Jen Malone

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Jen Malone

FromThe Children's Book Podcast

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Jan 29, 2015

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Jen Malone (@jenmalonewrites), author most recently of At Your Service (@simonschuster), stops by to talk about her love note to New York City, true stories of concierge service, and the Margin Project, an outside-of-the-box book exchange program.

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Jan 29, 2015

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Hosted by Matthew Winner, co-founder of All The Wonders. The Children's Book Podcast features insightful and sincere interviews with authors, illustrators, and everyone involved in taking a book from drawing board to bookshelf.

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James Kochalka: James Kochalka (@GlorkAcademy), creator of the Glorkian Warrior graphic novel series including the newest title, The Glorkian Warrior Eats Adventure Pie (@01FirstSecond), as well as the Johnny Boo and Dragon... by The Children's Book Podcast
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Steve Antony: Steve Antony (@MrSteveAntony), author of Betty Goes Bananas (@schwartzwade), Please, Mr. Panda (@Scholastic), and The Queen's Hat, stops by to talk about letting his characters tell the story, the humor in temper... by The Children's Book Podcast
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The Best Book Ever [this week] - January 26, 2015: Five books reviewed in five minutes. - Bilby: Secrets of an Australian Marsupial by Edel Wignell, illustrated by Mark Jackson - Hansel & Gretel retold by Neil Gaiman, illustrated by Lorenzo Mattotti - Fire... by The Children's Book Podcast
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The Best Book Ever [this week] - January 4, 2015: Five books reviewed in five minutes. - Before After by Anne-Margot Ramstein and Matthias Aregui - Wall by Tom Clohosy Cole - Up & Down: a lift-the-flap book by Britta Teckentrup - Sam & Dave... by The Children's Book Podcast
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Michelle Knudsen: Michelle Knudsen (@MichelleKnudsen), author of Evil Librarian (@Candlewick), Library Lion, and a number of excellent books for readers of all ages, stops by to talk about being a library monitor, working as an editorial... by The Children's Book Podcast
51 min listen
Benji Davies: Benji Davies (@Benji_Davies), author illustrator of The Storm Whale (@MacKidsBooks), stops by to talk about working on short films, how some books are like sitcoms, and using storyboading to find the beats. by The Children's Book Podcast
37 min listen
Chris Barton: Chris Barton (@Bartography), author of The Amazing Age of John Roy Lynch (@eerdmansbooks), Shark vs. Train, and The Day-Glo Brothers, stops by to talk about board book-chewing enthusiasts, the 150th anniversary of the... by The Children's Book Podcast
46 min listen
Cece Bell: Cece Bell (@CeceBellBooks), author of El Deafo (@AbramsKids), the Sock Monkey series, and Rabbit and Robot, stops by to talk about creating an alter ego, being meek, mild, and nonconfrontational, and how when... by The Children's Book Podcast
42 min listen
David Huyck: David Huyck (@huyckd), illustrator of If Kids Ruled the World (@PenguinTeen), Nine Words Max (@Tundra Books), and That One Spooky Night, stops by to talk about massaging a manuscript, self-pulishing in comics, and if... by The Children's Book Podcast
46 min listen
Joyce Wan: Joyce Wan (@Wanart), author illustrator most recently of The Whale in My Swimming Pool (@fsgbooks, @mackidsbooks), stops by to talk about cute, chubby, adorable images, creating her first greeting card at age 6, and the Japanese pop... by The Children's Book Podcast
44 min listen
Samantha Berger: Samantha Berger (@BergerBooks), author of Snoozefest (@PenguinKids) and A Crankenstein Valentine (@LittleBrown) stops by to talk about working for Nickelodeon, turning in fully illustrated manuscripts, and celebrating the... by The Children's Book Podcast
48 min listen
Jon Klassen: Jon Klassen (@BurstofBeaden), Caldecott-winning author illustrator of I Want My Hat Back (@Candlewick) and This is Not My Hat, and illustrator of Mac Barnett's Sam & Dave Dig a Hole and Extra Yarn, stops by to... by The Children's Book Podcast
49 min listen
Kimberly Brubaker Bradley: Kimberly Brubaker Bradley (@kimbbbradley), author of The War That Saved My Life (@PenguinTeen), stops by to talk about researching the stories of evacuees, writing a character who is confined and then experiences freedom, and... by The Children's Book Podcast
35 min listen
Angelica Banks: Angelica Banks (@AAngelicaBanks), author of Finding Serendipity (@HenryHolt), stops by to talk about how two authors develop a unified voice, writing in a caravan, and reaching an audience halfway around the world. by The Children's Book Podcast
