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The Children's Book Podcast

Celebrating the power of storytelling to reflect our world, expand our perspectives, and foster connections between readers of all ages. The Children's Book Podcast features interviews with authors, illustrators, and everyone involved in taking a book from drawing board to bookshelf. Hosted by Matthew C. Winner, a teacher, librarian, writer, and fan of kids. Brought to you in partnership with Boyds Mills, positively impacting kids by amplifying the voices of storytellers who inform, educate, and inspire children to become their best selves.

Protecting Our Joy with Alicia D. Williams

36 mins; March 31, 2026

What Gives Matthew Cordell Hope

5 mins; March 28, 2026

Getting Back Home with Debbi Michiko Florence

35 mins; March 24, 2026

What Gives Cátia Chien Hope

5 mins; March 21, 2026

Overcoming Doubt with Steph Littlebird

30 mins; March 17, 2026

What Gives Debbi Michiko Florence Hope

3 mins; March 14, 2026

Bringing Joy with Steve Light

31 mins; March 10, 2026

(R) What Gives Lil Miss Hot Mess Hope

4 mins; March 07, 2026

Expanding the Heart's Capacity with Matthew Burgess and Cátia Chien

37 mins; March 03, 2026

What Gives Jordyn Taylor Hope

3 mins; February 28, 2026

Finding Collaboration Along the Way with Chris Tebbetts

30 mins; February 24, 2026

What Gives Selina Alko Hope

3 mins; February 21, 2026

Overcoming Prejudices with Kaz Windness

29 mins; February 17, 2026

What Gives Laurel Snyder Hope

3 mins; February 14, 2026

The 2026 Sydney Taylor Book Award Winners and Honor Books

23 mins; February 12, 2026

We Want To Hear From You!

