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    Now on The Yarn Podcast! Arree Chung

    Travis Jonker, March 27, 2025 | Authors, The Yarn

    Arree Chung is on the latest episode of The Yarn podcast.

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    “This one’s for me.” a Guest Post by Dev Petty

    Travis Jonker, March 18, 2025 | Articles, Authors

    Today we have a guest post from author Dev Petty, explaining the unique dedication in her latest book . . .

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    Exclusive Cover Reveal: OUTSIDE IN AND THE INSIDE OUT by Emmy Kastner

    Travis Jonker, February 20, 2025 | Authors, Cover Reveal

    A first look at the cover for Emmy Kastner's Arnold Lobel bio, OUTSIDE IN AND THE INSIDE OUT!

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    Sydney Taylor Award Blog Tour: Sidura Ludwig and Sophia Vincent Guy

    Travis Jonker, February 11, 2025 | Authors

    It’s the second day of the 2025 Sydney Taylor Book Award Blog Tour (click here for the full schedule) and I’m honored to talk with Sidura Ludwig and Sophia Vincent Guy, author and illustrator of Rising, a Sydney Taylor Picture Book Honor winner. Travis: Hello Sidura and Sophia! Congratulations on your Sydney Taylor picture book honor for Rising! How did you […]

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    9 Randomly Random Facts About CABOOSE

    Travis Jonker, February 4, 2025 | Articles, Authors

    CABOOSE, written by me and illustrated by Ruth Chan, arrives today. I hope you get a chance to read it (and if you work in a school, I think you’ll especially dig it). It’s received starred reviews from Publishers Weekly and Kirkus, who calls it “a chaotic yet hilarious story grounded in real childhood emotions”. You […]

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    Bid Now! Kidlit for Los Angeles

    Travis Jonker, January 23, 2025 | Authors, News

    Bid on original art, exclusive signed books, author visits, and much more!

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    Books on Film: Making THE LAST ZOOKEEPER with Aaron Becker

    Travis Jonker, December 11, 2024 | Authors, Books on Film

    A behind-the-scenes look at how THE LAST ZOOKEEPER was made.

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    New York Times Bestselling Author Gayle Forman Visits The Yarn Podcast

    Travis Jonker, November 5, 2024 | Authors, The Yarn

    Author Gayle Forman is over on The Yarn podcast, taking us behind the scenes of her new middle grade novel NOT NOTHING

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    How Supriya Kelkar Illustrated KAMALA RAISED HER HAND at Warp Speed

    Travis Jonker, October 28, 2024 | Authors

    Talking with KAMALA RAISED HER HAND illustrator Supriya Kelkar.

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    HOW TO PEE YOUR PANTS: THE RIGHT WAY (A Q&A with Rachel Michelle Wilson)

    Travis Jonker, September 23, 2024 | Articles, Authors

    How to Pee Your Pants: The Right Way is out on October 15th. I talk with Rachel Michelle Wilson about how the book was made.

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