The Yarn

By Travis Jonker and Colby Sharp

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Episodes: 226


 Dec 20, 2018
If you love children's literature, this podcast is the best!

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The Yarn takes listeners behind the scenes of children's literature. Each episode features an author or illustrator talking about how they create books for young readers.

Episode Date
#226 Jerzy Drozd - THE INSCRUTABLE DOCTOR BAER Unraveled
Dec 21, 2024
#225 Mac Barnett & Sydney Smith - SANTA'S FIRST CHRISTMAS Unraveled
Nov 30, 2024
#224 Mac Barnett & Shawn Harris - THE FIRST CAT IN SPACE Unraveled
Nov 24, 2024
#223 Gayle Forman - NOT NOTHING Unraveled
Oct 27, 2024
#222 Jess Hannigan - SPIDER IN THE WELL Unraveled
Oct 17, 2024
#221 Ruth Chan - UPROOTED Unraveled
Sep 29, 2024
#220 Travis Jonker - THE SHIP IN THE WINDOW Unraveled
Sep 08, 2024
#219 Lisa Fipps - AND THEN, BOOM! Unraveled
Aug 28, 2024
#218 Gennifer Choldenko - THE TENTH MISTAKE OF HANK HOOPERMAN Unraveled
Aug 13, 2024
#217 Newbery Honor Winners 2024 (Part II) SPEED ROUND!
Jul 28, 2024
#216 Newbery Honor Winners 2024 (Part I)
Jul 16, 2024
#215 Dan Gutman - MY WEIRD SCHOOL turns 20!
Jun 27, 2024
#214 Abby Cooper - TRUE COLORS Unraveled
Jun 12, 2024
#213 SPEED ROUND! Peter Brown, Dashka Slater, Chris Baron, Jarrett Lerner
May 25, 2024
#212 Supriya Kelkar - AND YET YOU SHINE Unraveled
May 18, 2024
#211 Kate Messner - THE KIDS IN MRS. Z'S CLASS Unraveled
Apr 27, 2024
#210 John Schu - LOUDER THAN HUNGER Unraveled LIVE!
Apr 13, 2024
#209 Amy Noelle Parks - AVERIL OFFLINE Unraveled
Mar 31, 2024
#208 Emily Calandrelli - STAY CURIOUS AND KEEP EXPLORING Unraveled
Mar 13, 2024
#207 Jesús Trejo - PAPÁ'S MAGICAL WATER-JUG CLOCK Unraveled
Feb 25, 2024
#206 Ruth Behar - ACROSS SO MANY SEAS Unraveled
Feb 16, 2024
#205 Abby Hanlon - DORY FANTASMAGORY: CAN'T LIVE WITHOUT YOU Unraveled
Jan 28, 2024
#204 Colby & Travis - 2024 Preview
Jan 13, 2024
#203 Colby & Travis - 2023 Children's Literature Year in Review
Dec 22, 2023
#202 Christina Wyman - JAWBREAKER Unraveled
Dec 08, 2023
#201 Pedro Martín - MEXIKID Unraveled
Nov 28, 2023
#200 Jessixa & Aaron Bagley - DUEL Unraveled
Nov 16, 2023
#199 Dashka Slater - ACCOUNTABLE Unraveled
Oct 29, 2023
#198 Travis Jonker - JUST ONE FLAKE Unraveled
Oct 08, 2023
#197 Peter Brown - THE WILD ROBOT PROTECTS Unraveled
Sep 23, 2023
#196 Lane Smith - STICKLER LOVES THE WORLD Unraveled
Sep 09, 2023
#195 Chris Baron - THE GRAY Unraveled
Aug 18, 2023
#194 Jarrett Lerner - A WORK IN PROGRESS Unraveled
Aug 04, 2023
#193 Kate DiCamillo - THE TALE OF DESPEREAUX (Pt. 2)
Jul 20, 2023
#192 Kate DiCamillo - THE TALE OF DESPEREAUX (Pt. 1)
Jul 02, 2023
#191 SPEED ROUND! Laurel Snyder, Lauren Castillo, Brad & Kristi Montague, M.T. Anderson
Jun 26, 2023
#190 Aubrey Hartman - THE LION OF LARK-HAYES MANOR Unraveled
Jun 12, 2023
#189 SPEED ROUND! Marla Frazee, Doug Salati, Dan Santat, Amina Luqman-Dawson
May 28, 2023
#188 Laurel Snyder - THE WITCH OF WOODLAND Unraveled
May 14, 2023
#187 Jon Agee - MY DAD IS A TREE Unraveled
Apr 30, 2023
#186 Brad & Kristi Montague - THE FANTASTIC BUREAU OF IMAGINATION Unraveled
Apr 16, 2023
#185 Jarrett & Jerome Pumphrey - LINK & HUD Unraveled
Mar 26, 2023
#184 Amina Luqman-Dawson - FREEWATER Unraveled
Mar 12, 2023
#183 Dan Santat - A FIRST TIME FOR EVERYTHING Unraveled
