Kid Lit with Jon Klassen & Mac Barnett

An episode of the The Mother Of It All podcast, hosted by The Mother Of It All, titled "Kid Lit with Jon Klassen & Mac Barnett" was published on December 30, 2024 and runs 75 minutes.

December 30, 2024 ·75m · The Mother Of It All

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Episode Description

Author Mac Barnett and author and illustrator Jon Klassen join Sarah and Miranda to explain what makes a great picture book and why kids might be better readers than adults. Plus, preschoolers with hammers, Where the Wild Things Are is a true story, the sad blunting our “keenness” as we age, and why we still love our bullies.

LINKS:

* Looking at Picture Books

* The Golden Spoon by Jessa Maxwell (Miranda’s Bake Off mystery)

* Rebecca by Daphne de Maurier

* Shape Island on Apple TV

* “How Does Santa Go Down The Chimney” by Mac Barnett & Jon Klassen

* Reagan Iran Contra SNL Sketch

* Jon & Mac on Margaret Wise Brown over on their substack, Looking at Picture Book

* The Elephant and The Bad Baby

* Eloise Rickman on Children’s Rights

* The Marginalian

* “I’ll Fix Anthony” by Judith Viorst

* Mac and Jon on Wild Things

* Children’s book author Remy Charlip

* Children’s book author David Crews

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