The Perks Of Being A Book Lover Podcast
Education:Language Learning
This week we chat with Brittany Thurman, a native of Kentucky, who has recently published her first children’s picture book titled Fly illustrated by Anna Cunha. She worked as a children's specialist at the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh which is where the idea to write her own book occurred, and she even took inspiration from one of the children who would come to her storytimes. Fly is the story of a young girl who wants to enter a double dutch jump rope competition but doesn’t know how to double dutch. She asks her friends for tips and while they don't know how either, they each give her a piece of knowledge that helps her be more confident in her dreams.
In this episode, she tells about the creation of this book as well as other books that she has in the pipeline, including one about the first public library built for and staffed by African Americans in the United States, which is the Western branch of the Louisville Free Public Library system. Brittany is a very busy new author.
You can find Brittany on instagram at @britjanee and at her website at www.brittanythurman.com.
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Books Mentioned in this Episode:
1- Fly by Brittany Thurman and Illustrated by Anna Cunha
2- Fearless: Boulevard of Dreams by Mandy Gonzalez with Brittany Thurman
3- Forever and Always by Brittany Thurman
4- Addie Walker--American Girl series
5- Goosebumps series by R.L.Stine
6- Replica series by Marilyn Kaye
7- Mary Kate & Ashley series
8- A Surgeon in the Village: An American Doctor Teaches Brain Surgery in Africa by Tony Bartelme
9- Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese
10- Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi
11- Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi
12- Stunt Boy, in the Meantime by Jason Reynolds
13- A Comb of Wishes by Lisa Stringfellow
14- Red, White and Whole by Rajani LaRocca
S. 7 Ep. 157 - An International Whodunit with Guest Rijula Das 11-30-22
S. 7 Ep. 156 Holiday Gift-Giving with Bookseller Sam Miller 11/23-/2
S. 7 Ep. 155 - Fashion and Fiction with Guest Jacqueline Firkins 11-16-22
S. 7 Ep. 154 Around The World Reading: Australia with Guest Lily Raiti
S. 7 Ep. 153- Weathering a Poetic Storm with Guest Ellen Hagan - 11/2/22
S. 7 Ep. 152 - Dark Academia’s Haunts and Curses with Guest Lee Mandelo 10-26-22
REPLAY S. 5 Ep. 109 - Horror Is Like A Jar Of Salsa with guest Johann Trotter
S. 7 Ep. 151 - Library Haunts with Guest Stacie Dotson from the Willard Library - 10-12-22
S. 7 Ep. 150 - Making Reading Less Scary with Guest Tyler Miller 10-5-22
S. 7 Ep. 149 - Manhattan, Myths, and Mom with Guest Erin Keane 9-28-22
S. 7 Ep. 148 - Music To Your Ears with Guest Susan Rogers 9-21-22
S. 7 Ep. 147- Poetry On The Fly with Guest Sean Petrie of Typewriter Rodeo 9-14-22
S. 7 Ep. 146 A May-December Friendship with Guest Ben Aitken - 9/7/22
S. 7 Ep. 145 - Romantic Reader Gateways with Guest Natalie Martin 8-31-22
S. 7 E. 144 - Getting Into The Spirits with Guest Shelley Sackier 8-24-22
S. 7 Ep. 143 - Mind Games with Guest Erin Flanagan 8-17-22
S. 7 Ep. 142 - One-On-One Reading Rendevous with Guest Cassie Moses 8-10-22
S. 7 Ep. 141 Appalachia is Overflowing with guests Bobi Conn and Kendra Winchester
REPLAY S. 5 Ep. 102- The Building Books of Empathy with Guest Melissa Hart 7-27-22
REPLAY S. 2 Ep. 35- Revision and Riding the Tiger with Guest Katy Yocom 2-20-20
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