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**The Yarn**

The Yarn takes listeners behind the scenes of children’s literature. Each episode features an author or illustrator talking about how they create books for young readers.

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#91 Jess Keating - THE WORLD OF WEIRD ANIMALS: The Series Apr 21, 2019

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Author Jess Keating takes us behind the scenes of her nonfiction series THE WEIRD WORLD OF ANIMALS.

#90 Molly Idle - PEARL Unraveled Mar 24, 2019

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Author/illustrator Molly Idle takes us behind the scenes of her picture book, PEARL, and tells the story of getting "The Call" from the 2014 Caldecott committee.

#89 Laurie Halse Anderson - SHOUT Unraveled Mar 17, 2019

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Author Laurie Halse Anderson goes behind the scenes of her poetic memoir, SHOUT.

#88 LeUyen Pham - THE ITCHY BOOK! Unraveled Feb 24, 2019

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Author/illustrator LeUyen Pham takes us behind the scenes of her early reader, THE ITCHY BOOK.

#87 Aisha Saeed - AMAL UNBOUND Unraveled Feb 13, 2019

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Author Aisha Saeed takes us behind the scenes of her middle grade novel, AMAL UNBOUND.

#86 Ekua Holmes - THE STUFF OF STARS Unraveled Jan 27, 2019

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Illustrator Ekua Holmes takes us behind the scenes of her picture book, THE STUFF OF STARS, written by Marion Dane Bauer.

#85 Jonathan Auxier - SWEEP Unraveled Jan 12, 2019

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Author Jonathan Auxier takes us behind the scenes of her middle grade novel, SWEEP.

#84 Colby & Travis - 2018 Year In Review Dec 24, 2018

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Colby and Travis discuss the year that was in children's literature.

#83 Abby Hanlon - DORY FANTASMAGORY Unraveled Dec 16, 2018

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Author/illustrator Abby Hanlon takes us behind the scenes of her chapter book series DORY FANTASMAGORY.

#82 Derrick Barnes - CROWN Unraveled Nov 19, 2018

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Author Derrick Barnes takes us behind the scenes of his multi award-winning picture book, Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut, illustrated by Gordon C. James.

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