New Books in Children's Literature

Charlotte Offsay, "Challah Day!" (Holiday House, 2023)

18 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Charlotte Offsay was born in England, grew up in Boston, and currently lives in Los Angeles with her husband and two children. In our conversation, we...

Lita Judge, "Don't Worry, Wuddles" (Atheneum, 2023)

09 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Lita Judge is the award-winning author and illustrator of three dozen children’s books (!) including Flight School, Penguin Flies Home, Red Sled, R...

Tara Lazar, "Flat Cat" (Flamingo Books, 2023)

29 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this, our second interview, I talk with award-winning children's author Tara Lazar about her new picture book, Flat Cat (Flamingo Books, 2023), i...

Donating Books to Children: A Chat with Alex Zablotsky of PJ Library

25 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Alex Zablotsky is the Managing Director of PJ Library, a philanthropy that donates millions of books on Jewish themes to children around the world e...

Talk to the Agent: A Discussion with Jennifer Unter

19 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Jennifer Unter has worked in many aspects of the publishing industry for over three decades. After graduating from the University of Michigan, she be...

Talk to the Publisher: A Chat with Sandra Shutter

08 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Sandra Sutter is the owner/publisher at Gnome Road Publishing (aka "Top Gnome"). A former attorney, counselor and author, she has found her way to ma...

Meet the Literary Agent: A Chat with Marisa A. Corvisiero

05 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Marisa A. Corvisiero is the founder and CEO of the Corvisiero Literary Agency, and its Senior Literary Agent. During the few years prior to starting ...

Bea Birdsong, "Boop!" (HarperCollins, 2023)

02 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Bea Birdsong is the internationally-celebrated author of I Will Be Fierce! (illustrated by Nidhi Chanani), Sam’s First Word (illustrated by Holl...

Autism in Children's Literature: A Discussion with Jen Malia

01 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

An autistic mom of three autistic kids, Dr. Jen Malia is the author of the children’s chapter book series The Infinity Rainbow Club and the pictur...

What Do Literary Agents Do?

28 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Liza Fleissig, with her partner Ginger Harris-Dontzin, opened the Liza Royce Agency (LRA) in early 2011. From picture books through adult projects, ...

Illustrating Children's Books: A Discussion with Amanda Hall

22 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Amanda Hall has been a children’s book illustrator since the mid-1980s, with some fifty books published in 26 countries. After a period in London a...

Melissa Stewart, "Thank You, Moon: Celebrating Nature's Nightlight" (Knopf, 2023)

14 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Melissa Stewart has written more than 200 science-themed nonfiction books for children, including the Sibert Medal Honoree Summertime Sleepers: Anima...

Free Books for the Children of Chicago

11 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

A wonderful interview with Kristen Daniels, Executive Director of Bernie's Book Bank. Since 2009, Bernie's Book Bank has provided 24 million books f...

Julie Hedlund, "Song After Song: The Musical Life of Julie Andrews" (Little Bee Books, 2023)

27 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Julie Hedlund is back as our guest on New Books Network to talk about her brand new picture book, Song After Song: The Musical Life of Julie Andrews ...

Mónica Mancillas, "How to Speak in Spanglish" (Penguin Workshop, 2023)

23 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Mónica Mancillas authors books for children of all ages, as well as adult fiction. In our lively interview, Mónica discusses two of her picture book...

A Discussion with Jannie Ho, Illustrator and Author

20 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Born in Hong Kong and raised in Philadelphia, Jannie Ho is the illustrator of the early reader graphic novel Fry Guys (Andrews McMeel Publishing, la...

Michael Leventhal, "The Chocolate King" (Green Bean Books, 2021)

18 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Michael Leventhal is the publisher of Green Bean Books, which focuses on Jewish children’s books. He is author of The Chocolate King and co-auth...

Brides of Christ (with Sr Mary Josefa of the Eucharist)

14 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Sister Mary Josefa of the Eucharist is a Benedictine nun in Missouri; she and the sisters of her community recently wrote a charming children’s book...

