Matthew C Winner
matthewcwinner.bsky.social
Matthew C Winner
@matthewcwinner.bsky.social
“My daddy does a podcast. He tries to do it. He has a chair.” Squish, age 6 🥰
podcaster, teacher, librarian, and host of The Children’s Book Podcast
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Coming up in OCTOBER on the Children's Book Podcast 🎧 📚 💕

Hannah V. Sawyerr (TRUTH IS), Natasha Khan Kazi (BELA AND LILY), Erin Entrada Kelly (AT LAST SHE STOOD), and Heidi E.Y. Stemple (THE POETRY OF CAR MECHANICS)

Available wherever #podcasts are found. 📚👍🏽 #kidit #ChildrensBkPod
Coming up in OCTOBER on the Children's Book Podcast 🎧 📚 💕

Hannah V. Sawyerr (TRUTH IS), Natasha Khan Kazi (BELA AND LILY), Erin Entrada Kelly (AT LAST SHE STOOD), and Heidi E.Y. Stemple (THE POETRY OF CAR MECHANICS)

Available wherever #podcasts are found. 📚👍🏽 #kidit #ChildrensBkPod
September 28, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Listen Back: J.J. Austrian and Mike Curato (Worm Loves Worm) talk about the impact of two worms falling in love. www.allthewonders.com/podcasts/jj-... 📚👍🏽 #kidit #ChildrensBkPod @mikecurato.bsky.social @jjaustrian.bsky.social
J.J. Austrian and Mike Curato: Let’s Get Busy, Episode 239
J.J. Austrian and Mike Curato, the author and illustrator respectively of Worm Loves Worm, stop by the podcast to talk about Pants-of-the-Month, having conversations with children through children's b...
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September 10, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Listen Back: Rashin Kheiriyeh shares THE BOOK TREE, authored by Paul Czajak, and STORY BOAT, authored by Kyo Maclear. www.matthewcwinner.com/post/listen-... 📚👍🏽 #kidit #ChildrensBkPod
Listen Back: Rashin Kheiriyeh shares The Book Tree and Story Boat
Rashin Kheiriyeh (@rashinkheiriyeh) is the illustrator most recently of THE BOOK TREE, authored by Paul Czajak, and STORY BOAT, authored by Kyo Maclear. Rashin is the illustrator or author-illustrator...
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September 10, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Listen Back: Keith Negley, author illustrator of Tough Guys (Have Feelings Too), stops by the podcast to talk about mixed-up emotions, picking five colors and sticking to them, and the memory of not wanting his son to see him cry. www.allthewonders.com/podcasts/kei... 📚👍🏽 #kidit #ChildrensBkPod
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September 10, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Listen Back: Andrea Beaty shares Rosie Revere, Engineer and The Questioneers. Andrea shared how, when searching for words, the right one is the right one. www.matthewcwinner.com/post/listen-... 📚👍🏽 #kidit #ChildrensBkPod @andreabeatyauthor.bsky.social
Listen Back: Andrea Beaty shares Rosie Revere, Engineer and The Questioneers
Andrea Beaty (@andreabeaty) is the author of ROSIE REVERE, ENGINEER and its sequels as well as author of the QUESTIONEERS (@questioneerkids) chapter book series, all illustrated by David Roberts. Andr...
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September 10, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Listen Back: Hannah Barnaby (Some of the Parts and Wonder Show) talks about having a good sense of humor, trusting the author, and the realization that sometimes what you think you needed is what you needed at all. www.allthewonders.com/podcasts/han... 📚👍🏽 #kidit #yalit #ChildrensBkPod
Hannah Barnaby: Let’s Get Busy, Episode 237
Hannah Barnaby, author of Some of the Parts and Wonder Show, stops by the podcast to talk about having a good sense of humor, trusting the author, and the realization that sometimes what you think…
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September 10, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Great listens all throughout September on the Children's Book Podcast 🎧 📚 💕

