Episode Summary
The BookSmitten Picture Book Challenge continues with this week’s assignment—retyping their chosen mentor texts. Each BookSmitten author shares what they learned from the experience.
Episode Notes
Mentioned in this episode:
Author Lisa Wheeler
Ugly Pie by Lisa Wheeler; Illustrated by Heather M. Solomon
Someone Builds a Dream by Lisa Wheeler; Illustrated by Loren Long
Boogie Knights by Lisa Wheeler; Illustrated by Mark Siegel
Robo-Sauce by Adam Rubin; Illustrated by Daniel Salmieri
Babe
Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson
Finding Forrester
The 1619 Project: Born on the Water by Nikole Hannah-Jones and Renée Watson; Illustrated by Nikkolas Smith
The World Belonged to Us by Jacqueline Woodson; Illustrated by Leo Espinosa
Bodies Are Cool by Tyler Feder
Private Label by Kelly Yang
Big Chickens by Leslie Helakoski; Illustrated by Henry Cole
Writing Picture Books by Ann Whitford Paul
Our Books for Children and Young Adults:
Flying Lessons & Other Stories Edited by Ellen Oh- Kelly’s short story in this middle grade anthology is “The Beans and Rice Chronicles of Isaiah Dunn.”
Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero by Kelly J. Baptist
The Electric Slide and Kai by Kelly J. Baptist; Illustrated by Darnell Johnson
The Swag is in the Socks by Kelly J. Baptist
See You in the Cosmos by Jack Cheng
Jumped In by Patrick Flores-Scott
American Road Trip by Patrick Flores-Scott
The Griffins of Castle Cary by Heather Shumaker
Find us online:
Kelly J. Baptist: kellyiswrite.com
Jack Cheng: jackcheng.com
Patrick Flores-Scott: patrickfloresscott.com
Heather Shumaker: heathershumaker.com
Email us hello@booksmitten.us
@booksmittenpod Follow our progress on Twitter this season with #booksmittenchallenge
Produced by Josie Schneider and Corey Schneider
Music by Duck Duck Chicken
Author
Josie is an early childhood educator turned children’s librarian from Kansas City, MO. When she’s not promoting play and early literacy, she loves to spend time with her family and travel. During her rare moments of free time, you can find Josie curled up with a cat and a good book. Feel free to reach out to her with early literacy questions or ask for book recommendations.
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Josie Schneiderhttps://playvolutionhq.com/author/josiejuliet/
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Josie Schneiderhttps://playvolutionhq.com/author/josiejuliet/
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Josie Schneiderhttps://playvolutionhq.com/author/josiejuliet/
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Josie Schneiderhttps://playvolutionhq.com/author/josiejuliet/
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Josie Schneiderhttps://playvolutionhq.com/author/josiejuliet/
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Josie Schneiderhttps://playvolutionhq.com/author/josiejuliet/
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