A Better Way to Buy Books

12 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Bookshop.org is an online book retailer that donates more than 80% of its profits to independent bookstores. Launched in 2020, Bookshop.org has alre...

A Chat with a Literary Agent: Savannah Brooks

29 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Savannah Brooks started her agenting career as an intern with the Jennifer De Chiara team in 2017, moving to associate agent in 2018. In 2022, she joi...

Laurie Wallmark, "Rivka's Presents" (Random House Studio, 2023)

26 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Award-winning author Laurie Wallmark writes mostly picture book biographies of women in STEM. Her titles include Code Breaker, Spy Hunter: How Elizeb...

Lisa M. Bolt Simons, "The Vanished Northwest Passage Arctic Expedition" (Capstone, 2022)

17 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Lisa M. Bolt Simons has published over 60 children's nonfiction books, with many more in preparation. In our conversation we talk about two of her rec...

Leslie Kimmelman, "Ready, Set, Run!: The Amazing New York City Marathon" (Random House Studio, 2023)

13 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Today I speak to the wonderful Leslie Kimmelman, as we celebrate her brand new picture book, Ready, Set, Run!: The Amazing New York City Marathon, pu...

Anna Olswanger, "Greenhorn" (NewSouth Books, 2012)

22 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Anna Olswanger is an award-winning children's author and highly regarded literary agent, with clients include the New York Times best-selling author ...

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

16 Jul 2023

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 Publi...

Sarah Sassoon, "Shoham's Bangle" (Kar-Ben Publishing, 2022)

09 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In our interview, Sarah Sassoon celebrates the success of her award-winning children's book, Shoham's Bangle, published by Kar-Ben (2022), and dis...

Shelli R. Johannes and Chelsea Clinton, "She Persisted: Florence Nightingale" (Philomel Books, 2023)

28 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This is my second interview with the wonderful Shelli R. Johannes, who is the author of 18 books with more due out in 2024. She is the co-author (with...

Ariel Bernstein, "You Go First" (Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books, 2023)

25 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Today I get to interview one of my favorite children's book authors, Ariel Bernstein, and celebrate her new book, You Go First, which was published o...

Jewish Children's Books: A Chat with Lili Rosenstreich

17 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this funny, engaging and candid interview Lili Rosenstreich talks about her career leading up to her current role as founder, publisher, and creati...

Illustrating Children's Books: A Discussion with Holly Hatam

11 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Holly Hatam is illustrator of several dozen children's books, published by Random House, Harper Collins and others. She is also author-illustrator of...

Anne Roos Kleiss, "When a Friend Needs a Friend" (Scholastic Press, 2023)

09 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In our wonderful conversation, Anne Roos Kleiss, a Dutch author-illustrator based in Rotterdam, and I talk about her new book, When a Friend Needs a ...

Anna Lazowski, "Dark Cloud" (Kids Can Press, 2023)

05 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This is my second interview with the wonderful children's author Anna Lazowski, this time celebrating the launch of her new picture book Dark Cloud, ...

Martin Lemelman, "The Miracle Seed" (Eerdmans Young Readers, 2023)

31 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In our animated discussion, Martin Lemelman and I discuss his latest graphic novel, The Miracle Seed (Eerdmans Young Readers, 2023), which was publi...

Hanoch Piven and Shira Hecht-Koller, "Dream Big, Laugh Often: And More Great Advice from the Bible" (FSG, 2023)

30 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Hanoch Piven is an Israeli collage artist whose colorful and witty portraits have appeared over the last 30 years on both sides of the Atlantic: in m...

Sophia Gholz, "A History of Toilet Paper (and Other Potty Tools)" (Running Press Kids, 2022)

27 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Since Sophia Gholz’s highly successful debut book, The Boy Who Grew a Forest: The True Story of Jadav Payeng, appeared four years ago, she has publ...

