A Conversation with a Caldecott Winner*: Doug Salati Visits The Yarn Podcast!
*Not to be confused with my Caldecott Conversation series, which, speaking of, I need to fire back up.
I’ve never talked with a Caldecott Medal winner in the days after winning the award, so I was thrilled to talk with Hot Dog creator Doug Salati for the latest episode of The Yarn podcast.
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Doug tells the story of “The Call” and the inspiration behind Hot Dog. I was so proud of myself – I didn’t brag to him about this (but now I’m bragging to you, so shame on me). But I did ask him for some Caldecott Medal placement advice:

It was a great time:
About Travis Jonker
Travis Jonker is an elementary school librarian in Michigan. He writes reviews (and the occasional article or two) for School Library Journal and is a member of the 2014 Caldecott committee. You can email Travis at scopenotes@gmail.com, or follow him on Twitter: @100scopenotes.
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