09/022 - Daniel Nayeri, THE TEACHER OF NOMAD LAND

09/09 - Pam Muñoz Ryan, EL NIÑO

09/16 - Diana Rodriguez Wallach, THE SILENCED

09/23 - Crystal Allen, BETWEEN TWO BROTHERS

09/30 - Katie Yamasaki, MURAL ISLAND
September 10, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Reposted by Matthew C Winner
Congratulations to this month's Featured Illustrator Shelley Hanmo. In this interview, Shelley shared how she became an award-winning concert pianist and built a successful journey into illustration for young readers. Learn more about Shelley Hanmo’s work at www.junoniaarts.com.
September 10, 2025 at 4:59 PM
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September 3, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Listen Back: Susie Ghahremani (BALANCE THE BIRDS and STACK THE CATS) talks about engaging our youngest readers through simple shapes and eye-catching colors. www.matthewcwinner.com/post/listen-... 📚👍🏽 #kidit #ChildrensBkPod @boygirlparty.bsky.social
Listen Back: Susie Ghahremani shares Balance the Birds and Stack the Cats
Susie Ghahremani is the author-illustrator of BALANCE THE BIRDS and STACK THE CATS. Susie’s books attempt to engage our youngest readers through simple shapes and eye-catching colors, exploring founda...
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September 2, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Listen Back: Sara Varon, cartoonist of Sweaterweather: & Other Short Stories, talks about signs of being on the right track, her love for stationary, and her trip to the Fumetto Comic Festival. www.allthewonders.com/podcasts/sar... 📚👍🏽 #kidit #ChildrensBkPod @saravaron.bsky.social
Sara Varon: Let’s Get Busy, Episode 236
Sara Varon, cartoonist of Sweaterweather: & Other Short Stories, stops by the podcast to talk about signs of being on the right track, her love for stationary, and her trip to the Fumetto Comic Festiv...
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September 2, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Listen Back: Author Mariana Llanos and illustrator Anna López Real join Matthew in conversation to share LUCA'S BRIDGE/El puente de Luca. LUCA’S BRIDGE is a border story. www.matthewcwinner.com/post/listen-... 📚👍🏽 #kidit #ChildrensBkPod @marianallanos.bsky.social
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September 2, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Listen Back: Charise Harper and Anna Raff share A Big Surprise for Little Card and talk about thinking with pictures. www.allthewonders.com/podcasts/cha... 📚👍🏽 #kidit #ChildrensBkPod @annaraff.bsky.social
Charise Harper and Anna Raff: Let’s Get Busy, Episode 235
Charise Harper and Anna Raff, author and illustrator respectively of A Big Surprise for Little Card, stop by the podcast to talk about a rainbow of books, thinking with pictures, and the fact that whe...
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August 31, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Listen Back: Adib Khorram shares DARIUS THE GREAT IS NOT OKAY. In Adib’s debut novel we meet Darius, a nerdy, overweight, Iranian-American boy who you will love deeply from the outset. www.matthewcwinner.com/post/listen-... 📚👍🏽 #mglit #yalit #ChildrensBkPod @adibkhorram.bsky.social
Listen Back: Adib Khorram shares Darius the Great Is Not Okay
Adib Khorram shares DARIUS THE GREAT IS NOT OKAY. In Adib’s debut novel we meet Darius, a nerdy, overweight, Iranian-American boy who you will love deeply from the outset.
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August 31, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Listen Back: James Kennedy shares The Order of Odd-Fish and the 90-Second Newbery Film Festival www.allthewonders.com/podcasts/jam... 📚👍🏽 #mglit #ChildrensBkPod
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August 31, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Listen Back: Dallas Hunt shares AWASIS AND THE WORLD-FAMOUS BANNOCK. Awâsis is bringing some of her Kôhkum’s bannock to a relative but she accidentally drops the world-famous bannock off a bridge. www.matthewcwinner.com/post/listen-... 📚👍🏽 #kidlit #ChildrensBkPod
Listen Back: Dallas Hunt shares Awâsis and the World-Famous Bannock
Dallas Hunt shares Awâsis and the World-Famous Bannock. Awâsis is bringing some of her Kôhkum’s bannock to a relative but she accidentally drops the world-famous bannock off a bridge.
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August 31, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Listen Back: Julie Falatko and Tim Miller share Snappsy The Alligator (Did Not Ask to Be in This Book) www.allthewonders.com/podcasts/jul... 📚👍🏽 #kidlit #ChildrensBkPod