Lee Wardlaw, "Won Ton and Chopstick: A Cat and Dog Tale Told in Haiku" (Henry Holt, 2015)

21 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this interview we celebrate Lee Wardlaw's writing career, over thirty books ranging from board books to YA, with over a million copies sold! We foc...

Jennifer Swanson, "Footprints Across the Planet" (Reycraft, 2022)

19 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In our conversation, award-winning author Jennifer Swanson’s talks about her love for communicating science through award-winning children's books (...

Jennifer Berne, "How the Sea Came to Be (and All the Creatures in It)" (Eerdmans, 2023)

13 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this wonderful interview with Jennifer Berne we celebrate the launch of her epic picture book How the Sea Came to Be: (And All the Creatures In ...

Katey Howes, "Woven of the World" (Chronicle Books, 2023)

02 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Katey Howes is a highly successful, multiple-award winning picture book author, doing things her way. She writes books in meticulous rhyme. She writes...

Advice from a Literary Agent

29 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this intriguing and fun interview Stephen Fraser talks about his love for children's books, his careers as editor at HarperCollins Children's Boo...

Noa Nimrodi, "Not So Shy" (Kar-Ben Publishing, 2023)

25 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In my conversation with author-illustrator Noa Nimrodi we celebrate the launch of her first Middle Grade book in English, Not So Shy which published...

Chris Haughton on Writing and Illustrating Children's Books

19 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Since Chris Haughton begun writing and illustrating children's books about a dozen years ago, he has conquered the heart of millions with his engaging...

Shelly M. Jones, "Women Who Count: Honoring African American Women Mathematicians" (American Mathematical Society, 2019)

16 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

African-Americans and women are increasingly visible in professional mathematical institutions, organizations, and literature, expanding our mental mo...

Lindsay Bonilla, "The Note Who Faced the Music" (Page Street Kids, 2023)

05 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Lindsay Bonilla is the author of Polar Bear Island (Union Square, 2018) and I Love You With All of My Hearts (Creative Editions, 2021). In our li...

Susan Johnston Taylor, "Animals in Surprising Shades: Poems about Earth's Colorful Creatures" (Gnome Road Publishing, 2023)

31 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Susan Johnston Taylor dreamed of writing since the age of nine, when she won a magazine contest. In our interview we celebrate the launch of her pictu...

Talk to the Children's Lit Agent: A Discussion with Melissa Edwards

26 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In our interview, Melissa Edwards provides an insightful look at children's publishing from the viewpoint of a successful agent who left her legal c...

Cathy Stefanec Ogren, "Pew! The Stinky and Legen-Dairy Gift from Colonel Thomas S. Meacham" (Sleeping Bear Press, 2023)

24 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this interview with third time author Cathy Stefanec Ogren, we celebrate the launch of her new picture book, Pew! The Stinky and Legen-Dairy Gift ...

Publishing Jewish Children's Books: A Chat with Joni Sussman

19 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Joni Sussman talks about her love for children's books and for everything Jewish and how she found her life's mission combining these passions as pub...

Ned Bustard, "Saint Patrick the Forgiver: The History and Legends of Ireland's Bishop" (InterVarsity, 2023)

16 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Ned Bustard is the author of a new children’s book, Saint Patrick the Forgiver: The History and Legends of Ireland's Bishop (InterVarsity, 2023). ...

Kirsten W. Larson, "The Fire of Stars: The Life and Brilliance of the Woman Who Discovered What Stars Are Made Of" (Chronicle Books, 2023)

05 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Last year I interviewed the amazing author Kirsten Larson on her picture books Wood, Wire, Wings: Emma Lilian Todd Invents an Airplane, illus. Tracy ...

Emma Bland Smith, "Mr. McCloskey's Marvelous Mallards: The Making of 'Make Way for Ducklings'" (Calkins Creek Books, 2022)

01 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Emma Bland Smith is the award-winning author of Journey: Based on the True Story of OR7, the Most Famous Wolf in the West, as well as many other ficti...

