The Growing Readers Podcast
The Children’s Book Review is a resource devoted to children’s literature and literacy. On the Growing Readers Podcast, we produce author and illustrator interviews focused on the best books for kids of all ages to help you grow readers.
“Not every book is for every child, but for every child there is a book.”
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The Growing Readers Podcast
Academy Award-winning filmmaker, author, and illustrator Alan Barillaro returns to the Growing Readers Podcast to talk about Bunns Rabbit II.
A podcast interview with Mark C. Fava on The Growing Readers Podcast, a production of The Children’s Book Review. This episode…
Join us for a conversation with Megan E. Freeman about The Secret to Belonging, her YA debut about family, resilience, and discovering what it means to belong.
Join us for a conversation with Shaun Tan about Hometown, a visually stunning story that asks big questions about identity, belonging, and where we call home.
National Book Award winner Shifa Saltagi Safadi joins us to talk sisterhood, survival, and writing straight from the heart in Sisters Alone.
In this episode of The Growing Readers Podcast, Matthew Cordell talks with host Bianca Schulze about 102, his newest picture book.
What does it take to capture the sights, sounds, and excitement of a fireworks-filled summer night? Illustrator Cátia Chien shares the story behind Fireworks.
Join us for a conversation with Z. B. Asterplume about illustrating Rainbow Cookies, a story of Pride, community, courage, and one unforgettable cookie.
In this episode, Philip C. Stead shares the inspirations behind A Potion, a Powder, a Little Bit of Magic, his leap into imaginative middle grade fiction.
Join us in our conversation with Lin Oliver, who discusses humor, heart, and the idea that kindness is a skill children can grow.