Feb 25, 2023
#182 Doug Salati - HOT DOG Unraveled
Feb 12, 2023
#181 Marla Frazee - IN EVERY LIFE Unraveled
Jan 29, 2023
#180 Colby & Travis - 2023 Preview
Jan 18, 2023
#179 Colby & Travis - 2022 Children's Literature Year in Review
Dec 29, 2022
#178 Michaela Goade - BERRY SONG (+ WE ARE WATER PROTECTORS) Unraveled
Dec 19, 2022
#177 Donalyn Miller - Making a Reading Plan
Nov 30, 2022
#176 Kyle Lukoff - TOO BRIGHT TO SEE Unraveled
Nov 23, 2022
#175 R.L. Stine (Pt. II) STINETINGLERS Unraveled
Oct 30, 2022
#174 R.L. Stine (Pt. I) STINETINGLERS Unraveled
Oct 09, 2022
#173 Derrick Barnes - VICTORY. STAND! Unraveled
Sep 26, 2022
#172 Katherine Applegate - ODDER Unraveled
Sep 11, 2022
#171 Amy Sarig King - ATTACK OF THE BLACK RECTANGLES Unraveled
Aug 20, 2022
#170 Meg Medina & Christina Soontornvat - What's New, Newbery Authors? (Pt. 2)
Aug 11, 2022
#169 Meg Medina & Christina Soontornvat - What's New, Newbery Authors? (Pt. 1)
Jul 31, 2022
#168 Sophie Blackall - FARMHOUSE Unraveled
Jul 18, 2022
#167 Bob Shea & Brian Won - ADURABLE Unraveled
Jun 23, 2022
#166 Donalyn Miller - THE JOY OF READING Unraveled
Jun 10, 2022
#165 Ben Zhu - DESSERT ISLAND Unraveled (+ Gallery Nucleus)
May 30, 2022
#164 Rebekah Lowell - THE ROAD TO AFTER Unraveled
May 22, 2022
#163 Grant Snider - ONE BOY WATCHING Unraveled
May 02, 2022
#162 Lucy Knisley
Apr 16, 2022
#161 Aron Nels Steinke - MR. WOLF'S CLASS Unraveled
Mar 30, 2022
#160 Remembering Gary Paulsen with Agent Jennifer Flannery
Mar 19, 2022
#159 Gordon Korman
Feb 27, 2022
#158 Lisa Fipps - STARFISH Unraveled
Feb 09, 2022
#157 Colby & Travis - 2022 Youth Media Awards
Jan 25, 2022
#156 Colby & Travis - 2022 Preview
Jan 09, 2022
#155 Colby & Travis - 2021 Children's Literature Year in Review
Dec 30, 2021
#154 James Ponti - CITY SPIES Unraveled
Dec 18, 2021
#153 Amy Timberlake - EGG MARKS THE SPOT Unraveled
Nov 25, 2021
#152 Betsy Bird - LONG ROAD TO THE CIRCUS Unraveled
Nov 14, 2021
#151 Gary Paulsen Remembered with Editor Wesley Adams
Oct 31, 2021
#150 R.J. Palacio - PONY Unraveled
Oct 10, 2021
#149 Erin & Philip Stead (Pt. II) AMOS MCGEE MISSES THE BUS
Sep 26, 2021
#148 Erin & Philip Stead (Pt. I) A SICK DAY FOR AMOS MCGEE
Sep 14, 2021
#147 Sara Pennypacker - PAX, JOURNEY HOME Unraveled
Aug 29, 2021
#146 Pernille Ripp - The Global Read Aloud
Aug 13, 2021
#145 Karyn Parsons - HOW HIGH THE MOON Unraveled
Jul 22, 2021
#144 Jon Klassen - THE ROCK FROM THE SKY Unraveled
Jul 14, 2021
#143 David LaRochelle & Mike Wohnoutka - SEE THE CAT Unraveled
Jun 19, 2021
#142 Kate Messner - DR. FAUCI Unraveled
Jun 06, 2021
#141 Donalyn Miller - #BOOKADAY
May 29, 2021
#140 Jordan Scott & Sydney Smith - I TALK LIKE A RIVER Unraveled
May 08, 2021
#139 Jason Chin - WATERCRESS Unraveled (Pt. 2)
Apr 30, 2021
#138 Andrea Wang - WATERCRESS Unraveled (Pt. 1)
Apr 24, 2021
#137 Travis Jonker - BLUE FLOATS AWAY Unraveled
Mar 31, 2021
#136 Rajani LaRocca - RED, WHITE, AND WHOLE Unraveled
Mar 27, 2021
#135 Tae Keller - WHEN YOU TRAP A TIGER Unraveled
Feb 27, 2021
#134 Gary Paulsen
Feb 13, 2021
#133 Christina Soontornvat - ALL THIRTEEN Unraveled
Jan 26, 2021
#132 Colby & Travis - 2021 Preview
Jan 23, 2021
#131 Colby & Travis - 2020 Year in Review
Dec 30, 2020
#130 Mike Curato - FLAMER Unraveled
Dec 13, 2020
#129 Christopher Paul Curtis - THE WATSONS GO TO BIRMINGHAM Turns 25!