James McGowan, "Good Night, Oppy!" (Astra Young Readers, 2021)

22 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

James McGowan is literary agent at Bookends, where he represents many award-winning authors and illustrators. He focuses on illustrated projects for y...

Philip Nel, "Was the Cat in the Hat Black?: The Hidden Racism of Children's Literature, and the Need for Diverse Books" (Oxford UP, 2017)

16 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Racism is resilient, duplicitous, and endlessly adaptable, so it is no surprise that America is again in a period of civil rights activism. A signific...

Jean Reidy, "A Grand Day" (Simon and Schuster, 2022)

22 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Jean Reidy’s best-selling and award-winning picture books have earned their spots as favorites among readers and listeners of all ages and from all ...

A Chat with Children's Lit Agent Debbie Bibo

20 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Born in Los Angeles to a Japanese mom and American Jewish dad, Debbie Bibo grew up in a sleepy suburb of Northern California. After earning a degree i...

Tammi Sauer, "The Underpants" (Scholastic Press, 2022)

15 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Tammi Sauer is a full-time picture book author who has sold 35 picture books to major publishing houses (Bloomsbury, Disney, Hyperion, HarperCollins, ...

Child's Play: The Seriousness of Children's Literature

13 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We shouldn’t be dismissive of the popularity of children’s literature among adults, as it is often in these works of fiction that powerful themes ...

Tara Lazar, "Time Flies: Down to the Last Minute" (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, 2022)

31 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Today my incredible guest is the quirky, pun-derful, award-winning picture book author, Tara Lazar who is celebrating her dozenth (!) book, Time Fl...

Elena Goodwin, "Translating England into Russian: The Politics of Children's Literature in the Soviet Union and Modern Russia" (Bloomsbury, 2021)

23 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

From governesses with supernatural powers to motor-car obsessed amphibians, the iconic images of English children's literature helped shape the view o...

What Makes a Book, Song or Movie Popular? A Conversation with Noah Askin

23 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this conversation (one of my favorite interviews ever), I talk with Noah Askin of the University of California at Irvine about why some popular chi...

Ken Schept, "A Gift of Feathers" (Feiwel & Friends, 2023)

07 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

When she finds a feather, Grandma Dot adds it to her collection. Feathers, she tells her two granddaughters, remind Grandma Dot of people she’s lost...

Julia Richardson, "Little Dandelion Seeds the World" (Sleeping Bear Press, 2021)

04 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Julia Richardson is an award-winning children’s book author. Today we talk with her about her debut picture book, Little Dandelion Seeds the World ...

Helen Wu on Writing Children's Books for Chinese and American Audiences

03 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Helen H. Wu is a children's book author and illustrator, author of Tofu Takes Time, illustrated by Julie Jarema (Beaming Books, 2022) and Long Goes ...

Ourboox: A Conversation with Mel Rosenberg

30 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this interview, Mel Rosenberg discusses his love for children's literature, what makes for a memorable picture book, and the company he created, O...

Writing for Young People, Being a Literary Agent, and Success

28 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In our exciting conversation with author-agent Jonathan Rosen we talk about his recent anthology, Coming of Age: 13 B'nai Mitvah Stories (Albert Whi...

Carrie Finison, "Lulu and Zoey: A Sister Story" (Running Press Kids, 2022)

18 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Carrie Finison writes picture books with humor and heart, including Dozens of Doughnuts (Putnam, 2020), a Junior Library Guild selection, Don’t H...

Annette Bay Pimentel, "Before Music: Where Instruments Come From" (Abrams, 2022)

10 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Today I speak with Annette Bay Pimentel about her writing career, and celebrate her new book, Before Music: Where Instruments Come From (Abrams, 202...

