the alarming rise in hate and intolerance these days, Danielle Sharkan's new picture book, Sharing Shalom (Holiday House, Sept. 2024, il...

Mark Hoffmann, "Dirt Cheap" (Knopf Books for Young Readers; 2020)

29 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Mark Hoffmann is an award winning illustrator, painter, author and professor. He was raised in Minnesota and earned his BFA from Rhode Island School o...

Talk to the Editor: A Discussion with Elizabeth Law

26 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, I talk with children's book editor, Elizabeth Law about her two great loves: children's books and the theater. Specifically, what c...

Highlights Foundation: A Discussion with Executive Director George Brown

18 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

George Brown is the executive director of the Highlights Foundation, scion to the Myers family, which created Highlights Magazine. The Highlights Fou...

Sarah Aronson, "Abzuglutely!:Battling, Bellowing Bella Abzug" (Calkins Creek Books, 2024)

03 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this lively interview with author Sarah Aronson, we celebrate her brand new picture book, Abzuglutely!: Battling, Bellowing Bella Abzug, illustrat...

Childrens' Books in Public Libraries: A Discussion with Pat (Patrick) Gracey

27 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Pat (Patrick) Gracey is a senior librarian at the Toronto Public Library where he is a children's services specialist, leading the team that selects n...

Jane Yolen and Heidi E. Y. Stemple, "We Celebrate the Light" (Penguin, 2024)

16 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In our three-way interview, I celebrate with world-renowned children's authors Jane Yolen and Heidi Stemple (who is also Jane's daughter), their brand...

Tina Shepardson, "The Sorry Seeds" (Gnome Road, 2024)

15 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Tina Shepardson and I celebrate her wonderful new picture book The Sorry Seeds, just published (two days ago!!) by Gnome Road with gorgeous illustrat...

Kimberly Wilson, "A Credit Card Takes Charge" (Page Street Kids, 2024)

12 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Are you ready for the story of a credit card that takes cash on a spending spree? In my interview with picture book author Kimberly Wilson, we celebra...

Cathy Stefanec Ogren, "The Little Red Chair" (Sleeping Bear Press, 2024)

14 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this, our second interview, Cathy Stefanec Ogren talks about her brand new, wonderfully written and illustrated (by Alexandra Thompson) picture boo...

On Haya Shenhav's "100 Rooms"

08 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Professor Yirmi Pinkus celebrates with us the rerelease of the classic Hebrew children's book, 100 Rooms by Haya Shenhav, in a new American edition ...

Ruth Spiro, "One Small Spark: A Tikkun Olam Story" (Dial Books, 2024)

07 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this, our second interview with prolific author Ruth Spiro, we celebrate the publication of her brand new book, One Small Spark: A Tikkun Olam Sto...

Dan Gutman, "The (Mostly) True Story of Cleopatra's Needle" (Holiday House, 2024)

04 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Dan Gutman is the renowned, prolific author of some 190 books for kids from kindergarten up to middle school. His books include Rappy the Raptor (pict...

Muslimness in Books for Young Readers: A Chat with A. M. Dassu

25 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Persevering with our literary theme this season, in this episode Claudia Radiven and Chella Ward chat to A. M. Dassu about her books for young reade...

Charly Palmer and Karida Brown, "The New Brownies' Book: A Love Letter to Black Families" (Chronicle Books, 2023)

15 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In 1920, W. E. B. Du Bois and the NAACP founders published The Brownies’ Book: A Monthly Magazine for Children of the Sun. A century later, The Ne...

Don Tate, Children's Book Illustrator and Author

13 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Don Tate is the award-winning author and/or illustrator of numerous picture book biographies, including Pigskins to Paintbrushes: The Story of Footba...

Bonni Goldberg, "Doña Gracia Saved Worlds" (Kar-Ben Publishing, 2023)

07 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Bonni Goldberg, award-winning poet, writer, and educator, writes non-fiction for children and adults. In our animated discussion, we talk about how he...

The Business of Publishing Children's Books: A Discussion with Elizabeth Law

19 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Elizabeth Law has worked in the publishing field her whole life, first as an Editor at Viking Children’s Books and Puffin Books, as Associate Publis...

Lesléa Newman, "Like Father, Like Son" (Abrams, 2024)

05 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In our animated interview with prolific, award-winning children's author and poet Lesléa Newman, we celebrate two of her picture books which have jus...

Robin Newman, "Who's Writing This Story?" (Creston Books, 2024)

25 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Robin Newman was a practicing attorney and legal editor but has more fun writing children's books about witches, mice, pigs, and peacocks. In our inte...

Jennifer Berne, "A Tour of the Human Body: Amazing Numbers--Fantastic Facts" (Astra Publishing House, 2024)

22 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this wonderful second interview with Jennifer Berne we celebrate the launch of her newest picture book, and the first in a series: A Tour of the H...

Marie-Louise Gay, "Walking Trees" (Groundwood Books, 2024)

11 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Marie-Louise Gay is an internationally-acclaimed, multi-award winning Canadian author and illustrator of over 60 books. In our interview, we celebrate...