Nov 25, 2020
#128 Matthew Cordell - HELLO, NEIGHBOR Unraveled
Nov 20, 2020
#127 Kimberly Brubaker Bradley - FIGHTING WORDS Unraveled
Oct 28, 2020
#126 Grace Lin - A BIG MOONCAKE FOR LITTLE STAR Unraveled
Oct 18, 2020
#125 Abby Wambach - WOLFPACK Unraveled
Sep 26, 2020
#124 Oge Mora (Pt. 2) - SATURDAY Unraveled
Sep 23, 2020
#123 The Yarn Turns Five
Aug 29, 2020
#122 Oge Mora (Pt. 1) - THANK YOU, OMU! Unraveled
Aug 19, 2020
#121 Jeff Kinney - DIARY OF A WIMPY KID (and More)
Jul 29, 2020
#120 What is Bookshop?
Jul 21, 2020
#119 Gordon C. James & Derrick Barnes - I AM EVERY GOOD THING Unraveled
Jun 21, 2020
#118 James Preller & Mary GrandPré - ALL WELCOME HERE Unraveled
Jun 15, 2020
#117 Jason Reynolds (Re-Release)
Jun 02, 2020
#116 An Indie Bookstore During a Pandemic w/ Joanna Parzakonis
May 23, 2020
#115 Mitali Perkins - BETWEEN US AND ABUELA Unraveled
Apr 30, 2020
#114 Donalyn Miller & Colby - Book Access
Apr 06, 2020
#113 Eoin Colfer - ARTEMIS FOWL
Mar 31, 2020
#112 Sandra Neil Wallace - BETWEEN THE LINES Unraveled
Mar 26, 2020
#111 Shannon & Dean Hale - THE PRINCESS IN BLACK
Feb 22, 2020
#110 A.S. King - DIG Unraveled
Feb 09, 2020
#109 Kate DiCamillo - WINN-DIXIE Turns 20
Jan 22, 2020
#108 Colby & Travis - 2020 Preview
Jan 05, 2020
#107 Colby & Travis - 2019 Year in Review
Dec 24, 2019
#106 Andrew Clements (Re-Release)
Dec 03, 2019
#105 Alicia D. Williams - Path to Publication, Part IV: An Agent, An Auction, A Book Deal
Nov 24, 2019
#104 Dave Eggers - ABNER & IAN GET RIGHT-SIDE UP Unraveled
Nov 10, 2019
#103 Alicia D. Williams - Path to Publication, Part III: What's Your Process?
Oct 26, 2019
#102 Bob Shea - UNICORN Books Unraveled
Oct 06, 2019
#101 Alicia D. Williams - Path to Publication, Part II: Hopes and Fears at 3 a.m.
