Kidlit Love: Conversations with Picture Book and Middle Grade Authors
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Kidlit Love: Conversations with Picture Book and Middle Grade Authors is a arts podcast hosted by Stephanie Affinito. It has 217 episodes, with the latest published April 2026.
This podcast celebrates all things children's literature for the adult reading to their inner child AND connecting the young readers in their lives with books. Each week, I host bookish conversations with children's literature authors to learn about their backstory, their journey to writing, their books and their hopes for readers. kidlitlove.substack.com
arts ·en ·217 episodes
E215: A POTION, A POWDER, A LITTLE BIT OF MAGIC OR LIKE LIGHTNING IN AN UMBRELLA STORM by Philip Stead
E214: A Love Letter to Librarians: HOPE RODE by Lauren H. Kerstein
E213: Navigating Complicated Relationships: THE BLUE DRESS by Rebecca Morrison
E212: THE UNLIKELY TALE OF CHASE AND FINNEGAN by Jasmine Warga
E211: Survival Against All Odds: FOLLOW THE WATER by Ellen Cochrane
E210: SPARK: Jim West’s Electrifying Adventures in Creating the Microphone by Ainissa Ramirez
E209: Light, Love & Adventure: THE MAGIC OF SOMEDAY SOON by Michelle Lee
E208: Immersive Intrigue & Mystery: HEIRESS OF NOWHERE by Stacey Lee
E207: Piercing Emotion: GLORY BE by Jamie Sumner
E206: A Champion for Literacy: Reach Out & Read with Dr. Lynette Fraga
E205: Celebrate & Commemorate: HONOR FLIGHT by Jeff Gottesfeld & Matt Tavares
E204: Sparking Curiosity & Conversation: HAIL MARIAM with Huda Al-Marashi
E203: Beauty, Emotion & Connection: YOU ARE THE LAND by Steph Littlebird
E202: A Tsunami of Love: 100 WORDS TO SAY I LOVE YOU by Sandra Magsamen
E201: A Magical Escape: FAIRY DOOR DIARIES & BUNNY & CLYDE with Megan McDonald
E200: Cozy Family Rituals: BREAD IS LOVE by Pooja Makhijani
E199: Gripping Dark Academia: THE AFTERMYTH by Tracy Wolff
E198: Finding Home Inside: THE BLUE HOUSE I LOVED by Kao Kalia Yang & Jen Shin
E197: Immersive & Emotional: A RAMADAN NIGHT by Nadine Presley
E196: Big Emotions & Beautiful Themes: A YEAR WITHOUT A HOME by V.T. Bidania
E195: Honoring What’s Inside: THE WILDEST THING by Emily Winfield Martin
E194: For the Love of Reading: 101 BOOKS TO READ BEFORE YOU GROW UP by Bianca Schulze
E193: A Book the World Needs Right Now: THERE’S NO PLACE LIKE GNOME’S by Scott Magoon
E192: Heartwarming Characters to Love: THE SNOWMAN CODE by Simon Stephenson
E191: Delightful Fun: MEET THE SMUSHKINS by Claudia Rueda
E190: Immersive Action: THE PICASSO CURSE by Dan Gutman
E189: Finding Strength: YUMI & MONSTER by Kam Redlawsk
E188: Big Feelings & Messy Families: THIS WAY TO HAPPY by Alison Green Myers
E187: Books That Make You Feel: FINDING LOST by Holly Goldberg Sloan
E186: Honoring Friendship: OWL’S FALL FEAST FIASCO by Kristen Remenar
E185: Spreading Kindness: DUDE, BE NICE by Sarah Scheerger
E184: DORK DIARIES: TALES FROM A NOT SO FABULOUS LIFE by Rachel Rene Russell & Nikki Russell
E183: Gratitude & Gathering: GATHER GRATEFUL by Megan Litwin
E182: Childhood Connections: KAT & BRANDY by Katherine Schwarzenegger Pratt
E181: A Sense of Belonging: THE ONLY GHOST IN SCHOOL & THE ONLY GHOST AT SUMMER CAMP by Tara J. Hannon
E180: Creepy Reading Fun: JASPER RABBIT’S CREEPY TALES: TROUBLING TONSILS by Aaron Reynolds
E179: Past Lives Aligning with Present Lives: SOULMATCH by Rebecca Danzenbaker
E178: THE GINGERBREAD MAN: NEW FRIEND ON THE LOOSE by Laura Murray
E177: Exploring Sibling Relationships: STICKY HERMANA by Ana Siqueira
E176: Love Beyond Words: WHAT LOLO WANTS by Cristina Oxtra
E175: Highly Sensitive Characters: DREAM ON with Shannon Hale and Marcela Cespedes
E174: A Love Letter to Libraries: THE LIBRARY OF UNRULY TREASURES by Jeanne Birdsall
E173: Connected History Comes Alive: COUSINS IN THE TIME OF MAGIC by Emma Otheguy
E172: WHAT KIND OF SHOES DOES A HIPPOPOTAMUS CHOOSE? with Kat Maconie
E171: Immersive YA Romance: RUN AWAY WITH ME by Brian Selznick
E170: The Magic of Outdoors: FAIRY WALK by Gaia Cornwall
E169: Friendship Meets Horror: LET’S SPLIT UP by Bill Wood
E167: Empowering Readers: IF LOOKS COULD KILL with Julie Berry
E168: Celebrating International Dot Day with Peter H. Reynolds
E166: Family, Friendship & Fellowship: TROUBLE FINDS EVIE LEFTKOWITZ by Diana Harmon Asher
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