46 min listen
The Best Book Ever [this week] - February 15, 2015: Five books reviewed in five minutes. - The Legend of Dust Bunnies: a fairy's tale by Michelle R. Eastman, illustrated by Kevin Richter - Izzy & Oscar by Allison Estes and Dan Stark, illustrated by Tracy... by The Children's Book Podcast
9 min listen
Jen Malone: Jen Malone (@jenmalonewrites), author most recently of At Your Service (@simonschuster), stops by to talk about her love note to New York City, true stories of concierge service, and the Margin Project, an outside-of-the-box book... by The Children's Book Podcast
43 min listen
Kelly DiPucchio: Kelly DiPucchio (@kellydipucchio), author of Gaston (@SimonKids), Zombie in Love 2+1, and Crafty Chloe, stops by to talk about a cautionary tale of bacon, an obligation first and foremost to the kids, and her brain's... by The Children's Book Podcast
38 min listen
Royden Lepp: Royden Lepp (@Royden Lepp), author of Death of the Rocket Boy (@Archaia), the third and penultimate volume in his Rust graphic novel series, stops by to talk about humanity, writing an open letter to his father, and... by The Children's Book Podcast
34 min listen
Dev Petty: Dev Petty (@DevPetty), author of I Don't Want to Be a Frog (@doubledaypub), stops by to talk about bizarre serendipity, her debut picture book forest animal existential crisis, and making sure kids know it's okay to say "I... by The Children's Book Podcast
40 min listen
Kate Messner: Kate Messner (@KateMessner), author of the Ranger in Time series (@Scholastic) and Up in the Garden and Down in the Dirt (@ChronicleKids), illustrated by Christopher Silas Neal, stops by to talk about her secret wish of time... by The Children's Book Podcast
37 min listen
The Best Book Ever [this week] - March 1, 2015: Five books reviewed in five minutes. - Outer Space Bedtime Race by Rob Sanders, illustrated by Brian Won - Beautiful Birds by Jean Roussen and Emmanuelle Walker - Zombie in Love 2+1 by Kelly DiPucchio, illustrated by Scott... by The Children's Book Podcast
8 min listen
Christian Robinson: Christian Robinson, illustrator of Last Stop on Market Street (@Penguinkids) by Matt De La Pena, Gaston (@SimonKids) by Kelly DiPucchio, and Josephine (@ChronicleKids) by Patrcia Hruby Howell, stops by to talk about the... by The Children's Book Podcast
38 min listen
Aaron Starmer: Aaron Starmer (@aaronstamer), author of The Whisper (@fsgbooks), the sequel to 2014's The Riverman, stops by to talk about competing narratives, building suspense, and world-building in the fantasy genre. by The Children's Book Podcast
42 min listen
Linda Mullaly Hunt: Lynda Mullaly Hunt (@LynMullalyHunt), author of Fish in a Tree (@PenguinKids), stops by to talk about the real Mr. Daniels, the power and weight of a smile, and what it means to know that a teacher thinks of you outside of... by The Children's Book Podcast
36 min listen
The Brothers Hilts: Sean and Ben Hilts (@BrothersHilts), illustrators of Seaver the Weaver (@MightyPress), written by Paul Czajak (@PCzajak), as well as the critically reviewed The Insomniacs (@PenguinKids), written by Karina Wolf (@wolfandfox), stop by to... by The Children's Book Podcast
30 min listen
The Best Book Ever [this week] - March 29, 2015: Five books reviewed in five minutes. - Farewell Floppy by Benjamin Chaud - Black and White by Dahlov Ipcar - By Mouse & Frog by Deborah Freedman - A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to... by The Children's Book Podcast
7 min listen
Chris Giarrusso: Chris Giarrusso (@Chris_Giarrusso), author of The G-Man Super Journal: Awesome Origins (@ AndrewsMcMeel) and three G-Man graphic novels (@ImageComics), stops by to talk about disovering the Peanuts comics anthologies at... by The Children's Book Podcast
42 min listen
Greg Pizzoli RETURNS!: Greg Pizzoli (@GregPizzoli), author illustrator of Tricky Vic: The Impossibly True Story of the Man Who Sold the Eiffel Tower (@PenguinKids) and Templeton Gets His Wish (@DisneyHyperion), stops by to talk about the zine roots of... by The Children's Book Podcast
56 min listen
Steve Light RETURNS: Steve Light (@SteveLight), author illustrator most recently of Have You Seen My Monster? (@Candlewick), stops by to talk about incorporating the 20 Motessori shapes into his newest book, turning new mistakes into better drawings, and... by The Children's Book Podcast
44 min listen
Kimberly Willis Holt: Kimberly Willis Holt, author most recently of Dear Hank Williams (@henryholt, @mackidsbooks), stops by to talk about writing letters to her great grandmother, adding little things in the story to say big things, and how sometimes... by The Children's Book Podcast
33 min listen

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