Sep 24, 2019
#100 Colby and Travis - The Yarn Unraveled
Sep 07, 2019
#99 Alicia D. Williams - Path to Publication, Part I: Book Deal and Social Media
Aug 24, 2019
#98 Dan Santat - HAROLD & HOG: PRETEND FOR REAL Unraveled
Aug 03, 2019
#97 Adam Gidwitz How Adam Gidwitz Went From Being A Bad Teacher to a Great Author
Jul 27, 2019
#96 Meg Medina - MERCI SUÁREZ CHANGES GEARS Unraveled LIVE
Jun 29, 2019
#95 Todd Parr - THE DON'T WORRY BOOK Unraveled
Jun 14, 2019
#94 Jason Chin - GRAND CANYON Unraveled
Jun 02, 2019
#93 Ashley Herring Blake - THE MIGHTY HEART OF SUNNY ST. JAMES Unraveled
May 20, 2019
#92 Minh Lê - DRAWN TOGETHER Unraveled
Apr 29, 2019
#91 Jess Keating - THE WORLD OF WEIRD ANIMALS: The Series
Apr 21, 2019
#90 Molly Idle - PEARL Unraveled
Mar 24, 2019
#89 Laurie Halse Anderson - SHOUT Unraveled
Mar 17, 2019
#88 LeUyen Pham - THE ITCHY BOOK! Unraveled
Feb 24, 2019
#87 Aisha Saeed - AMAL UNBOUND Unraveled
Feb 13, 2019
#86 Ekua Holmes - THE STUFF OF STARS Unraveled
Jan 28, 2019
#85 Jonathan Auxier - SWEEP Unraveled
Jan 12, 2019
#84 Colby & Travis - 2018 Year In Review
Dec 24, 2018
#83 Abby Hanlon - DORY FANTASMAGORY Unraveled
Dec 16, 2018
#82 Derrick Barnes - CROWN Unraveled
Nov 20, 2018
#81 Kate DiCamillo - LOUISIANA'S WAY HOME Unraveled
Nov 04, 2018
#80 Angela Dominguez - STELLA DIAZ HAS SOMETHING TO SAY Unraveled
Oct 20, 2018
#79 Travis Jonker - THE VERY LAST CASTLE Unraveled
Oct 14, 2018
#78 Jarrett J. Krosoczka - HEY, KIDDO Unraveled
Sep 23, 2018
#77 2018 Pura Belpré Panel LIVE - Behar, Cartaya, Pérez, Martinez-Neal
Sep 09, 2018
#76 Kazu Kibuishi - AMULET: The Series
Aug 25, 2018
#75 Cynthia Leitich Smith - HEARTS UNBROKEN Unraveled
Aug 11, 2018
#74 Laurel Snyder - ORPHAN ISLAND Unraveled
Jul 29, 2018
#73 Mac Barnett & Jon Klassen - Collaborators
Jul 01, 2018
#72 Katherine Applegate - WISHTREE Unraveled
Jun 16, 2018
#71 Kat Yeh - THE WAY TO BEA Unraveled
May 28, 2018
#70 Kate Messner - BREAKOUT Unraveled
May 16, 2018
#69 Brendan Wenzel - THEY ALL SAW A CAT Unraveled
Apr 28, 2018
#68 Victoria Jamieson - ALL'S FAIRE IN MIDDLE SCHOOL Unravelled
Apr 15, 2018
#67 Greg Pizzoli - GOOD NIGHT OWL Unraveled
Mar 30, 2018
#66 Candace Fleming - BEN FRANKLIN'S IN MY BATHROOM! Unraveled
Mar 14, 2018
#65 Irene Latham & Charles Waters - CAN I TOUCH YOUR HAIR Unraveled
Feb 25, 2018
#64 Andrew Clements - THE LOSERS CLUB Unraveled
Feb 11, 2018
#63 Brian Selznick & Laura Amy Schlitz - The 2008 Newbery and Caldecott Medals
Jan 28, 2018
#62 Kamilla Benko - THE UNICORN QUEST Unraveled
Jan 14, 2018
#61 Gene Luen Yang - A Chat With The Ambassador
Dec 17, 2017
#60 Yuyi Morales (Pt. 2) - The Path to Picture Books
Dec 10, 2017
#59 Yuyi Morales (Pt. 1) - RUDAS Unraveled
Dec 02, 2017
#58 Jack Gantos - WRITING RADAR Unraveled
Nov 22, 2017
#57 Tom Angleberger Talks About The Origami Yoda Series
Nov 05, 2017
#56 Angie Thomas - THE HATE U GIVE Unraveled
Oct 22, 2017
#55 Ryan T. Higgins - BE QUIET Unraveled
Oct 15, 2017
#54 Kuo, Cordell, Pizzoli, Santat, Collier - Picture Book Panel LIVE
