Keeping up with Children's Literature with The Yarn

Keeping up with Children's Literature with The Yarn

Are you looking for a wonderful way to promote fantastic children's authors and engage students in outstanding literature?  The Yarn is a wonderful podcast for teachers, librarians, and lovers of children's literature, and another way to promote summer reading.  Travis Jonker, an elementary school librarian, and Colby Sharp, an elementary school teachers began this podcast series in August 2015. Since then Travis and Colby have chatted with many wonderful authors about their books, including:

Kevin Henkes and his book titled Waiting;  

Jon Klassen and his books - I want my hat back, This is not my hat, and We found a hat;

Mo Willems and the Elephant and Piggie series;

Jason Reynolds and the first book in his new series - Ghost;

Javaka Steptoe with his Caldecott winning book titled Radiant Child