1 min; February 10, 2026

What Gives Abby White Hope

3 mins; February 07, 2026

(R) In Total Admiration with Sara Andrea Fajardo

36 mins; February 03, 2026

What Gives George Brown Hope

3 mins; January 31, 2026

Wanting to Communicate with Aron Nels Steinke

38 mins; January 27, 2026

(R) What Gives Kaz Windness Hope

2 mins; January 24, 2026

Leaving It Messy with Torrey Maldonado

34 mins; January 20, 2026

What Gives Aron Nels Steinke Hope

3 mins; January 17, 2026

The Highlights Foundation is now Boyds Mills

13 mins; January 13, 2026

What Gives Nikki Grimes Hope

2 mins; January 10, 2026

Speech is Power with Alexandra Villasante

35 mins; January 06, 2026

What Gives Yuyi Morales Hope

5 mins; January 03, 2026

Emotional Rollercoasters with Alison Green Myers

37 mins; December 30, 2025

What Gives Alexandra Villasante Hope

4 mins; December 27, 2025

Strength and History with Stacy Wells

26 mins; December 23, 2025

What Gives Torrey Maldonado Hope

4 mins; December 20, 2025

Writers are Listeners with Nikki Grimes

32 mins; December 16, 2025

What Gives Stacy Wells Hope

3 mins; December 13, 2025

A Collective Healing with Yuyi Morales

37 mins; December 09, 2025

A Constant Journey to Become Ourselves with Jessie Sima

35 mins; December 02, 2025

(R) What Gives Padma Venkatraman Hope

3 mins; November 29, 2025

Jewish Joy with Laurel Snyder

47 mins; November 25, 2025

(R) What Gives Lesléa Newman Hope

3 mins; November 22, 2025

A Way of Being with Mariahadessa Ekere Tallie and Aaron Becker

34 mins; November 18, 2025

(R) What Gives Rachel Michelle Wilson Hope

3 mins; November 15, 2025

A Champion for Children with Valerie Bolling

29 mins; November 11, 2025

(R) What Gives Zetta Elliott Hope

3 mins; November 08, 2025

In the Thick of It with Corinna Luyken

38 mins; November 04, 2025

The Hopeline is Open

4 mins; November 01, 2025

Becoming Curious with Heidi EY Stemple

33 mins; October 28, 2025

As Meaningful As Possible with Erin Entrada Kelly

31 mins; October 21, 2025

What Gives Mary Reaves Uhles Hope

3 mins; October 18, 2025

Mining Our Memories with Natasha Khan Kazi

25 mins; October 14, 2025

What Else Gives Tami Charles Hope

3 mins; October 11, 2025

Knowing How to Love Yourself with Hannah V. Sawyerr

29 mins; October 07, 2025

What Gives Heidi E.Y. Stemple Hope

4 mins; October 04, 2025

Relentless Expression with Katie Yamasaki

32 mins; September 30, 2025

What Gives Jane Yolen and Peter Tacy Hope

3 mins; September 27, 2025

Figuring Out Your Truth with Crystal Allen

36 mins; September 23, 2025

What Gives Hope to Ann Hazzard, Marianne Celano, and Marietta Collins

4 mins; September 20, 2025

Unsilenced with Diana Rodriguez Wallach

36 mins; September 16, 2025

What Gives Jen Barton Hope

4 mins; September 13, 2025

Two Worlds Colliding with Pam Muñoz Ryan

35 mins; September 09, 2025

What Gives Tami Charles Hope

4 mins; September 06, 2025

Carrying Knowledge with Daniel Nayeri

31 mins; September 02, 2025

What Gives Ruth Spiro Hope

4 mins; August 30, 2025

Breaking Cycles with George Jreije

37 mins; August 26, 2025

What Gives Claire A. B. Freeland Hope

4 mins; August 23, 2025

An Emotional Search with Cordelia Jensen

32 mins; August 21, 2025

An Emotional Search with Cordelia Jensen

32 mins; August 19, 2025

What Gives Kara M. Mitchell Hope

5 mins; August 16, 2025

Close to the Anger with Daria Peoples

30 mins; August 12, 2025

What Gives Merriam Sarcia Saunders Hope

4 mins; August 09, 2025

Observant of Your Surroundings with Tiffany D. Jackson

36 mins; August 05, 2025

What Gives Shana Keller Hope

3 mins; August 02, 2025

It's Personal with Jas Hammonds

38 mins; July 29, 2025

What Gives Michael Genhart Hope

4 mins; July 26, 2025

Growing Ideas with Grace Lin

31 mins; July 22, 2025

What Gives Aixa Pérez-Prado Hope

3 mins; July 19, 2025

Our Interconnectedness with Jyoti Rajan Gopal

31 mins; July 15, 2025

What Gives Maham Khwaja Hope

3 mins; July 12, 2025

Slippery Slopes with Gordon Korman

33 mins; July 08, 2025

What Gives Lulu Delacre Hope

3 mins; July 05, 2025

Finding Your Light with Meg Medina

33 mins; July 01, 2025

What Gives David Bowles Hope

3 mins; June 28, 2025

25 Years of Because of Winn-Dixie with Kate DiCamillo

27 mins; June 24, 2025

Feeling Seen with Rob Costello

38 mins; June 17, 2025

What Gives Menachem Weinreb Hope

3 mins; June 12, 2025

The Purpose of a First Draft with Pablo Cartaya

37 mins; June 10, 2025

What Gives Kyle Casey Chu Hope

3 mins; June 07, 2025

Music is a Living Thing with Jason Reynolds

27 mins; June 03, 2025

What Gives Kate Jenks Landry Hope

3 mins; May 31, 2025

Taking Time Still Matters with Rebecca Lee Kunz

30 mins; May 27, 2025

Read, Understand, Enjoy, and Relate with Rob Sanders

31 mins; May 20, 2025

What Gives Suzy Ultman Hope

3 mins; May 17, 2025

Balancing the Cute and the Weird with Kelly Leigh Miller

30 mins; May 13, 2025

What Gives Parul L. Bhandari Hope

3 mins; May 10, 2025

Dr. Carla Hayden, Lizzo, and the LOC's 200-Year-Old Crystal Flute (R)

12 mins; May 09, 2025

Something Like Home with Matt de la Peña and Loren Long

33 mins; May 06, 2025

What Gives Rachel Michelle Wilson Hope

3 mins; May 03, 2025

Countercultural Portal Fiction with Dara Horn

37 mins; April 29, 2025

What Gives Lil Miss Hot Mess Hope

3 mins; April 26, 2025

Intergenerational Healing with Weshoyot Alvitre

35 mins; April 22, 2025

What Gives Natasha Khan Kazi Hope

3 mins; April 19, 2025

A Puzzle to Solve with Matthew Burgess and Doug Salati

32 mins; April 15, 2025

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