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Over on The Yarn Podcast, Colby talked with award-winning and New York Times bestselling author Sara Pennypacker about her latest novel The Lions’ Run. Sara is such a pro and this conversation is one I think you’re going to like. Subscribe below to catch every episode of The Yarn: iTunes Spotify Stitcher
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“America’s Librarian” (do people call him that? They should) and new Reading Rainbow host Mychal Threets was on The Daily Show the other day talking about the power of books and libraries. So you know I liked it.
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Can you guess the children’s book by its scathing one-star review on Goodreads? Oh joy. Another wordless book. This one is bizarre. I suppose it is about how clouds are made, but I’m not sure. Click here for the answer. Why do I share these? Click here. If you like this post, you might like […]
Over on The Yarn podcast, I talk with author Jasmine Warga about her latest middle grade novel, The Unlikely Tale of Chase and Finnegan.
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