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Bread and Jam for Frances – an interview with Jessica Meserve   

Podcast #118

For my one hundred eighteenth Dream Gardens children’s books podcast, I interviewed author and illustrator Jessica Meserve about the picture book Bread and Jam for Frances, written by Russell Hoban and illustrated by Lillian Hoban.

Jessica is author and illustrator of the picture book What Clara Saw as well as her latest book Beyond the Burrow, which came out in 2021. You can find more information about Jessica at www.jessicameserve.com.

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My next podcast will be with author Deedee Cummings about the novel Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston. It will be published on April 4, 2022.

A Story About Afiya – an interview with JaNay Brown-Wood   

Podcast #117

For my one hundred seventeenth Dream Gardens children’s books podcast, I interviewed author JaNay Brown-Wood about the picture book A Story About Afiya, written by James Berry and illustrated by Anna Cunha.

JaNay Brown-Wood is author of such books as Shhh! The Baby’s Asleep, Imani’s Moon, and Amara’s Farm, which is the first of her Where in the Garden series. Her latest book is the second in the Where in the Garden series, Miguel’s Community Garden.  You can find more information about JaNay at www.janaybrownwood.com.

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My next podcast will be with author and illustrator Jessica Meserve  about the picture book Bread and Jam for Frances by Russell Hoban. It will be published on March 21, 2022.

Don’t Cross The Line – an interview with Kristen Balouch   

Podcast #116

For my one hundred sixteenth Dream Gardens children’s books podcast, I interviewed author Kristen Balouch about the picture book DON’T CROSS THE LINE, written by Isabel Minhos Martins and illustrated by Bernardo P Carvalho.

Kristen is author and illustrator of such books as IF YOU ARE THE DREAMER, MYSTERY BOTTLE, and THE LITTLE LITTLE GIRL WITH THE BIG BIG VOICE. Her latest picture book is ONE MILLION TREES: A TRUE STORY. You can find more information about Kristen at www.kristenbalouch.com.

Podcasts are available on iTunes, Stitcher, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. Please link, share, comment, write a review or subscribe. Let me know what you think! If you are interested in participating in the Dream Gardens podcast, send me a request through my contact page.

My next podcast will be with author JaNay Brown-Wood about the picture book A STORY ABOUT AFIYA, with text by James Berry and illustrated by Anna Cunha. It will be published Monday, March 7, 2022.

Goldi Rocks and the Three Bears – an interview with Dawn Young

Podcast #112

For my one hundred twelfth Dream Gardens children’s books podcast, I interviewed author Dawn Young about the picture book Goldi Rocks and the Three Bears, written by Corey Rosen Schwartz and Beth Coulton, and illustrated by Nate Wragg. Goldi Rocks is a modern update of a kids’ classic story which hits all the right notes.

Dawn Young is the author of such picture books as Counting Elephants, and the Night Baa-fore series.  Her latest picture book is Once Upon a Christmas, illustrated by Kenneth Anderson. You can find more information about Dawn at www.dawnyoungbooks.com

Podcasts are available on iTunes, Stitcher, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. Please link, share, comment, write a review or subscribe. Let me know what you think! If you are interested in participating in the Dream Gardens podcast, send me a request through my contact page.

Dream Gardens will be going on hiatus until January, 2022. My next podcast will be with author Rosena Fung about the middle grade horror novel Small Spaces by Katherine Arden It will be published Monday, January 3, 2022.

Angelina Ballerina – an interview with Elizabeth Lilly

Podcast #111

For my one hundred eleventh Dream Gardens children’s books podcast, I interviewed author and illustrator Elizabeth Lilly about the picture book Angelina Ballerina, written by Katharine Holabird and illustrated by Helen Craig. Angelina wants to be a ballerina so much, it all she can think about. What to do? Let her be a ballerina!

Elizabeth Lilly is the author and illustrator of  the picture book Geraldine.  Her latest picture book is  Let Me Fix You a Plate: A Tale of Two Kitchens.  You can find Elizabeth’s website at www.elizabeth-lilly.com.

I also have a conversation with Judy Newman, President of Scholastic Book Clubs (@ScholasticClub), about Scholastic Book Clubs new program, The United States of Readers. You can find more information about the program at Scholastic.com/unitedstatesofreaders.

Podcasts are available on iTunes, Stitcher, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. Please link, share, comment, write a review or subscribe. Let me know what you think! If you are interested in participating in the Dream Gardens podcast, send me a request through my contact page.

My next podcast will be with author Dawn Young about the picture book Goldi Rocks and the Three Bears, written by Corey Rosen Schwartz and Beth Coulton, illustrated by Nate Wragg . It will be published Monday, November 15, 2021.