Julie Carpenter, "Harry and the Highwire: Houdini's First Amazing Act" (Green Bean Books, 2024)

04 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this interview, we celebrate Julie Carpenter's first picture book, Harry and the Highwire: Houdini's First Amazing Act (Laura Catalán, illustra...

On Monsters, Goddesses and Myths: A Discussion with Author Katherine Marsh

13 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

“We’re not monsters, Mom. We’re goddesses—smart, fearless, and beautiful.” That’s the voice of Ava, the superpowered protagonist of Kather...

Laura Bower, "The Imposter" (Gnome Road Publishing, 2024)

30 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this heartwarming interview with Laura Bower, we celebrate the launch of her brand new, debut picture book, The Imposter, illustrated by Kerisa G...

Michelle Knudsen, "Luigi, the Spider Who Wanted to Be a Kitten" (Candlewick Press, 2024)

24 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Michelle Knudsen is the New York Times best-selling author of fifty books for young readers of all ages, including the award-winning picture books (an...

Shoshanna Lockshin and Efrayim Unterman, "The Devash Megillat Esther" (Hadar Press, 2024)

21 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The Devash Megillat Esther (Hadar Press, 2024) includes the full Hebrew Megillah text, an original kid-friendly English translation, and carefully se...

Sue Fliess, "Octopus Acrobatics" (Albert Whitman & Company, 2024)

18 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Sue Fliess ("fleece") is the award-winning, bestselling author of over 50 children's books including Sadie Sprocket Builds a Rocket, How to Trap a Lep...

Emily Barth Isler, "The Color of Sound" (Carolrhoda Books, 2024)

17 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Emily Barth Isler is the author of AfterMath, an award-winning middle grade novel, and of the forthcoming picture book Always Enough Love. In our in...

A Chat with a Children's Book Illustrator: Erin Kraan

10 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Erin Kraan has illustrated over half a dozen children's books, with more on the way. In our interview we celebrate her latest illustrated picture boo...

Suzanne Slade, "The Music in George's Head: George Gershwin Creates Rhapsody in Blue" (Astra, 2021)

09 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Suzanne Slade is the Sibert Honor author of more than 170 books for children. A mechanical engineer by degree, Suzanne writes about STEM topics, fasci...

Heather L. Montgomery, "Sick!: The Twists and Turns Behind Animal Germs" (Bloomsbury, 2024)

02 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Heather L. Montgomery writes for kids who are wild about animals, masterfully employing yuck appeal to engage young minds. Her 17 nonfiction books in...

Get Signed: A Chat with Literary Agent Lucinda Halperin

25 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Lucinda Halpern is a literary agent with over 15 years’ experience in both the publicity and agency sides of publishing. Before founding Lucinda Lit...

Laurie Wallmark and Raakhee Mirchandani, "Journey to the Stars: Kalpana Chawla, Astronaut" (Beaming Books, 2024)

18 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Laurie Wallmark is the award-winning author of picture book biographies of women in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) as well as ficti...

My Friends Maurice Sendak and Leonard Bernstein

13 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Christopher Swann is an award-winning producer and director of documentaries, a playwright, author and editor. In our lively interview we discuss his ...

Rebecca Gardyn Levington, "Afikoman, Where'd You Go?: A Passover Hide-and-Seek Adventure" (Rocky Pond Books, 2024)

09 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this wonderfully candid conversation with children's book author Rebecca Gardyn Levington, we celebrate her new book Afikoman, Where'd You Go?: A ...

Talk to the Literary Agent: A Discussion with Victoria Selvaggio

31 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

For Victoria Selvaggio, books have always played an important role in her life. From an early age, she could easily be found reading in a corner with...

What Makes A Great Picture Book?

26 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Betsy Bird is the Collection Development Manager of Evanston Public Library and the former Youth Materials Specialist of New York Public Library. She...

Meet the Literary Agent: A Chat with Leslie Zampetti

21 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Today I speak to the wonderful literary agent Leslie Zampetti, who recently launched her own agency, Open Book Literary. A former librarian in speci...

Miriam Halahmy, "A Boy from Baghdad" (Green Bean Books, 2024)

16 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Miriam Halahmy has published 9 novels for children and teens. Her new book A Boy from Baghdad (Green Bean Books, 2024), tells the story for children...

Meet the Librarian

15 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Louise Lareau is the award-winning Managing Librarian at The New York Public Library and currently leads the Children’s Center team at the Stavros ...

Renée LaTulippe, "The Crab Ballet" (Abrams, 2022)

13 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this fun interview, we celebrate Renée M. LaTulippe's wonderful poem picture book The Crab Ballet (Cameron Kids/Abrams, 2022) and talk about her...

Isabel Estrada, "La Mariachi" (Sleeping Bear Press, 2023)

22 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Isabel Estrada, Ph.D., is an author and speaker with an extensive background in music and education. Today we celebrate her recently-published picture...