During the American Library Association Annual Conference this year, Colby Sharp and I scheduled a bunch of interviews for The Yarn podcast. One of the fun parts is getting to listen to an interview Colby did that I wasn’t a part of. His chat with Newbery Honor winner Chanel Miller is a perfect example of this.

It’s a great conversation, and I loved listening to Chanel talk about her unique process (where every story begins as a circle), and how she wrote THE MOON WITHOUT STARS after winning a Newbery Honor.

I really think you’re going to enjoy this episode:

Here are all the 2026 unicorn books I could track down.

Can you guess the children’s book by its scathing one-star review on Goodreads?

I didn’t like how I had to keep saying “I’m bad, I’m bad I’m baaaaaaaad.”

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Do you remember The Weighty Word Book? If your birth date rides the Gen X/Millennial line like mine, there’s a good chance seeing the cover unlocks some childhood memories.

The book, illustrated by Janet Stevens, has had a recent resurgence due to Tik Tok, and CBS news has the full story.

Over on The Yarn podcast, author Cynthia Leitich Smith and editor/publisher Rosemary Brosnan talk about the imprint they co-created: Heartdrum.

I loved hearing about how the idea for this imprint became a reality, and their hopes for the imprint going forward.

To celebrate the 40th anniversary of The Baby-Sitter’s Club series, Ann M. Martin visited The Daily Show for an extended interview. As funny as it is illuminating.

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Every now and then I stop by Jennifer LaGarde (aka Library Girl) and Martha Hickson’s Among the Stars database. It’s a great place (/the only comprehensive place) to see the children’s books that are receiving the most positive reviews from the major review journals.

Click here to check it out!

Note: the database is a labor of love and is not always up-to-the-moment updated.

NPR’s Scott Simon interviewed the great Judy Blume at the Santa Fe International Literary Festival recently about why she’s definitely done writing after a 50 year career.

My favorite quote? When Blume talks about the importance of details in great fiction writing:

Details in fiction are everything. Even kids write and say, I like your books because people brush their teeth.

Click here to listen to the whole interview on NPR.

Over at the New York Times, I shared ten books I recommend for fans of the Magic Tree House series.

Click this gift link to read it!