BookSmitten
80 episodes - English - Latest episode: 2 months ago - ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsSeeing a hopeful, human world through children's literature. Hosted by authors Kelly J. Baptist, Jack Cheng, Patrick Flores-Scott, and Heather Shumaker – your book smitten crew. We cover the whole range of kidlit, from picture books to middle grade and young adult fiction, as well as writing, reading, and publishing. This season: We’re writing picture books!
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Episodes
Boy/Girl Books
August 18, 2021 17:00 - 29 minutes - 27 MBMentioned in this episode: The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins Anne of Green Gables by L. M. Montgomery Princess Academy by Shannon Hale No Boys Allowed: School Visits as a Woman Writer: Shannon Hale’s thoughts on the exclusion of boys at her author events Junie B. Jones Series by Barbara Park; Illustrated by Denise Brunkus Ivy & Bean by Annie Barrows; Illustrated by Sophie Blackall Roller Girl by Victoria Jamieson Smile by Raina Telgemeier El Deafo by Cece Bell Jasmine Toguchi, Mochi Queen ...
15: Boy/Girl Books
August 18, 2021 17:00 - 29 minutes - 27 MBMentioned in this episode: The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins Anne of Green Gables by L. M. Montgomery Princess Academy by Shannon Hale No Boys Allowed: School Visits as a Woman Writer: Shannon Hale’s thoughts on the exclusion of boys at her author events Junie B. Jones Series by Barbara Park; Illustrated by Denise Brunkus Ivy & Bean by Annie Barrows; Illustrated by Sophie Blackall Roller Girl by Victoria Jamieson Smile by Raina Telgemeier El Deafo by Cece Bell Jasmine Toguchi, Mochi Queen ...
Works in Progress
August 04, 2021 17:00 - 27 minutes - 24.9 MBOur Books for Children and Young Adults: Flying Lessons & Other Stories Edited by Ellen Oh- Kelly’s short story in this middle grade anthology is “The Beans and Rice Chronicles of Isaiah Dunn.” Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero by Kelly J. Baptist The Electric Slide and Kai by Kelly J. Baptist; Illustrated by Darnell Johnson See You in the Cosmos by Jack Cheng Jumped In by Patrick Flores-Scott American Road Trip by Patrick Flores-Scott The Griffins of Castle Cary by Heather Shumaker Find us online: Ke...
14: Works in Progress
August 04, 2021 17:00 - 27 minutes - 24.9 MBOur Books for Children and Young Adults: Flying Lessons & Other Stories Edited by Ellen Oh- Kelly’s short story in this middle grade anthology is “The Beans and Rice Chronicles of Isaiah Dunn.” Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero by Kelly J. Baptist The Electric Slide and Kai by Kelly J. Baptist; Illustrated by Darnell Johnson See You in the Cosmos by Jack Cheng Jumped In by Patrick Flores-Scott American Road Trip by Patrick Flores-Scott The Griffins of Castle Cary by Heather Shumaker Find us online: Ke...
13: The Arts in Kid Lit
July 21, 2021 17:00 - 33 minutes - 30.3 MBMentioned in this episode: The Disenchantments by Nina Lacour The Electric Slide and Kai by Kelly J. Baptist; Illustrated by Darnell Johnson Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero by Kelly J. Baptist The Griffins of Castle Cary by Heather Shumaker American Road Trip by Patrick Flores-Scott Jumped In by Patrick Flores-Scott I Am Drums by Mike Grosso Frederick by Leo Lionni All American Boys by Jason Reynolds and Brendan Kiely Adiós, Nirvana by Conrad Wesselhoeft We Are All That’s Left by Carrie Arcos On the ...
The Arts in Kid Lit
July 21, 2021 17:00 - 33 minutes - 30.3 MBMentioned in this episode: The Disenchantments by Nina Lacour The Electric Slide and Kai by Kelly J. Baptist; Illustrated by Darnell Johnson Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero by Kelly J. Baptist The Griffins of Castle Cary by Heather Shumaker American Road Trip by Patrick Flores-Scott Jumped In by Patrick Flores-Scott I Am Drums by Mike Grosso Frederick by Leo Lionni All American Boys by Jason Reynolds and Brendan Kiely Adiós, Nirvana by Conrad Wesselhoeft We Are All That’s Left by Carrie Arcos On the ...
12: Summer Books
July 07, 2021 17:00 - 32 minutes - 29.6 MBMentioned in this episode: The Boys Start the War by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor (Be sure to check out the other titles in this series as well!) Heidi by Johanna Spyri The Penderwicks by Jeanne Birdsall One Crazy Summer by Rita Williams-Garcia Gone Crazy in Alabama by Rita Williams-Garcia The Marvelous Mirza Girls by Sheba Karim Roller Girl by Victoria Jamieson Firekeeper’s Daughter by Angeline Boulley Roomies by Sara Zarr and Tara Altebrando The Disenchantments by Nina Lacour Blackout by John R...
