Molly Idle's work as an author-illustrator includes the Caldecott Honor Book Flora and the Flamingo, Flora and the Penguin, Flora and the Peacocks, Flora and the Chicks, Flora and the Ostrich, and Tea Rex, Camp Rex, Sea Rex, and Santa Rex, among other books, including Pearl, an original fable about a mermaid who learns the power of one small act. Julie lives in the Hudson Valley with her husband and three children. Recipient of the 2013 Ezra Jack Keats award and two Boston Globe-Horn Book Honors, her books have been translated into more than ten languages. Julie Fogliano is the New York Times bestselling author of, among other titles, And Then It’s Spring, and If You Want to See a Whale, and Just in Case You Want to Fly, illustrated by Christian Robinson. They're here to talk about their picture book collaboration I Don't Care, a beautiful, lyrical story of friendship that has received multiple-starred reviews. In this episode, it's a trifecta of guests! Two are Caldecott Honor Book winners Molly Idol and Juana Martinez-Neal, and the third is Newyork Times bestselling author Julie Fogliano. The inspirations and writing process for August or ForeverĮxploring characters and sisterhood and non-traditional families The importance of literary friendships and community How books and writers like Judy Blume have influenced Ona's work Learn more about Ona Gritz'z work at .Ībout Ona Gritz and what motivates her to write for children You can read the transcription on The Children's Book Review. Molly has always loved having a sister, but this is the August when she’ll learn what it really means to be one. But then Alison arrives with plans of her own, a fragile heart gets broken, and Molly stumbles upon a painful piece of her sister’s past. That’s why when Molly finds out that Alison is finally coming to visit over the summer, she devises a plan she’s sure will get her sister to stay. Still, it’s not enough, not compared to what other siblings have. Their video chats are great, and Molly is thrilled when Alison’s hand-written letters arrive in the mail like surprise gifts. Unfortunately, her older half-sister Alison lives on a whole other continent. Ten-year-old Molly has always loved having a sister, but sisters are supposed to live together, right? Molly certainly thinks so. It's an incredibly thoughtful, heartwarming, and well-written story that explores the complexities and joys of sisterhood. In this episode, Ona Gritz talks about her latest novel for kids, August or Forever. Kathleen Burkinshaw's hopes for the impact The Last Cherry Blossom will have on readers. Using The Last Cherry Blossom as a United Nations Office of Disarmament Affairs Resource for Teachers and Students. The writing process and an excerpt from The Last Cherry Blossom. Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy and how Kathleen's diagnosis led to hearing about her mother's experience living through the bombing. The driving force behind sharing this story of the Hiroshima atomic bomb with children and teens. Learn more about Kathleen Burkinshaw's work at. You can read the transcription on The Children's Book Review (coming soon). Kathleen lives with her husband and daughter in Charlotte, North Carolina. It is through her mother's twelve-year-old eyes that readers witness the atomic bombing of August 6, 1945. She wrote The Last Cherry Blossom based on her own mother's story of growing up in Hiroshima during World War II. Kathleen Burkinshaw is a Japanese American author and the daughter of a Hiroshima survivor. It's a devastatingly beautiful story that reminds us that the people we think don't belong, the people who seem different from ourselves, or the ones we deem 'the enemy,' are not so different from us after all. In this episode, Kathleen Burkinshaw talks about her novel for kids and teens, The Last Cherry Blossom.
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