Today we're very excited to have Caldecott Honor recipient Steve Jenkins on the podcast! He's talking about his first book with Charlesbridge, A House in the Sky, and Other Uncommon Animal Homes, illustrated by Robbin Gourley. You can have a listen by clicking HERE:
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Monday, May 7, 2018
Monday, April 2, 2018
Charlesbridge Unplugged #4: David Biedrzycki
Today we're talking to expert and seasoned Charlesrbidge author David Biedrzycki about the newest book in his Breaking News Bears series, Alien Alert. You can have a listen by clicking HERE:
Wednesday, March 28, 2018
Cars on the Carpet
Experienced nonfiction author Jan Adkins discusses going from playing with cars on the carpet to drawing cars on the page, and why he chose to write about Bertha Benz.
KIDS WILL ALWAYS PLAY CARS ON THE CARPET, driving along the woven patterns like streets, traveling to mystic places carrying amazing people. When I wrote Bertha Takes a Drive, about the very first car trip, I could see it all in my mind, as if I were pushing a tiny tin version of the strange, three-wheeled Benz Motorwagen along a carpet woven with the map of Germany: out of Mannheim, across the Rhine River, south through Heidelburg to the Black Forest, toward Grandma Ringer’s house in Pforzheim. I was with them in my kid’s play-mind. Lucky grownups don’t lose that ability to shift between the “real world” (whatever that is) and the “what if” world.
Monday, March 12, 2018
Charlesbridge Unplugged #3: Tami Charles
Today we're talking to debut author Tami Charles about her semi-autobiographical book Like Vanessa and why it was so important for Tami to write a book for herself and others like her. You can have a listen by clicking HERE:
Monday, March 5, 2018
Getting to “I GET IT!”: Scaffolding in Nonfiction
Charlesbridge nonfiction editor Alyssa Mito Pusey talks about making complex ideas tangible to young readers. This article first appeared in two parts on Melissa Stewart's blog Celebrate Science on February 2 and 3, 2018.
The other day, my seven-year-old asked me what the Big Bang was. Inside, I panicked a little.
Explaining complex, abstract ideas to anyone is difficult. But it’s especially challenging when your audience is a child. Young children have limited prior knowledge, and they think very literally.
Explaining complex, abstract ideas to anyone is difficult. But it’s especially challenging when your audience is a child. Young children have limited prior knowledge, and they think very literally.
Monday, February 19, 2018
The Importance of Story Logic in Mystery Writing
Jeanie Franz Ransom, author of What Really Happened to Humpty?, talks red herrings, ticking clocks, and learning how to piece together a mystery!
Monday, February 12, 2018
Charlesbridge Unplugged #2: Barry Wittenstein
Mel Schuit talks to seasoned Charlesbridge author Barry Wittenstein about his new book The Boo-Boos That Changed the World: A True Story About an Accidental Invention (Really!), illustrated by Chis Hsu. You can have a listen by clicking HERE.
Monday, February 5, 2018
Bobsledding, Skiing, and Figure Skating, Oh My!
Are you ready for the 2018 Winter Olympics?? Jennifer Swanson, author of Super Gear: Nanotechnology and Sports Team Up sure is!
Monday, January 22, 2018
My Journey to Mars
Susan Lendroth, author of Hey-Ho, to Mars We'll Go!, illustrated by Bob Kolar, delves deep into her own fascination with space exploration and how it has affected her sense of imagination.
Monday, January 8, 2018
Charlesbridge Unplugged #1: Cynthia Grady
We are so excited to announce that we have started a podcast! Join us as we talk to our authors, illustrators, and editors about their recent Charlesbridge projects!
In our inaugural episode, Marketing Assistant Mel Schuit talks to nonfiction author Cynthia Grady about her newest book Write to Me: Letters from Japanese American Children to the Librarian They Left Behind, illustrated by Amiko Hirao. You can have a listen by clicking HERE.
In our inaugural episode, Marketing Assistant Mel Schuit talks to nonfiction author Cynthia Grady about her newest book Write to Me: Letters from Japanese American Children to the Librarian They Left Behind, illustrated by Amiko Hirao. You can have a listen by clicking HERE.
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