Sep 24, 2017
#53 Ruth Behar - LUCKY BROKEN GIRL Unraveled
Sep 10, 2017
#52 Allen Say - SILENT DAYS, SILENT DREAMS Unraveled
Aug 20, 2017
#51 Nora Raleigh Baskin - NINE, TEN: A SEPTEMBER 11 STORY Unraveled
Aug 10, 2017
#50 Aaron Zenz - Anatomy of an Author Visit
Jul 26, 2017
#49 Donna Gephart - LILY AND DUNKIN Unraveled
Jul 09, 2017
#48 Melissa Sweet - SOME WRITER! Unraveled
Jun 25, 2017
#47 Mike Lowery - DOODLE ADVENTURES Unraveled
Jun 11, 2017
#46 Betsy Bird - FUNNY GIRL Unraveled
May 21, 2017
#45 Margarita Engle - LION ISLAND Unraveled
May 07, 2017
#44 Jon Klassen (Pt. III) WE FOUND A HAT
Apr 16, 2017
#43 Jon Klassen (Pt. II) THIS IS NOT MY HAT
Apr 01, 2017
#42 Jon Klassen (Pt. I) I WANT MY HAT BACK
Mar 18, 2017
#41 Kevin Henkes - WAITING Unraveled
Mar 05, 2017
#40 Duncan Tonatiuh - FUNNY BONES Unraveled
Feb 19, 2017
#39 Alvina Ling and Grace Lin
Feb 05, 2017
#38 Minh Lê - LET ME FINISH! Unraveled
Jan 25, 2017
#37 Deborah Freedman - SHY Unraveled
Jan 12, 2017
#36 Mo Willems - Elephant & Piggie: The Series
Dec 24, 2016
#35 Jason Reynolds - GHOST Unraveled
Dec 11, 2016
#34 Javaka Steptoe - RADIANT CHILD Unraveled
Nov 27, 2016
#33 Kate Beasley (S2 E4)
Nov 15, 2016
#32 Kate & Cassie Beasley (S2 E3)
Oct 30, 2016
#31 Grace Kendall (S2 E2)
Oct 16, 2016
#30 Kate Beasley and Jennifer Holm (S2 E1)
Oct 02, 2016
#29 Alex Gino - GEORGE Unraveled
Sep 18, 2016
#28 Lauren Castillo - NANA IN THE CITY Unraveled
Sep 07, 2016
#27 Kate DiCamillo - Raymie Nightingale Unraveled (Pt. 2)
Aug 17, 2016
#26 Kate DiCamillo - Raymie Nightingale Unraveled (Pt. 1)
Aug 14, 2016
#25 Dav Pilkey - Captain Underpants: The Series
Aug 01, 2016
#24 Lynda Mullaly Hunt - ONE FOR THE MURPHYS Unraveled
Jul 17, 2016
#23 Liesl Shurtliff - RED Unraveled
Jul 03, 2016
#22 Patrick Ness - A Monster Calls Unraveled
May 28, 2016
#21 Kelly Barnhill - The Witch's Boy Unraveled
May 15, 2016
#20 Maris Wicks - Human Body Theater Unraveled
May 01, 2016
#19 Chris Grabenstein - Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics Unraveled
Apr 17, 2016
#18 Hervé Tullet - Press Here Unraveled
Apr 03, 2016
#17 Lindsay Eagar - Hour of the Bees Unravelled
Mar 20, 2016
#16 Salina Yoon - Be a Friend Unravelled
Feb 21, 2016
#15 Rebecca Stead - Goodbye Stranger Unravelled
Feb 14, 2016
#14 Gary D. Schmidt - Orbiting Jupiter Unravelled (Pt. 2)
Feb 07, 2016
#13 Gary D. Schmidt - Orbiting Jupiter Unravelled (Pt. 1)
Jan 31, 2016
#12 Matt Tavares - Growing Up Pedro Unravelled
Dec 20, 2015
#11 Tracey Baptiste: The Jumbies Unravelled
Dec 14, 2015
#10 Anne Ursu: The Real Boy Unravelled
Dec 06, 2015
#9 Fact or Fiction w/ Jennifer and Matthew Holm (S1 E9)
Oct 22, 2015
#8 Jennifer And Matthew Holm (S1 E8)
Aug 24, 2015
#7 Matthew Holm (S1 E7)
Aug 23, 2015
#6 Lark Pien (S1 E6)
Aug 22, 2015
#5 David Saylor (S1 E5)
Aug 21, 2015
#4 Phil Falco (S1 E4)
Aug 20, 2015
#2 Raina Telgemeier (S1 E2)
Aug 18, 2015
#3 David Levithan (S1 E3)
Aug 15, 2015
#1 Travis And Colby (S1 E1)
Aug 14, 2015