# The Children's Book Podcast

A podcast by Matthew C. Winner. Celebrating the power of storytelling to reflect our world, expand our perspectives, and foster connections between readers of all ages. The Children's Book Podcast features interviews with authors, illustrators, and everyone involved in taking a book from drawing board to bookshelf. Hosted by Matthew C. Winner, a teacher, librarian, writer, and fan of kids. Brought to you in partnership with Boyds Mills, positively impacting kids by amplifying the voices of storytellers who inform, educate, and inspire children to become their best selves.

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## Latest episodes

- [A Reminder of Why You're Doing This with Rachel Orr](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/817756935/58661f8b6b90) (2026-08-25, 35 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/793f0cfc-f199-4564-af9c-d6dcc5aa97d0/TCBP_1208_Rachel-Orr_FINAL.mp3?dest-id=3831528
- [Remembering Tomie DePaola](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/817756935/5f36eabab15b) (2026-08-18, 53 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/793f0cfc-f199-4564-af9c-d6dcc5aa97d0/TCBP_1207_Remembering-Tomie-DePaola_FINAL.mp3?dest-id=3831528
- [Remembering Jane Yolen](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/817756935/dcf10145b8c9) (2026-08-11, 49 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/793f0cfc-f199-4564-af9c-d6dcc5aa97d0/TCBP_1206_Remembering-Jane-Yolen_FINAL.mp3?dest-id=3831528
- [Trust What We're Making Together with Juana Martinez-Neal and Molly Idle](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/817756935/6795d6f727de) (2026-08-04, 51 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/793f0cfc-f199-4564-af9c-d6dcc5aa97d0/TCBP_1205_Juana-Martinez-Neal_and_Molly-Idle_FINAL.mp3?dest-id=3831528
- [There's Nothing Like a Book with Nancy Paulsen](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/817756935/bbb01dae63b0) (2026-07-28, 34 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/793f0cfc-f199-4564-af9c-d6dcc5aa97d0/TCBP_1204_Nancy-Paulsen_FINAL.mp3?dest-id=3831528
- [A Muppets Sensibility with John Patrick Green](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/817756935/e95566ec986b) (2026-07-21, 42 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/793f0cfc-f199-4564-af9c-d6dcc5aa97d0/TCBP_1203_John-Patrick-Green_FINAL.mp3?dest-id=3831528
- [The Best We Can Possibly Be with Sophie Blackall](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/817756935/84ec226d12cc) (2026-07-14, 32 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/793f0cfc-f199-4564-af9c-d6dcc5aa97d0/TCBP_1202_Sophie-Blackall_FINAL.mp3?dest-id=3831528
- [Do It Together with Julie Fiveash](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/817756935/c29282cb154e) (2026-07-07, 34 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/793f0cfc-f199-4564-af9c-d6dcc5aa97d0/TCBP_1201_Julie-Fiveash_FINAL.mp3?dest-id=3831528
- [A Gut Feeling with Jennifer Rofé](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/817756935/394f1def79c5) (2026-06-30, 31 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/793f0cfc-f199-4564-af9c-d6dcc5aa97d0/TCBP_1125_Jen-Rofe_FINAL.mp3?dest-id=3831528
- [Discovering Myself and Uncovering Our History with Andrew W. Shaffer](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/817756935/d303a1dba549) (2026-06-23, 29 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/793f0cfc-f199-4564-af9c-d6dcc5aa97d0/TCBP_1124_Andrew-W-Shaffer_FINAL.mp3?dest-id=3831528
- [The Journey of a New School Year with Andrew Hacket](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/817756935/e639ee5ea84d) (2026-06-16, 32 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/793f0cfc-f199-4564-af9c-d6dcc5aa97d0/TCBP_1123_Andrew-Hackett_FINAL.mp3?dest-id=3831528
- [Still Out Here with Lil Miss Hot Mess](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/817756935/02793e1fc0e5) (2026-06-09, 32 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/793f0cfc-f199-4564-af9c-d6dcc5aa97d0/TCBP_1122_Lil-Miss-Hot-Mess_FINAL.mp3?dest-id=3831528
- [The Writing Journey is So Chaotic with Ellen Oh](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/817756935/d060dfd3eda2) (2026-06-02, 35 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/793f0cfc-f199-4564-af9c-d6dcc5aa97d0/TCBP_1121_Ellen-Oh_FINAL.mp3?dest-id=3831528
- [The Kids are Alright with Namrata Tripathi](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/817756935/747fecccd337) (2026-05-26, 45 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/793f0cfc-f199-4564-af9c-d6dcc5aa97d0/TCBP_1120_Namrata-Tripathi_FINAL.mp3?dest-id=3831528
- [Always Regarding the Reader with Andy Griffiths](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/817756935/6d205d4e0e0c) (2026-05-19, 32 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/793f0cfc-f199-4564-af9c-d6dcc5aa97d0/TCBP_1119_Andy-Griffiths_FINAL.mp3?dest-id=3831528
