E35: A Different Kind of Back-To-School

Nicole and Matthew discuss how the coronavirus is affecting decisions to reopen schools and what school will look like in the fall.

This episode is sponsored by:
Read or Dead, Book Riot’s mystery/thriller podcast
Act by Kayla Miller, HMH Books for Young Readers
Peng!: Action Sports Adventures from Oni Press

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Relevant Links:
A School Reopens, and the Coronavirus Creeps In (NYT)
Ways School Librarians Can Serve Students in Fall 2020

Books Discussed on the Show: Picture Books:
The King of Kindergarten by Derrick Barnes and illustrated by Vanessa Brantley-Newton
A Gift for Amma: Market Day in India by Meera Sriram; illustrated by Mariona Cabassa
The Thing about Bees: A Love Letter by Shabazz Larkin
Just Like a Mama by Alice Faye Duncan; illustrated by Charnelle Pinkney Barlow

Chapter Books:
13th Street #1: Battle of the Bad-Breath Bats by David Bowles; illustrated by Shane Clester
#2: The Fire-Breathing Ferret Fiasco (13th Street series)
#3: Clash of the Cackling Cougars (13th Street series)

Middle Grade:
Under the Cottonwood Tree by Paul Meyer and Carlos Meyer; Illustrated by Margaret Hardy
Twins by Varian Johnson and Shannon Wright
A Place at the Table by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan
Three Keys by Kelly Yang
The Other Half of Happy by Rebecca Balcárcel

Closing Note:

Let us know what books or topics you’ve been sharing this week, or if you have a suggestion or book recommendation for an upcoming episode. Find us on email ([email protected]) or Twitter (@MatthewWinner and @ittybittyny).

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nicole and Matthew discuss how the coronavirus is affecting decisions to reopen schools and what school will look like in the fall.

This episode is sponsored by:

Read or Dead, Book Riot’s mystery/thriller podcast
Act by Kayla Miller, HMH Books for Young Readers
Peng!: Action Sports Adventures from Oni Press

To get even more kidlit news and recommendations, sign up for our The Kids Are All Right newsletter!

Relevant Links:

A School Reopens, and the Coronavirus Creeps In (NYT)
Ways School Librarians Can Serve Students in Fall 2020

Books Discussed on the Show: Picture Books:

The King of Kindergarten by Derrick Barnes and illustrated by Vanessa Brantley-Newton
A Gift for Amma: Market Day in India by Meera Sriram; illustrated by Mariona Cabassa
The Thing about Bees: A Love Letter by Shabazz Larkin
Just Like a Mama by Alice Faye Duncan; illustrated by Charnelle Pinkney Barlow

Chapter Books:

13th Street #1: Battle of the Bad-Breath Bats by David Bowles; illustrated by Shane Clester
#2: The Fire-Breathing Ferret Fiasco (13th Street series)
#3: Clash of the Cackling Cougars (13th Street series)

Middle Grade:

Under the Cottonwood Tree by Paul Meyer and Carlos Meyer; Illustrated by Margaret Hardy
Twins by Varian Johnson and Shannon Wright
A Place at the Table by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan
Three Keys by Kelly Yang
The Other Half of Happy by Rebecca Balcárcel

Closing Note:

Let us know what books or topics you’ve been sharing this week, or if you have a suggestion or book recommendation for an upcoming episode. Find us on email ([email protected]) or Twitter (@MatthewWinner and @ittybittyny).

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.