THE SPIDER IN THE WELL on The Yarn! An Interview with Jess Hannigan
The Spider in the Well by Jess Hannigan. I love this book. Yarn podcast Colby Sharp loves this book (clearly):
So it’s a pleasure to share this interview with Jess for The Yarn podcast.
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In this episode, Jess talks about how Jon Klassen helped her get her start in picture books, and what it was like to create this unique debut.
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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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