Shelli R. Johannes, "Theo TheSaurus and the Perfect Pet" (Viking, 2022)

03 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Shelli R. Johannes is the prolific author of almost twenty books for youngsters (and more on the way!). In our interview, we celebrate the recent laun...

Rose-Ann Smith, "The Day I Became a Hurricane" (Hooked on Books Jamrock, 2022)

24 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The Day I Became a Hurricane (Hooked on Books Jamrock, 2022) is a children's educational book on hurricanes written by Dr. Rose-Ann Smith. Based on ...

Bea Birdsong, "How to Spot a Best Friend" (Rodale Kids, 2021)

21 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Bea Birdsong is the author of I Will Be Fierce! (illustrated by Nidhi Chanani), Sam’s First Word (illustrated by Holly Hatam), How to Spot a Be...

91* Leah Price on Children’s Books: Turning Back the Clock on “Adulting” (EF, JP)

20 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

What do children love most about books? Leaving their mark on inviting white spaces? Or that enchanting feeling when a book marks them as its own, tak...

Robyn McGrath, "Dolly!: The Story of Dolly Parton and Her Big Dream" (Little Brown, 2022)

13 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

I'm talking with Robyn McGrath about her new picture book, Dolly!: The Story of Dolly Parton and Her Big Dream (Little Brown, 2022) which launched J...

Elaine Kachala, "Superpower?: The Wearable-Tech Revolution" (Orca Book Publishers, 2022)

30 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Elaine Kachala is a strategic thinker and writer with over twenty-five years of healthcare experience with governments, agencies, and associations. Sh...

Publishing Children's Books: A Chat with Meira Firon

20 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Meira Firon is an award-winning Israeli children's author, publisher, translator, editor, and most recently, owner of a flagship bookstore on Allenby ...

Debra Kempf Shumaker, "Peculiar Primates: Fun Facts About These Curious Creatures" (Running Press Kids, 2022)

07 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Debra Kempf Shumaker is author of three children's books. In this, our second interview (our first was almost two years ago with release of Freaky, ...

A Life in Children's and YA Publishing: A Discussion with Elizabeth Law

01 Sep 2022

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 Publi...

Rosie J. Pova, "The School of Failure: A Story about Success" (Yeehoo Press, 2022)

23 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In today's interview we welcome Rosie J. Pova to talk about her latest picture book The School of Failure: A Story about Success (Yeehoo Press, 2022...

Rena Rossner, "The Light of the Midnight Stars" (Redhook, 2021)

11 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Rena Rossner is a literary agent at The Deborah Harris Agency, based in Jerusalem, Israel, which represents Israeli, Palestinian and other Internation...

Hannah Holt, "A History of Underwear with Professor Chicken" (Roaring Brook, 2022)

09 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Hannah Holt is a children's author with a civil engineering degree. Her picture books weave together her love of literature and lifelong learning. The...

Sylvia Liu, "Hana Hsu and the Ghost Crab Nation" (Razorbill, 2022)

08 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Sylvia Liu grew up with books and daydreams in Caracas, Venezuela. Once an environmental attorney protecting the oceans, she now spins stories for chi...

Candid Advice for Would-Be Children's Books Authors

20 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Harold Underdown is currently Executive Editor of Kane Press. In our candid and informative interview, Harold talks about the details of how he goes ...

Megan Hoyt, "The Greatest Song of All: How Isaac Stern United the World to Save Carnegie Hall" (Quill Tree Books, 2022)

18 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

I talk with prolific children's author Megan Hoyt on her new non-fiction picture book, The Greatest Song of All: How Isaac Stern United the World to ...

Michelle Knudsen and Chelsea Clinton, "She Persisted: Nellie Bly" (Philomel, 2021)

13 Jul 2022

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 book Libr...

Rosemary Mosco, "Flowers Are Pretty . . . Weird!" (Tundra Book, 2022)

30 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Here I talk to Rosemary Mosco about her career and brand new book, Flowers are Pretty . . . Weird (Tundra, 2022). Rosemary makes books, articles, ...

