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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.

Latest Episodes:

#81 Kate DiCamillo - LOUISIANA'S WAY HOME Unraveled Nov 04, 2018

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Author Kate DiCamillo takes us behind the scenes of her middle grade novel, LOUISIANA'S WAY HOME.

#80 Angela Dominguez - STELLA DIAZ HAS SOMETHING TO SAY Unraveled Oct 20, 2018

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Author/illustrator Angela Dominguez takes us behind the scenes of her middle grade novel, STELLA DIAZ HAS SOMETHING TO SAY.

#79 Travis Jonker - THE VERY LAST CASTLE Unraveled Oct 13, 2018

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Travis Jonker talks about how he wrote The Very Last Castle.

#78 Jarrett J. Krosoczka - HEY, KIDDO Unraveled Sep 23, 2018

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Author/illustrator Jarrett J. Krosoczk takes us behind the scenes of his graphic novel memoir, HEY, KIDDO.

#77 2018 Pura Belpré Panel LIVE - Behar, Cartaya, Pérez, Martinez-Neal Sep 09, 2018

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A special LIVE episode with a panel of 2018 Pura Belpré award winners: Ruth Behar (Lucky Broken Girl), Pablo Cartaya (The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora), Celia C. Pérez (The First Rule of Punk), and Juana Martinez-Neal (La Princesa and the Pea).

#76 Kazu Kibuishi - AMULET: The Series Aug 25, 2018

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In this live episode, Colby interviews Kazu Kibuishi about his graphic novel series, AMULET.

#75 Cynthia Leitich Smith - HEARTS UNBROKEN Unraveled Aug 11, 2018

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Author Cynthia Leitich Smith takes us behind the scenes of her latest novel, Hearts Unbroken.

#74 Laurel Snyder - ORPHAN ISLAND Unraveled Jul 29, 2018

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Author Laurel Snyder takes us behind the scenes of her middle grade novel Orphan Island.

#73 Mac Barnett & Jon Klassen - Collaborators Jul 01, 2018

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Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen talk about picture book craft and how they collaborate.

#72 Katherine Applegate - WISHTREE Unraveled Jun 16, 2018

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Newbery Medal-winning author Katherine Applegate takes us behind the scenes of her middle grade novel WISHTREE.

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