ABOUT THIS WEEK'S GUEST One of the things I love most about The Reader's Heart is being able to hear authors and illustrators share the...

I think my love of science fiction began with All Summer In A Day by Ray Bradbury. Growing up in the Pacific Northwest, it was easy to...

BOOK CLUB MICRO-COLLECTIONS The story of these bookmarks begins with the Bookelicious Middle Grade Book Club. If you've never...

ABOUT THIS WEEK'S GUEST Like a lot of library and kidlit folk, each year I try (and fail) to predict which books will win a coveted ALA...

First, let me just say this: gosh, I wish the middle schools I attended had offered fencing as an athletic option! Alas, I can only...

ABOUT THIS WEEK'S GUEST There's meme about reading that you may have seen on the internet. The image varies, but the text always reads,...

This weekend, I'm presenting at the Washington State Library Association conference in Spokane, WA. For my friends who aren't from...

Just for fun, I’ve decided to create a monthly reading challenge for readers of all ages. I decided to make each month's free download...

ABOUT THIS EPISODE Although I try not to show it, I am often very nervous when interviewing authors or illustrators for The Reader's...

Confession time! I didn't go through a Greek mythology phase as a kid. I have a friend who proudly "doesn't read books with maps in the...

"Perhaps the most important message that comes from our reading aloud to [kids] is one that says you are worth the time this will take....

One recent (and welcome!) trend I've noticed in books written for middle grade readers is the normalization of therapy and other tools...

This week, I'm learning and sharing at the Northwest Council for Computer Education's annual conference. I've been a part of this...

ABOUT THIS EPISODE While I've only published three of them, so far, I've recorded many more episodes of The Reader's Heart. That said,...

I find the craft of picture book making mesmerizing. In just 32 pages, the very best at this art form combine spare, carefully chosen...

This week, I had the chance to present at the Wisconsin State Reading Association conference. I shared during 5 of the 6 breakout...

ABOUT OUR BOOK CLUB Y'all, it's no secret that I love the Bookelicious Middle Grade Book Club. If you've never participated, these...

ABOUT THIS EPISODE I started The Reader's Heart as a way to share the magic of children's literature at a time when it feels like so many...

In a lot of ways, I am nothing like Olive Cobin-Zang, the Chinese-American protagonist of Lisa Yee’s and Dan Santat’s new illustrated...

ABOUT THE READER’S HEART Rooted in the belief that our world needs the magic of children’s literature now more than ever, the Reader’s...