Summer Books
July 07, 2021 17:00 - 32 minutes - 29.6 MBMentioned in this episode: The Boys Start the War by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor (Be sure to check out the other titles in this series as well!) Heidi by Johanna Spyri The Penderwicks by Jeanne Birdsall One Crazy Summer by Rita Williams-Garcia Gone Crazy in Alabama by Rita Williams-Garcia The Marvelous Mirza Girls by Sheba Karim Roller Girl by Victoria Jamieson Firekeeper’s Daughter by Angeline Boulley Roomies by Sara Zarr and Tara Altebrando The Disenchantments by Nina Lacour Blackout by John R...
11: Good books, Questionable Authors
June 23, 2021 17:04 - 38 minutes - 35.6 MBMentioned in this episode: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl The Roald Dahl Museum and Story Centre Roald Dahl: Inside His Anti-Semitism and Complicated Legacy Matilda by Roald Dahl Scholastic Halts Distribution of Book by ‘Captain Underpants’ Author The Adventures of Captain Underpants by Dav Pilkey Sherman Alexie’s Accusers Go On the Record Sexual Assault Allegations Against Biographer Halt Shipping of His Roth Book What Happens to Philip Roth’s Legacy Now? JK Rowling on Twit...
Good books, Questionable Authors
June 23, 2021 17:04 - 38 minutes - 35.6 MBMentioned in this episode: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl The Roald Dahl Museum and Story Centre Roald Dahl: Inside His Anti-Semitism and Complicated Legacy Matilda by Roald Dahl Scholastic Halts Distribution of Book by ‘Captain Underpants’ Author The Adventures of Captain Underpants by Dav Pilkey Sherman Alexie’s Accusers Go On the Record Sexual Assault Allegations Against Biographer Halt Shipping of His Roth Book What Happens to Philip Roth’s Legacy Now? JK Rowling on Twit...
10: Heather and the Griffins of Castle Cary
June 09, 2021 17:40 - 35 minutes - 28.9 MBMentioned in this episode: The Griffins of Castle Cary by Heather Shumaker Stone Soup Magazine It’s Okay Not to Share and Other Renegade Rules for Raising Competent and Compassionate Kids by Heather Shumaker It’s Okay to Go Up the Slide: Renegade Rules for Raising Confident and Creative Kids by Heather Shumaker Saving Arcadia: A Story of Conservation and Community in the Great Lakes by Heather Shumaker Author E. Nesbit Newfoundland Dog Breed Overview Society of Children’s Book Writers and Il...
Heather and the Griffins of Castle Cary
June 09, 2021 17:40 - 35 minutes - 28.9 MBMentioned in this episode: The Griffins of Castle Cary by Heather Shumaker Stone Soup Magazine It’s Okay Not to Share and Other Renegade Rules for Raising Competent and Compassionate Kids by Heather Shumaker It’s Okay to Go Up the Slide: Renegade Rules for Raising Confident and Creative Kids by Heather Shumaker Saving Arcadia: A Story of Conservation and Community in the Great Lakes by Heather Shumaker Author E. Nesbit Newfoundland Dog Breed Overview Society of Children’s Book Writers and Il...
9: Sports Books
May 26, 2021 17:00 - 33 minutes - 31.1 MBMentioned in this episode: Rookie of the Year Angels in the Outfield The Sandlot The Mighty Ducks Author Matt Christopher The Kid Who Only Hit Homers by Matt Christopher Imagination Soup: A blog with resources for raising kids who love books! A Struggling Reader Who Became a Reading Teacher and Writer: Patrick’s guest post on Imagination Soup Pele, King of Soccer/El Rey de Fútbol by Monica Brown; Illustrated by Rudy Gutierrez Undefeated: Jim Thorpe and the Carlisle Indian School Football Tea...
Sports Books
May 26, 2021 17:00 - 33 minutes - 31.1 MBMentioned in this episode: Rookie of the Year Angels in the Outfield The Sandlot The Mighty Ducks Author Matt Christopher The Kid Who Only Hit Homers by Matt Christopher Imagination Soup: A blog with resources for raising kids who love books! A Struggling Reader Who Became a Reading Teacher and Writer: Patrick’s guest post on Imagination Soup Pele, King of Soccer/El Rey de Fútbol by Monica Brown; Illustrated by Rudy Gutierrez Undefeated: Jim Thorpe and the Carlisle Indian School Football Tea...