- [What Gives Israel Moya Hope](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/817756935/49d78d7d2855) (2026-05-16, 6 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/793f0cfc-f199-4564-af9c-d6dcc5aa97d0/TCBP_18_Israel-Moya_FINAL.mp3?dest-id=3831528
- [The Voice That We Hear Inside with Katherine Applegate](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/817756935/dfdca5b5c2f8) (2026-05-12, 37 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/793f0cfc-f199-4564-af9c-d6dcc5aa97d0/TCBP_1118_Katherine-Applegate_FINAL.mp3?dest-id=3831528
- [What Gives Olivia Abtahi Hope](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/817756935/4309cf771edd) (2026-05-09, 5 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/793f0cfc-f199-4564-af9c-d6dcc5aa97d0/TCBP_Hope17_Olivia-Abtahi_FINAL.mp3?dest-id=3831528
- [Wanting to Write a Child's Next Obsession with Dan Santat](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/817756935/8b696164cec4) (2026-05-05, 31 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/793f0cfc-f199-4564-af9c-d6dcc5aa97d0/TCBP_1117_Dan-Santat_FINAL.mp3?dest-id=3831528
- [What Gives Katherine Applegate Hope](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/817756935/47008f16d9cd) (2026-05-02, 5 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/793f0cfc-f199-4564-af9c-d6dcc5aa97d0/TCBP_Hope16_Katherine-Applegate_FINAL.mp3?dest-id=3831528
- [Collecting Voices with Ernesto Cisneros](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/817756935/164e4c12043d) (2026-04-28, 39 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/793f0cfc-f199-4564-af9c-d6dcc5aa97d0/TCBP_1116_Ernesto-Cisneros_FINAL.mp3?dest-id=3831528
- [What Gives Dan Santat Hope](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/817756935/b4b6229b2623) (2026-04-25, 4 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/793f0cfc-f199-4564-af9c-d6dcc5aa97d0/TCBP_Hope15_Dan-Santat_FINAL.mp3?dest-id=3831528
- [Proof That We Can Go On with Carole Lindstrom](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/817756935/8716628742b4) (2026-04-21, 39 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/793f0cfc-f199-4564-af9c-d6dcc5aa97d0/TCBP_1115_Carole-Lindstrom_FINAL.mp3?dest-id=3831528
- [What Gives Mandy Settembre Hope](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/817756935/1dc58cf9737b) (2026-04-18, 5 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/793f0cfc-f199-4564-af9c-d6dcc5aa97d0/TCBP_Hope14_Mandy-Settembre_FINAL.mp3?dest-id=3831528
- [Things are Not So Linear with Matthew Cordell](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/817756935/0c5887b78df7) (2026-04-14, 38 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/793f0cfc-f199-4564-af9c-d6dcc5aa97d0/TCBP_1114_Matthew-Cordell_FINAL.mp3?dest-id=3831528
- [What Gives Dr. Haleh Massey Hope](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/817756935/c93ca1d6799a) (2026-04-11, 5 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/793f0cfc-f199-4564-af9c-d6dcc5aa97d0/TCBP_Hope13_Dr-Haleh-Massey_FINAL.mp3?dest-id=3831528
- [Constantly Surprising with Matthew Swanson and Robbi Behr](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/817756935/78c1bdf34bad) (2026-04-07, 43 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/793f0cfc-f199-4564-af9c-d6dcc5aa97d0/TCBP_1113_Matthew-Swanson-and-Robbi-Behr_FINAL.mp3?dest-id=3831528
- [What Gives Angela Quezada Padron Hope](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/817756935/203af01ed942) (2026-04-04, 5 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/793f0cfc-f199-4564-af9c-d6dcc5aa97d0/TCBP_Hope12_Angela-Quezada-Padron_FINAL.mp3?dest-id=3831528
- [Protecting Our Joy with Alicia D. Williams](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/817756935/8737a6b58440) (2026-03-31, 37 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/793f0cfc-f199-4564-af9c-d6dcc5aa97d0/TCBP_1112_Alicia-D-Williams_FINAL2.mp3?dest-id=3831528
- [What Gives Matthew Cordell Hope](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/817756935/59f8ba1e91f2) (2026-03-28, 6 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/793f0cfc-f199-4564-af9c-d6dcc5aa97d0/TCBP_Hope11_Matthew-Cordell_FINAL.mp3?dest-id=3831528
- [Getting Back Home with Debbi Michiko Florence](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/817756935/2777400ee5ff) (2026-03-24, 36 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/793f0cfc-f199-4564-af9c-d6dcc5aa97d0/TCBP_1111-Debbi-Michiko-Florence_FINAL.mp3?dest-id=3831528
- [What Gives Cátia Chien Hope](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/817756935/736d7624ef9f) (2026-03-21, 6 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/793f0cfc-f199-4564-af9c-d6dcc5aa97d0/TCBP_Hope10_Catia-Chien_FINAL.mp3?dest-id=3831528
