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We know the news can be heavy. World events can be confusing. But no one should miss out on history as it’s being made. It’s not always easy to know how to talk about what’s going on in the world or even to know where to start. Join us each week for a look at what’s going on in the world and how it impacts you and others. From scientific breakthroughs to historic achievements. From political upheaval to social justice. It’s all worth noting.

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Started: May 11th, 2019

Status: Active, 319 episodes

Kind: Episodic

Language: English

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Natasha Yim – Luna’s Yum Yum Dim Sum
^{00:46:06 | January 19th, 2021}

Natasha Yim shares LUNA’s YUM YUM DIM SUM, a new picture book written by Natasha and illustrated by Violet Kim. Natasha talks about being invited to submit a story for the Storytelling Math series for Charlesbridge, which includes titles by Grace Lin, Sara Levine, and Ana Crespo. She started with an idea to set the story in a Chinese restaurant and asked herself the question, “Is being equitable the same as being fair?” The result was a fun and engaging sibling story over how to fairly divide portions when “fair” looks different from person to person. You can access even more information about this book and its author by visiting www.matthewcwinner.com/blog. Get a copy of this book and support independent bookstores (and this podcast) by visiting our BookShop Store. Support us on Patreon at patreon.com/matthewcwinner or on Paypal at paypal.me/childrensbkpod

Jackie Azúa Kramer and Cindy Derby – The Boy and the Gorilla
^{00:56:41 | Season: 1 | Episode: 692 | January 15th, 2021}

Jackie Azua Kramer and Cindy Derby share THE BOY AND THE GORILLA, a book about a difficult topic, and one handled with great grace and care. It’s a story that addresses the “800 pound gorilla in the room” while walking the reader down a path to healing. You have no doubt faced grief in your life, listener. This story invites us to start with answers and find the questions.

Susan Kusel and Sean Rubin – The Passover Guest
^{01:05:15 | Season: 1 | Episode: 691 | January 12th, 2021}

Susan Kusel and Sean Rubin share THE PASSOVER GUEST, a new picture book that takes place in Depression-era DC and follows a young girl named Muriel home from the Tidal Basin to her parent’s empty table side on the evening of Passover. On her way home Muriel meets a strange magician who encourages her to hurry home. What miracle awaits for her and her family causes Muriel to run out and seek the rabbi in order to ask if they could proceed with the astonishing meal. The book is beautifully illustrated and a reminder that Passover is for everyone.

Yesenia Moises – Stella’s Stellar Hair
^{00:40:42 | January 5th, 2021}

Yesenia Moises shares STELLA’s STELLAR HAIR, her debut picture book as both author and illustrator. There has been a surge of wonderful picture books featuring Black girls and boys and centering on hair thanks, in part, to the natural hair movement. Yesenia takes the topic interplanetary with, in her words, “big hair and bright colors”. The story is inspired by Yesenia’s own hair journey and centers on Stella, a young girl preparing for the Big Star Little Gala who visits her aunts on each of the different planets in order to try out their suggestions for how she should style her hair. This book is absolutely a delight for the eyes and one that had me smiling page after page. I know your readers are going to love it up a whole lot as well! You can access even more information about this book and its author by visiting www.matthewcwinner.com/blog. Get a copy of this book and support independent bookstores (and this podcast) by visiting our BookShop Store. Support us on Patreon at patreon.com/matthewcwinner or on Paypal at paypal.me/childrensbkpod

Lamar Giles – The Legendary Alston Boys Adventures
^{00:40:27 | Season: 1 | Episode: 689 | January 1st, 2021}

Lamar Giles shares the LEGENDARY ALSTON BOYS ADVENTURES and THE LAST MIRROR ON THE LEFT, the most recent book in the series. I connected hard with the Alston Boys and am all-in for every page turn with Otto and Sheed and the memorable cast of characters that seem to threaten the very existence of time itself at every turn. Each book passes at breakneck speed and the stories, akin to what would happen if The Hardy Boys series crashed into The Phantom Tollbooth, remind readers that the small things you do can have a big affect on your future.

