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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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Created by: A Kids Company About

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Started: May 11th, 2019

Status: Active, 368 episodes

Kind: Episodic

Language: English

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Adib Khorram
^{00:39:41 | Season: 1 | Episode: 566 | August 25th, 2019}

Adib Khorram (@adibkhorram) shares DARIUS THE GREAT IS NOT OKAY. In Adib’s debut novel we meet Darius, a nerdy, overweight, Iranian-American boy who you will love deeply from the outset. I was rooting for Darius hour by hour as I listened to this audiobook, and what I was left with each time I paused to step away from the story was the picture of a complex if not broken kid who is seeking the realest connection to those around him, but feels perhaps like he’ll be denied it because he’s not what he thinks others want him to be. But perhaps I’m putting too much of myself onto the story and onto my description here. Because Darius was a character with whom I identified with strongly. The book, as Adib puts it, is a love story of a friendship. You can access even more information about this book and its author by visiting www.matthewcwinner.com/podcast.

Mariana Llanos and Anna López Real
^{00:33:47 | Season: 1 | Episode: 565 | August 21st, 2019}

Author Mariana Llanos (@marianallanos) and illustrator Anna López Real join Matthew in conversation to share LUCA’S BRIDGE/El puente de Luca. LUCA’S BRIDGE is a border story. It is a family story. It is a story that centers on the universal language of emotion. Luca is an American citizen, but his parents are not. And when his parents are deported, the whole family must leave, which means Luca is forced to leave his own country in order to go to a country he has never known where people speak a language he has never spoken. But there’s hope. As Mariana reminds us, there’s always hope.

Susie Ghahremani
^{00:54:53 | Season: 1 | Episode: 564 | August 19th, 2019}

Susie Ghahremani (@boygirlparty) is the author-illustrator of BALANCE THE BIRDS and STACK THE CATS. Susie’s books attempt to engage our youngest readers through simple shapes and eye-catching colors, exploring foundational skills such as balancing, counting, comparing, and predicting. In making these books Susie shared that she was trying to create a way for kids to go out and have meaning in the world. And in BALANCE THE BIRDS, Susie’s readers will find that wobbliness is quite relatable.

Andrea Beaty
^{00:15:17 | Season: 1 | Episode: 563 | August 13th, 2019}

Andrea Beaty (@andreabeaty) is the author of ROSIE REVERE, ENGINEER and its sequels as well as author of the QUESTIONEERS (@questioneerkids) chapter book series, all illustrated by David Roberts. Andrea shared much insight to how she crafts stories in rhyme and how, when searching for words, the right one is the right one. She also shares the idea of holding onto a dream for somebody else and how books help make room. Andrea’s newest picture book in the series will be SOFIA VALDEZ, FUTURE PREZ, which will release this November. As we take you into the “Live at 25” Podcast Booth at the Sound Garden Pavillion in the exhibit hall at the American Library Association’s annual conference in June, remember: even the smallest things have back stories.

Rashin Kheiriyeh
^{00:14:52 | Season: 1 | Episode: 562 | August 9th, 2019}

Rashin Kheiriyeh (@rashinkheiriyeh) is the illustrator most recently of THE BOOK TREE, authored by Paul Czajak, and STORY BOAT, authored by Kyo Maclear. Rashin is the illustrator or author-illustrator of over 70 books published around the world. Her voice as an illustrator is distinct and playful and her work has been celebrated the world over. Rashin and I have been planning to record a conversation some time, but I don’t think that either of us anticipated that it would end up being recorded live in front of conference attendees at the American Library Association’s annual conference in June. Despite our brief time together in the “Live at 25” Podcast Booth, we don’t waste a moment getting to the heart of the discussion.

Angie Manfredi
^{00:15:15 | Season: 1 | Episode: 561 | August 6th, 2019}

Angie Manfredi (@misskubelik) is the editor of THE (OTHER) F WORD: A CELEBRATION OF THE FAT & FIERCE. The book releases in late September from Amulet Books an imprint of Abrams. Angie and I met only briefly before heading into the “Live at 25” Podcast Booth at the American Library Association’s annual conference in June, but we fell into this conversation quickly. Angie has assembled an impressive team of contributors to THE (OTHER) F WORD, using this opportunity to center numerous authors of color, Indigenous authors, and queer authors. It’s a book about being seen as much as it is a book about seeing the reader.

Kyle Lukoff
^{00:32:30 | Season: 1 | Episode: 560 | July 30th, 2019}

Kyle Lukoff (@Shekels_Library) is author of A STORYTELLING OF RAVENS and WHEN AIDAN BECAME A BROTHER, the latter of which was our focus in this conversation. WHEN AIDAN BECAME A BROTHER is about a trans boy who wants to make sure everything is just right for the arrival of his new sibling. Aidan considers throughout the story what growing up was like for him, the experience of trying different clothes, different pronouns, of identifying differently now then when he was younger. It’s a beautiful book with the most wonderful illustrations by Kaylani Juanita and it’s one that deserves shelf space in everyone’s library. Thank you to Angie Manfredi, author of the Fat Girl, Reading blog, for connecting us.

Isabel Quintero and Zeke Peña
^{00:35:34 | Season: 1 | Episode: 559 | July 30th, 2019}

Isabel Quintero (@isabelinpieces) and Zeke Peña (@zpvisual) share MY PAPI HAS A MOTORCYCLE. The story is based on memories from Isabel’s childhood, but it’s also more than that. The story centers on Daisy, her father, and their nightly tradition of riding on Papi’s motorcycle through the neighborhood and town. We take in a lot as we ride along with Daisy and Papi. We see the construction site where Papi and his coworkers have labored all day. We take in the citrus iconography throughout town, nodding to the importance of the crop to the town. We see how the city is changing at the hands of gentrification. We recall historic car races on the very paths that take Daisy and Papi through town. Isabel and Zeke talk throughout our conversation about asking if what is being written or illustrated is serving a memory or serving the story. I think you’ll find it’s the right amount of both at play here that makes this picture book so exceptional.

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Created by: A Kids Company About
Started: May 11th, 2019
Status: Active, 368 episodes
Kind: Episodic
Language: English

USA 11+

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Worth Noting

There are 368 episodes

Episode One: Nic Stone

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Episodes

Adib Khorram 00:39:41 | Season: 1 | Episode: 566 | August 25th, 2019

Mariana Llanos and Anna López Real 00:33:47 | Season: 1 | Episode: 565 | August 21st, 2019

Susie Ghahremani 00:54:53 | Season: 1 | Episode: 564 | August 19th, 2019

Andrea Beaty 00:15:17 | Season: 1 | Episode: 563 | August 13th, 2019

Rashin Kheiriyeh 00:14:52 | Season: 1 | Episode: 562 | August 9th, 2019

Angie Manfredi 00:15:15 | Season: 1 | Episode: 561 | August 6th, 2019

Kyle Lukoff 00:32:30 | Season: 1 | Episode: 560 | July 30th, 2019

Isabel Quintero and Zeke Peña 00:35:34 | Season: 1 | Episode: 559 | July 30th, 2019