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Taking The Yarn to #NCTE17
Colby: I’m excited to head to the National Council for Teachers of English Annual Conference today. It is one of my favorite conferences. I’ll spend the next four days attending sessions, connecting with educators, visiting with old friends, making new friends, and interview book creators for The Yarn. Travis and I try to do all […]
Ryan T. Higgins Talks About Be Quiet!
Colby: Last spring author/illustrator Ryan T. Higgins visited the students at Parma Elementary. It was an amazing school visit. My students LOVED it. When my students went to lunch, Ryan and I sat down to talk about his book Be Quiet! I hope you enjoy...
I Was In A Body Cast For Close to a Year – Ruth Behar
Colby: Ruth Behar stopped by my school back in the spring to record the interview used for this episode of The Yarn. I had a great time chatting with her. Thanks for coming to Parma, Ruth! While Ruth was at Parma, I also interviewed her for a new video series I’m doing called One Question […]
Not On The Yarn: Celia C. Pérez
Colby: I’m a huge fan of Celia C. Pérez’s The First Rule of Punk. If you haven’t read it, you should think about putting it on your to-read list. I was super pumped to see Celia featured on NPR’s All Things Considered: Previous editions of Not On The Yarn Not on The Yarn: Judd Winick […]
I Think Courage Is Contagious – Nora Raleigh Baskin
Colby: We are a little over a month away from the 16th anniversary of the attacks of 9/11. It feels like the right time to share our interview with Nora Baskin, author of Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story. Travis and Nora sat down to talk about Nine, Ten at Nerd Camp last month in Parma, Michigan. […]
‘It took me years until I actually started-started’ – Donna Gephart Talks LILY AND DUNKIN
Colby: Talking to book creators about their books always bring me joy. Interviewing Donna Gephart about Lily and Dunkin was a ton of fun. Check out the episode below. Subscribe below to catch every episode. Click here to subscribe to The Yarn Newsl...
Carl (a duck) Thinks You Should Check Out The Yarn
Colby: If you are not following Mike Lowery on Instagram you are really missing out. He is an absolute Instagram superstar. I interviewed Mike at the National Council For Teachers of English last fall in Atlanta. Mike drew this cool picture for us to use on Instagram. You can listen to the full episode by clicking […]
My Hope Is That Kids Will Draw More – Mike Lowery
Colby: Last fall at NCTE in Atlanta, I interviewed author/illustrator Mike Lowery for The Yarn. Mike is a great guy, and it was a lot of fun getting to know him. Subscribe below to catch every episode. Click here to subscribe to The Yarn Newsletter
Not On The Yarn: Judd Winick
Colby: If you are reading this post you probably know that Judd Winick is the creator of the graphic novel series Hilo. My third-grade students are obsessed with this series. OBSESSED! Did you know that back in 1994 Judd was on MTV’s Real World San Francisco? Judd was recently interviewed about his time on […]
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