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August 31, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Listen Back: Daniel Miyares shares Float and talks about the third dimension of picture book making: a willingness to let kids discover. www.allthewonders.com/podcasts/dan... 📚👍🏽 #kidlit #ChildrensBkPod
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Daniel Miyares: Let’s Get Busy, Episode 232
Daniel Miyares, author illustrator of Float and illustrator most recently of Surf's Up, stops by the podcast to talk about the third dimension of picture book making, a willingness to let kids discove...
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August 31, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Listen Back: Theresa Thorn and Noah Grigni join to share IT FEELS GOOD TO BE YOURSELF: A BOOK ABOUT GENDER IDENTITY. www.matthewcwinner.com/post/listen-... 📚👍🏽 #kidlit #ChildrensBkPod
Listen Back: Theresa Thorn and Noah Grigni join to share It Feels Good to Be Yourself: A Book About Gender Identity
Theresa Thorn and Noah Grigni join to share IT FEELS GOOD TO BE YOURSELF: A BOOK ABOUT GENDER IDENTITY. There are more conversations about gender going on than perhaps ever before, but there are also ...
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August 31, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Listen Back: Miranda Paul shares LITTLE LIBRARIES, BIG HEROES and her love for Little Free Libraries (LFLs) 📚👍🏽 www.matthewcwinner.com/post/listen-... #ChildrensBkPod #kidlit
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Listen Back: Miranda Paul shares Little Libraries, Big Heroes
Miranda Paul joins to share LITTLE LIBRARIES, BIG HEROES. With more than 75,000 registered Little Free Libraries (LFLs) in eighty-eight countries around the world, there is great chance you’ve passed ...
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August 31, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Listen Back: Jess Keating shares Pink is for Blobfish and talks about using all 88 keys to show everything you love about life. www.allthewonders.com/podcasts/jes... 📚👍🏽 #ChildrensBkPod #kidlit @jesskeatingbooks.bsky.social
Jess Keating: Let’s Get Busy, Episode 231
Jess Keating, author of Pink is for Blobfish and How to Outrun a Crocodile When Your Shoes are Untied, stops by the podcast to talk about toning down the voiceyness, using all 88 keys to…
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August 31, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Listen Back: Sara O’Leary (This is Sadie), talks about creating a fondness to the voice of the narrator, one certain Max, and leaving room within a character to see yourself. www.allthewonders.com/podcasts/sar... 📚👍🏽 #ChildrensBkPod #kidlit @saraoleary.bsky.social
Sara O’Leary: Let’s Get Busy, Episode 230
Sara O'Leary, author of This is Sadie, which is illustrated by Julie Morstad, stops by the podcast to talk about creating a fondness to the voice of the narrator, one certain Max, and leaving room…
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August 31, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Listen Back: Kevin Noble Maillard and Juana Martinez-Neal share FRY BREAD, their picture book. We talk about culture and tradition and family and history. We also talk a lot about Kevin’s Aunt Fannie. www.matthewcwinner.com/post/listen-... 📚👍🏽 #kidlit #ChildrensBkPod @juanamartinezn.bsky.social
Listen Back: Kevin Noble Maillard and Juana Martinez-Neal share Fry Bread
Kevin Noble Maillard and Juana Martinez-Neal share FRY BREAD, their upcoming picture book. We talk about culture and tradition and family and history. We also talk a lot about Kevin’s Aunt Fannie. The...
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August 31, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Listen Back: Illustrator Keith Henry Brown shares BIRTH OF THE COOL, written by Kathleen Cornell Berman about the great jazz legend Miles Davis and his journey to find a sound that was beautifully and uniquely his own. www.matthewcwinner.com/post/listen-... 📚👍🏽 #kidlit #ChildrensBkPod
Listen Back: Keith Henry Brown shares Birth of the Cool
Illustrator Keith Henry Brown shares BIRTH OF THE COOL, which is written by Kathleen Cornell Berman. BIRTH OF THE COOL is a picture book biography of the great jazz legend Miles Davis and his journey ...
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August 31, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Listen Back: Madelyn Rosenburg (How to Behave at a Dog Show) talks about the sweet spot of talking to kids, pushing the reset button a lot, and how her stories are helping her figure out what kind of person she wants to be. www.allthewonders.com/podcasts/mad... 📚👍🏽 #kidlit #podcast #ChildrensBkPod
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August 31, 2025 at 7:22 PM