Michelle Meadows and Ebony Glenn – Flying High
^{00:32:24 | Season: 1 | Episode: 688 | December 29th, 2020}

Michelle Meadows and Ebony Glenn share FLYING HIGH: THE STORY OF GYMNASTICS CHAMPION SIMONE BILES. Michelle’s skill at crafting detailed and engaging biographies for the very young in rhythmic, rhyming text is perfectly paired with Ebony’s caring touch in bringing important individuals and their lives to life on the page. Michelle talks in our conversation about the music of language and how Simone Biles was, as Michelle puts it, an individual whom you could not help but look at as she took to the mats. Simone’s is a story of family love, facing obstacles, and facing hardships. There’s much for young readers to draw inspiration from and FLYING HIGH makes that information readily accessible and inviting to return to over and over.

Cathy Camper – Ten Ways to Hear Snow
^{00:38:29 | Season: 1 | Episode: 687 | December 22nd, 2020}

Cathy Camper shares TEN WAYS TO HEAR SNOW, her debut picture book illustrated by Kenard Pak. A child named Lina heads out across a newly snow-laden neighborhood to visit her grandmother at an assisted living home and notes the sounds of snow along the way. Lina prepares grape leaves with her grandmother, as is a tradition and bond in their relationship, but her grandmother is also losing her eyesight, and so the child wants to make sure she collects as much of the snow through memory or experience as she can. Cathy’s best known for her LOWRIDERS graphic novel series. In her debut picture book, she attempts to capture the feeling that perhaps you have experienced too, of waking up in the morning and seeing that the whole world has changed. Cathy also wanted to tie her Arab-American and midwest roots into this story, centering Arab-American kids just doing regular stuff, but also in a very deliberate setting of a midwest neighborhood as a means of breaking stereotypes for readers who may have a different idea in their head when they consider stories of Arab-Americans. This is definitely one to make sure you don’t miss.

Victoria Bond – Zora & Me: The Summoner
^{00:46:26 | Season: 1 | Episode: 686 | December 18th, 2020}

Victoria Bond shares ZORA & ME: THE SUMMONER, the 3rd and final book in the ZORA & ME trilogy, co-authored by T.R. Simon and winner of the Coretta Scott King Award. Victoria shares about starting with children at their beginnings because, as she puts it, there’s “no better time to meet a reader than at the very beginning.” The books in the ZORA & ME series center on the imagined childhood of Harlem Renaissance luminary Zora Neal Hurston, author of THEIR EYES WERE WATCHING GOD. Each of the novels takes place in Eatonville, FL, one of the first all-black incorporated towns in the nation. And in this story, Victoria asks herself how the town could get someone elected to a position that seems so unbelievable and, ultimately, leads to Zora leaving town. I was so grateful for this connection with Victoria. She feels like a kindred soul and I very much hope our paths cross again. For now, we have this truly exceptional book series to keep us good company.

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Created by: A Kids Company About
Started: May 11th, 2019
Status: Active, 319 episodes
Kind: Episodic
Language: English

USA 11+

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Worth Noting

There are 319 episodes

Episode One: Nic Stone

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Episodes

Natasha Yim – Luna’s Yum Yum Dim Sum 00:46:06 | January 19th, 2021

Jackie Azúa Kramer and Cindy Derby – The Boy and the Gorilla 00:56:41 | Season: 1 | Episode: 692 | January 15th, 2021

Susan Kusel and Sean Rubin – The Passover Guest 01:05:15 | Season: 1 | Episode: 691 | January 12th, 2021

Yesenia Moises – Stella’s Stellar Hair 00:40:42 | January 5th, 2021

Lamar Giles – The Legendary Alston Boys Adventures 00:40:27 | Season: 1 | Episode: 689 | January 1st, 2021

Michelle Meadows and Ebony Glenn – Flying High 00:32:24 | Season: 1 | Episode: 688 | December 29th, 2020

Cathy Camper – Ten Ways to Hear Snow 00:38:29 | Season: 1 | Episode: 687 | December 22nd, 2020

Victoria Bond – Zora & Me: The Summoner 00:46:26 | Season: 1 | Episode: 686 | December 18th, 2020