Leah Henderson, "Daddy Speaks Love" (Nancy Paulsen Books, 2022)

16 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Leah Henderson is the author of several critically acclaimed books for young readers including Daddy Speaks Love, A Day for Rememberin’, Together W...

Michal Babay, "Incredible Shrinking Lunchroom" (Charlesbridge, 2022)

14 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

n our interview we talk about modern retellings of a classic Yiddish folktale and celebrate Michal Babay's upcoming book The Incredible Shrinking Lun...

A Chat with Lisa Varchol Perron, Childrens' Book Author and Lover of Patterns

01 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Lisa Varchol Perron has written children's poetry for numerous anthologies and magazines (including Highlights Hello, High Five, The Caterpillar, Bl...

An Early Morning Interview on the Tel Aviv Beach with Maira Kalman

25 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Maira Kalman was born in Israel and moved to New York at the age of five where she fell in love with America (Coca Cola and the smells of street f...

Alysson Foti Bourque, "Alycat and the Cattywampus Wednesday" (Arcadia/Pelican, 2022)

20 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Alysson Foti Bourque began her career as a teacher and subsequently an attorney. After practicing law for six years, she traded in writing trial brief...

Salma Hussain, "The Secret Diary of Mona Hasan" (Tundra Books, 2022)

11 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this interview we talk to Salma Hussain about her surprisingly candid and revealing middle grade book, The Secret Diary of Mona Hasan (Tundra Boo...

Cindy Williams Schrauben, "This Could Be You" (Cardinal Rule Press, 2022)

20 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Cindy Williams Schrauben lives in Michigan where she writes stories for kids that range from the truly serious to the seriously silly. Before embarkin...

Helen H. Wu, "Tofu Takes Time" (Beaming Books, 2022)

18 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Helen H. Wu is a children’s book author, illustrator, and translator. She is the author of TOFU TAKES TIME, illustrated by Julie Jarema (Beaming Bo...

James Michael Thibeault, "Melanie and the Box" (2021)

12 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Today I talked to James Michael Thibeault, the author of the lovely children's book Melanie and the Box (2021). Melanie wants to be just like her m...

Jennifer Wolf Kam, "Until the Blueberries Grow" (PJ Publishing, 2022)

12 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Jennifer Wolf Kam has been writing since she could hold a crayon. Today she holds an MFA from Vermont College of Fine Arts. Her young adult supernatu...

Pat Zietlow Miller, "In Our Garden" (G.P. Putnam's Sons, 2022)

08 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In our interview Pat Zietlow Miller and I talk about her path to fame and fortune as a children's author, the story behind her classic (and premier) c...

Laurie Smollett Kutscera, "Maya's Treasure" (Peter Pauper Press, 2021)

01 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In my conversation with author-illustrator Laurie Smollet Kutscera we celebrate the launch of her new picture book, Maya's Treasure (Peter Pauper Pr...

Kelly Herold et al., "Growing Out of Communism: Russian Literature for Children and Teens, 1991-2017" (Brill, 2021)

01 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Growing Out of Communism: Russian Literature for Children and Teens, 1991-2017 (Brill, 2021) explores the rise of a new body of literature for child...

Beth Ferry, "No Nibbling!" (Roaring Brook Press, 2022)

23 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

On the eve of her new book release, I talk to bestselling children's author Beth Ferry about No Nibbling! (Roaring Brook Press, 2022), a tale filled...

Katelyn Aronson, "Clovis Keeps His Cool" (Page Street, 2021)

22 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

I spoke with Katelyn Aronson about life and her wonderful new children's book Clovis Keeps His Cool (Page Street, 2021). Clovis used to struggle wi...

Amalia Hoffman, "Masha Munching" (Yeehoo Press, 2022)

09 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Author-illustrator Amalia Hoffman is back with her three-day old book, Masha Munching (Yeehoo Press, 2022), a hilarious tale about a goat with an in...