- [Overcoming Doubt with Steph Littlebird](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/817756935/f6ceec52a740) (2026-03-17, 31 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/793f0cfc-f199-4564-af9c-d6dcc5aa97d0/TCBP_1110_Steph-Littlebird_FINAL3.mp3?dest-id=3831528
- [What Gives Debbi Michiko Florence Hope](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/817756935/c27e4ef8298d) (2026-03-14, 4 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/793f0cfc-f199-4564-af9c-d6dcc5aa97d0/TCBP_Hope09_Debbi-Michiko-Florence_FINAL.mp3?dest-id=3831528
- [Bringing Joy with Steve Light](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/817756935/a5a6032592a8) (2026-03-10, 32 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/793f0cfc-f199-4564-af9c-d6dcc5aa97d0/TCBP_1109_Steve-Light_FINAL.mp3?dest-id=3831528
- [(R) What Gives Lil Miss Hot Mess Hope](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/817756935/66ce50cf0c8e) (2026-03-07, 5 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/793f0cfc-f199-4564-af9c-d6dcc5aa97d0/TCBP_Hope-R-Little-Miss-Hot-Mess_FINAL.mp3?dest-id=3831528
- [Expanding the Heart's Capacity with Matthew Burgess and Cátia Chien](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/817756935/8debf57b08e3) (2026-03-03, 38 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/793f0cfc-f199-4564-af9c-d6dcc5aa97d0/TCBP_1108_Matthew-Burgess-and-Catia-Chien_FINAL.mp3?dest-id=3831528
- [What Gives Jordyn Taylor Hope](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/817756935/f050b55282e6) (2026-02-28, 4 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/793f0cfc-f199-4564-af9c-d6dcc5aa97d0/TCBP_Hope08_Jordan-Taylor_FINAL.mp3?dest-id=3831528
- [Finding Collaboration Along the Way with Chris Tebbetts](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/817756935/bb869cf601d0) (2026-02-24, 31 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/793f0cfc-f199-4564-af9c-d6dcc5aa97d0/TCBP_1107_Chris-Tebbetts_FINAL.mp3?dest-id=3831528
- [What Gives Selina Alko Hope](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/817756935/a0e82786292e) (2026-02-21, 4 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/793f0cfc-f199-4564-af9c-d6dcc5aa97d0/TCBP_Hope07_Selina-Alko_FINAL.mp3?dest-id=3831528
- [Overcoming Prejudices with Kaz Windness](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/817756935/15379726c8dd) (2026-02-17, 30 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/793f0cfc-f199-4564-af9c-d6dcc5aa97d0/TCBP_1106_Kaz-Windness_FINAL.mp3?dest-id=3831528
- [What Gives Laurel Snyder Hope](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/817756935/d3370b196fc7) (2026-02-14, 4 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/793f0cfc-f199-4564-af9c-d6dcc5aa97d0/TCBP_Hope06_Laurel-Snyder_FINAL.mp3?dest-id=3831528
- [The 2026 Sydney Taylor Book Award Winners and Honor Books](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/817756935/c9a8ab07cc59) (2026-02-12, 24 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/793f0cfc-f199-4564-af9c-d6dcc5aa97d0/TCBP_1105_STBA-2026_FINAL-V2.mp3?dest-id=3831528
- [We Want To Hear From You!](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/817756935/6dd1fdfbb40a) (2026-02-10, 2 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/793f0cfc-f199-4564-af9c-d6dcc5aa97d0/TCBP_11_Bonus_FINAL.mp3?dest-id=3831528
- [What Gives Abby White Hope](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/817756935/c154aa89e25f) (2026-02-07, 4 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/793f0cfc-f199-4564-af9c-d6dcc5aa97d0/TCBP_Hope05_Abby-White_FINAL.mp3?dest-id=3831528
- [(R) In Total Admiration with Sara Andrea Fajardo](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/817756935/41ed9b2dbe26) (2026-02-03, 37 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/793f0cfc-f199-4564-af9c-d6dcc5aa97d0/TCBP_RB_Sara-Fajardo_FINAL.mp3?dest-id=3831528
- [What Gives George Brown Hope](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/817756935/719147cb88af) (2026-01-31, 4 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/793f0cfc-f199-4564-af9c-d6dcc5aa97d0/TCBP_Hope1104_George-Brown_FINAL.mp3?dest-id=3831528
- [Wanting to Communicate with Aron Nels Steinke](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/817756935/e0646bfdf034) (2026-01-27, 39 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/793f0cfc-f199-4564-af9c-d6dcc5aa97d0/TCBP_1104_Aron-Nels-Steinke_FINAL.mp3?dest-id=3831528
- [(R) What Gives Kaz Windness Hope](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/817756935/86b03bf608e9) (2026-01-24, 3 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/793f0cfc-f199-4564-af9c-d6dcc5aa97d0/RTCBP_Hope02_Kaz-Windness_FINAL.m4a?dest-id=3831528
- [Leaving It Messy with Torrey Maldonado](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/817756935/8166fca50c37) (2026-01-20, 35 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/793f0cfc-f199-4564-af9c-d6dcc5aa97d0/TCBP_1103_Torrey-Maldonado_FINAL.mp3?dest-id=3831528

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