8: Difficult Subjects
May 13, 2021 17:00 - 37 minutes - 34.3 MBMentioned in this episode: Calling the Water Drum by Latisha Redding; Illustrated by Aaron Boyd The Librarian of Basra: A True Story from Iraq by Jeanette Winter Out of Darkness by Ashley Hope Perez Unspeakable: The Tulsa Race Massacre by Carole Boston Weatherford; Illustrated by Floyd Cooper Box: Henry Brown Mails Himself to Freedom by Carole Boston Weatherford; Illustrated by Michele Wood Ghost Boys by Jewell Parker Rhodes The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas All American Boys by Jason Reynold...
Difficult Subjects
May 13, 2021 17:00 - 37 minutes - 34.3 MBMentioned in this episode: Calling the Water Drum by Latisha Redding; Illustrated by Aaron Boyd The Librarian of Basra: A True Story from Iraq by Jeanette Winter Out of Darkness by Ashley Hope Perez Unspeakable: The Tulsa Race Massacre by Carole Boston Weatherford; Illustrated by Floyd Cooper Box: Henry Brown Mails Himself to Freedom by Carole Boston Weatherford; Illustrated by Michele Wood Ghost Boys by Jewell Parker Rhodes The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas All American Boys by Jason Reynold...
Interview with Author Paula Yoo
April 28, 2021 17:00 - 50 minutes - 46.4 MBMentioned in this episode: Author Paula Yoo: Website Instagram Youtube IMDB Paula’s Books: From a Whisper to a Rallying Cry: The Killing of Vincent Chin and the Trial That Galvanized the Asian American Movement Good Enough Sixteen Seconds: The Sammy Lee Story Shining Star: The Anna May Wong Story Atlanta Spa Shootings Charlotte’s Web by E. B. White Lee & Low New Voices Award: Paula was the 2003 Winner American Citizens for Justice Megan Thee Stallion’s Donation to Asian Americans Advancing J...
7: Interview with Author Paula Yoo
April 28, 2021 17:00 - 50 minutes - 46.4 MBMentioned in this episode: Author Paula Yoo: Website Instagram Youtube IMDB Paula’s Books: From a Whisper to a Rallying Cry: The Killing of Vincent Chin and the Trial That Galvanized the Asian American Movement Good Enough Sixteen Seconds: The Sammy Lee Story Shining Star: The Anna May Wong Story Atlanta Spa Shootings Charlotte’s Web by E. B. White Lee & Low New Voices Award: Paula was the 2003 Winner American Citizens for Justice Megan Thee Stallion’s Donation to Asian Americans Advancing J...
6: Road Trips
April 14, 2021 17:00 - 39 minutes - 36.6 MBMentioned in this episode: American Road Trip by Patrick Flores-Scott See You in the Cosmos by Jack Cheng Walter De Maria, “The Lightning Field” The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt American Road Trip Webtoon by Patrick Flores-Scott; Art by Little Corvus Going Bovine by Libba Bray Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail by Cheryl Strayed Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain Our Books for Children and Young Adults: ...
Road Trips
April 14, 2021 17:00 - 39 minutes - 36.6 MBMentioned in this episode: American Road Trip by Patrick Flores-Scott See You in the Cosmos by Jack Cheng Walter De Maria, “The Lightning Field” The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt American Road Trip Webtoon by Patrick Flores-Scott; Art by Little Corvus Going Bovine by Libba Bray Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail by Cheryl Strayed Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain Our Books for Children and Young Adults: ...
5: Diversity in Books - #OwnVoices
March 31, 2021 17:00 - 53 minutes - 48.9 MBMentioned in this episode: Cooperative Children’s Book Center (CCBC) Diversity Statistics “An Updated Look at Diversity in Children’s Books” :This School Library Journal article includes the infographic discussed in the episode. Author Walter Dean Myers Author Mildred D. Taylor Zootopia Princess Academy by Shannon Hale Lee and Low Books’ Diversity Baseline Study: This Lee and Low blog post explains the most recent study in great detail. We Need Diverse Books Internship Grant Program Cynthia ...
Diversity in Books - #OwnVoices
March 31, 2021 17:00 - 53 minutes - 48.9 MBMentioned in this episode: Cooperative Children’s Book Center (CCBC) Diversity Statistics “An Updated Look at Diversity in Children’s Books” :This School Library Journal article includes the infographic discussed in the episode. Author Walter Dean Myers Author Mildred D. Taylor Zootopia Princess Academy by Shannon Hale Lee and Low Books’ Diversity Baseline Study: This Lee and Low blog post explains the most recent study in great detail. We Need Diverse Books Internship Grant Program Cynthia ...
Author Spotlight - Kelly J. Baptist
March 17, 2021 17:00 - 36 minutes - 33.1 MBMentioned in this episode: Flying Lessons & Other Stories Edited by Ellen Oh Kelly’s short story in this middle grade anthology is “The Beans and Rice Chronicles of Isaiah Dunn.” Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero by Kelly J. Baptist The Electric Slide and Kai by Kelly J. Baptist; Illustrated by Darnell Johnson We Need Diverse Books WNDB Announced the Winner of its First Short Story Contest, Kelly J. Baptist Hannah Mann, Kelly’s agent with Writers House Find us online: Kelly J. Baptist: kellyiswri...
