New Books in Children’s Literature
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Suzanne Slade is the Sibert Honor author of more than 170 books for children. A mechanical engineer by degree, Suzanne writes about STEM topics, fascinating figures in history, and occasionally lyrical fiction. Her newest books include Some Days are Yellow, Shining Star: Vera Rubin Discovers Dark Matter, Behold the Octopus!, and Dazzilin' Dolly: The Songwriting, Hit-Singing, Guitar-PIcking Dolly Parton.
In our interview we talk to Suzanne about her new books, and celebrate the centenary of the first performance of Rhapsody in Blue, beautifully recounted in her award-winning book The Music in George's Head: George Gershwin Creates Rhapsody in Blue (Calkins Creek, 2016).
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Robin Newman, "Who's Writing This Story?" (Creston Books, 2024)
Jennifer Berne, "A Tour of the Human Body: Amazing Numbers--Fantastic Facts" (Astra Publishing House, 2024)
Marie-Louise Gay, "Walking Trees" (Groundwood Books, 2024)
Julie Carpenter, "Harry and the Highwire: Houdini's First Amazing Act" (Green Bean Books, 2024)
On Monsters, Goddesses and Myths: A Discussion with Author Katherine Marsh
Laura Bower, "The Imposter" (Gnome Road Publishing, 2024)
Michelle Knudsen, "Luigi, the Spider Who Wanted to Be a Kitten" (Candlewick Press, 2024)
Shoshanna Lockshin and Efrayim Unterman, "The Devash Megillat Esther" (Hadar Press, 2024)
Sue Fliess, "Octopus Acrobatics" (Albert Whitman & Company, 2024)
Emily Barth Isler, "The Color of Sound" (Carolrhoda Books, 2024)
A Chat with a Children's Book Illustrator: Erin Kraan
Heather L. Montgomery, "Sick!: The Twists and Turns Behind Animal Germs" (Bloomsbury, 2024)
Get Signed: A Chat with Literary Agent Lucinda Halperin
Laurie Wallmark and Raakhee Mirchandani, "Journey to the Stars: Kalpana Chawla, Astronaut" (Beaming Books, 2024)
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Rebecca Gardyn Levington, "Afikoman, Where'd You Go?: A Passover Hide-and-Seek Adventure" (Rocky Pond Books, 2024)
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Meet the Literary Agent: A Chat with Leslie Zampetti
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