If Maurice Sendak, Nora Ephron, Patty, and Bob Odenkirk were all fans of a bizarre cult-classic picture book from the 1970s, wouldn't you want to learn more? We host the charming and loquacious Mark A...

Into the Blabeyverse we go, my children. Let's deep dive into some tried and true science fiction and environmental stewardship from the man who brought us the Bad Guys and so much more.

"Ew but aww is a pretty good encapsulation of this book." But mostly aww.

"We were hoping to help readers, writers, teachers, librarians and students all connect around the humanizing powers of reading and writing together." A talk with two powerhouse authors/podcasters.

"Cons! Frauds! Good old-fashioned hornswoggling! It’s a rich vein." Join a discussion of writing about that all-American shyster, Charles Ponzi.

"I think I just find it difficult to leave these newly discovered universes behind when they still seem to have so much unexplored potential." We learn all there is to know about this much anticipated...

Like autumn leaves, Betsy Bird's fall Caldecott predictions are exciting to see!

Short, sweet, and to the point. Here are a couple 2026 titles that I suspect you may have missed this year...

Today we consider a tale of tricking the trickster with a good old-fashioned existential crisis. A title I could have sworn we already did on our podcast, but, until now, has left a great gaping hole.

Today is International Day of Peace. With that in mind, we focus on a picture book that considers war, but with the focus squarely on the animals. A discussion with a Ukrainian artist.

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Fight or Flight is out October 20th and in celebration I decided to hit the man with 21 distinctly silly questions.

Maybe you saw the Netflix documentary. Maybe you owned one yourself. Or maybe this is a all new to you. We talk with the creators of an upcoming picture book bio about their truly cool title.

It's that time again! Time for the penultimate prediction post for the upcoming award season. We've all notched a few more reads at this point, and things are starting to solidify in our brains. So! W...

Constipated and enraged. Today we feel that it is time to smack people awake with the cover reveal of the century.

Migration, whether it's by humans or insects, is the subject of today's book. We dive, and dive deeply, into its origins and the choices its creators made along the way.

Clowns! Misspellings! And guns guns guns. That's what we're getting with this legitimate 1984 charmer today.

Not only is Mexikid Dreams good, it may even be better than its predecessor. But how? I talk with its creator today to try to figure out how this could have happened.

I know I'm not supposed to have favorites, but some of the books in this preview are titles that I am PARTICULARLY excited about. Read on to see why.

"The story of the brave, clever and loving, common man - the longshoreman shrew, the builder mole. Indeed, I felt as if Brian wanted to celebrate common folk, from the largest to the smallest." Today ...

I, for one, stand behind this book's message, which I interpret as "Trains shouldn't go off their rails because they could freakin' kill someone!"

Anxious children, kids that feel deeply for animals, and young people who are worried about some big change in their lives will all be able to particularly relate to what Goodbye, Koi is telling them:...

Piratical process is the name of the game today. Two creators discuss everything from Edward Gorey to Muppet Treasure Island.

A gorgeous array of books from all kinds of different voices. We're pulling out all the stops today for a list you are not going to want to miss this fall.

Man, I love my job. Today I get to combine my childhood love of over-muscled action figures with my childhood AND adulthood love of newspaper comic artist. I have the power, baby.

A rather magnificent book and a rarity besides. Defies expectations. How does it do it? Dunno. Come for the writing. Stay for the opossum funeral.

Tasmanian tigers, funcles, neurodiversity, and soccer soccer soccer. There's a little something for everyone in today's publisher preview round-up.

If creepy vibes are what your kid readers are hankering for, then let me introduce to you the star of the fall season.

"Why do you keep giving me books with such delectable behinds?" Oh yes. We're clearly having a very serious conversation on the podcast today about the nuclear arms race. You have been warned.

Extraordinarily beautiful and more than a little wise, now you can convert your verse loving science haters and convert your science hating poetry-lovers, all in one fell swoop.

It has a mid-century aesthetic and a hero with a body like a visual design tool. Today we're talking with the incredible Brian Won about his latest picture book and why it's a standout in the field.

"Does this book date itself with its first three words?" Those words? "Henry the paperboy..." Yet surely, if kids can read about steam trains they can read about paperboys, right? We debate any and al...

Today we reveal the cover of my picture book about two of my co-workers. The feathered, taloned ones.

I. Get. To. Interview. Shaun. Tan. And yes. He’s a brilliant speaker.

Skewed gourds and fearful mice. All-consuming crushes and dark nights of the doggy soul. It's an array of titles coming out in the near future to know about!

Curl shaming, the book. A perfect example of early 2000s picture books, we tackle our first Palatini AND our first Davis.

"...infinity isn't just about math, it's also about philosophy, religion, history, and physics (as in time an space)...It makes us question everything, from the smallest particle to the size of the un...

"...how do you make that win feel earned at the end when you’re working against the supposition of victory from page one?" The logistics and power of putting sports on the page are considered with Jul...

Outdated? Still pertinent? We debate the book that disturbed Jon Klassen as a child.

I'm not mad. I'm just disappointed.

What does a very first cookbook for tiny chefs entail? Why not ask a twice-nominated chef who, paired with a toy company, comes up with wooden food recipes in board book form?

We talk with the curator of a permanent collection of our oldest queer titles written specifically for kids and teens. A fun and fascinating discussion.

It seems to me that many publishers are sitting on a great big, beautiful backlog of comics just ripe for re-publication. Here are the titles that I think deserve another chance.

"I will be relentlessly defending this book. I will be defending its right to exist. I will be defending the right for young people to have access to this book and their right to read this book." - Ph...

Got kids hankering for more info on The Odyssey? We're talking with Gareth Hinds, who did a graphic novel version that you can always turn to. Now re-released, we talk about it today.