4: Author Spotlight - Kelly J. Baptist
March 17, 2021 17:00 - 36 minutes - 33.1 MBMentioned in this episode: Flying Lessons & Other Stories Edited by Ellen Oh Kelly’s short story in this middle grade anthology is “The Beans and Rice Chronicles of Isaiah Dunn.” Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero by Kelly J. Baptist The Electric Slide and Kai by Kelly J. Baptist; Illustrated by Darnell Johnson We Need Diverse Books WNDB Announced the Winner of its First Short Story Contest, Kelly J. Baptist Hannah Mann, Kelly’s agent with Writers House Find us online: Kelly J. Baptist: kellyiswri...
The Electric Slide and Kai
March 03, 2021 19:12 - 29 minutes - 26.8 MBMentioned in this episode: The Electric Slide and Kai by Kelly J. Baptist; Illustrated by Darnell Johnson The Electric Slide and Kai Book Trailer Illustrator Darnell Johnson Power Up by Sam Nisson; Illustrated by Darnell Johnson New Voices Award: Lee & Low Books’ annual award for a children’s picture book manuscript by a writer of color or Native/Indigenous writer. Kelly was the 2018 New Voices Award Honor recipient. The Electric Slide and Kai Kirkus Review Find us online: Kelly J. B...
3: The Electric Slide and Kai
March 03, 2021 19:12 - 29 minutes - 26.8 MBMentioned in this episode: The Electric Slide and Kai by Kelly J. Baptist; Illustrated by Darnell Johnson The Electric Slide and Kai Book Trailer Illustrator Darnell Johnson Power Up by Sam Nisson; Illustrated by Darnell Johnson New Voices Award: Lee & Low Books’ annual award for a children’s picture book manuscript by a writer of color or Native/Indigenous writer. Kelly was the 2018 New Voices Award Honor recipient. The Electric Slide and Kai Kirkus Review Find us online: Kelly J. B...
Books We Would Have Loved as Kids
February 17, 2021 18:37 - 41 minutes - 38.2 MBBooks mentioned (affiliate links): When My Name Was Keoko, by Linda Sue Park A Single Shard, by Linda Sue Park The Adventures of Captain Underpants, by Dav Pilkey Raina Telgemeier’s graphic novels Roller Girl, by Victoria Jamieson When Stars Are Scattered, by Victoria Jamieson & Omar Mohamed New Kid, by Jerry Craft Class Act, by Jerry Craft The Outsiders, by S.E. Hinton Hair Love, by Matthew A. Cherry Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut, by Derrick Barnes American Born Chinese, by Gene Yang When ...
2: Books We Would Have Loved as Kids
February 17, 2021 18:37 - 41 minutes - 38.2 MBBooks mentioned (affiliate links): When My Name Was Keoko, by Linda Sue Park A Single Shard, by Linda Sue Park The Adventures of Captain Underpants, by Dav Pilkey Raina Telgemeier’s graphic novels Roller Girl, by Victoria Jamieson When Stars Are Scattered, by Victoria Jamieson & Omar Mohamed New Kid, by Jerry Craft Class Act, by Jerry Craft The Outsiders, by S.E. Hinton Hair Love, by Matthew A. Cherry Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut, by Derrick Barnes American Born Chinese, by Gene Yang When ...
1: Introducing BookSmitten
February 03, 2021 11:00 - 44 minutes - 41.9 MBBooks mentioned (affiliate links): See You In the Cosmos, by Jack Cheng The Griffins of Castle Cary, by Heather Shumaker Jumped In, by Patrick Flores-Scott American Road Trip, by Patrick Flores-Scott Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero, by Kelly J. Baptist The Electric Slide and Kai, by Kelly J. Baptist A Series of Unfortunate Events, by Lemony Snicket Find us online: Kelly J. Baptist: kellyiswrite.com Jack Cheng: jackcheng.com Patrick Flores-Scott: patrickfloresscott.com Heather Shumaker: heathershumak...
Introducing BookSmitten
February 03, 2021 11:00 - 44 minutes - 41.9 MBBooks mentioned (affiliate links): See You In the Cosmos, by Jack Cheng The Griffins of Castle Cary, by Heather Shumaker Jumped In, by Patrick Flores-Scott American Road Trip, by Patrick Flores-Scott Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero, by Kelly J. Baptist The Electric Slide and Kai, by Kelly J. Baptist A Series of Unfortunate Events, by Lemony Snicket Find us online: Kelly J. Baptist: kellyiswrite.com Jack Cheng: jackcheng.com Patrick Flores-Scott: patrickfloresscott.com Heather Shumaker: heathershumak...