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Kidlit Love: Conversations with Picture Book and Middle Grade Authors

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

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E215: A POTION, A POWDER, A LITTLE BIT OF MAGIC OR LIKE LIGHTNING IN AN UMBRELLA STORM by Philip Stead

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E214: A Love Letter to Librarians: HOPE RODE by Lauren H. Kerstein

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E213: Navigating Complicated Relationships: THE BLUE DRESS by Rebecca Morrison

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E212: THE UNLIKELY TALE OF CHASE AND FINNEGAN by Jasmine Warga

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E211: Survival Against All Odds: FOLLOW THE WATER by Ellen Cochrane

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E210: SPARK: Jim West’s Electrifying Adventures in Creating the Microphone by Ainissa Ramirez

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E209: Light, Love & Adventure: THE MAGIC OF SOMEDAY SOON by Michelle Lee

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E208: Immersive Intrigue & Mystery: HEIRESS OF NOWHERE by Stacey Lee

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E207: Piercing Emotion: GLORY BE by Jamie Sumner

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E206: A Champion for Literacy: Reach Out & Read with Dr. Lynette Fraga

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E205: Celebrate & Commemorate: HONOR FLIGHT by Jeff Gottesfeld & Matt Tavares

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E204: Sparking Curiosity & Conversation: HAIL MARIAM with Huda Al-Marashi

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E203: Beauty, Emotion & Connection: YOU ARE THE LAND by Steph Littlebird

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E202: A Tsunami of Love: 100 WORDS TO SAY I LOVE YOU by Sandra Magsamen

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E201: A Magical Escape: FAIRY DOOR DIARIES & BUNNY & CLYDE with Megan McDonald

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E200: Cozy Family Rituals: BREAD IS LOVE by Pooja Makhijani

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E199: Gripping Dark Academia: THE AFTERMYTH by Tracy Wolff

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E198: Finding Home Inside: THE BLUE HOUSE I LOVED by Kao Kalia Yang & Jen Shin

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E197: Immersive & Emotional: A RAMADAN NIGHT by Nadine Presley

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E196: Big Emotions & Beautiful Themes: A YEAR WITHOUT A HOME by V.T. Bidania

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E195: Honoring What’s Inside: THE WILDEST THING by Emily Winfield Martin

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E194: For the Love of Reading: 101 BOOKS TO READ BEFORE YOU GROW UP by Bianca Schulze

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E193: A Book the World Needs Right Now: THERE’S NO PLACE LIKE GNOME’S by Scott Magoon

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E192: Heartwarming Characters to Love: THE SNOWMAN CODE by Simon Stephenson

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E191: Delightful Fun: MEET THE SMUSHKINS by Claudia Rueda

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E190: Immersive Action: THE PICASSO CURSE by Dan Gutman

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E189: Finding Strength: YUMI & MONSTER by Kam Redlawsk

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E188: Big Feelings & Messy Families: THIS WAY TO HAPPY by Alison Green Myers

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E187: Books That Make You Feel: FINDING LOST by Holly Goldberg Sloan

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E186: Honoring Friendship: OWL’S FALL FEAST FIASCO by Kristen Remenar

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E185: Spreading Kindness: DUDE, BE NICE by Sarah Scheerger

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E184: DORK DIARIES: TALES FROM A NOT SO FABULOUS LIFE by Rachel Rene Russell & Nikki Russell

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E183: Gratitude & Gathering: GATHER GRATEFUL by Megan Litwin

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E182: Childhood Connections: KAT & BRANDY by Katherine Schwarzenegger Pratt

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E181: A Sense of Belonging: THE ONLY GHOST IN SCHOOL & THE ONLY GHOST AT SUMMER CAMP by Tara J. Hannon

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E180: Creepy Reading Fun: JASPER RABBIT’S CREEPY TALES: TROUBLING TONSILS by Aaron Reynolds

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E179: Past Lives Aligning with Present Lives: SOULMATCH by Rebecca Danzenbaker

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E178: THE GINGERBREAD MAN: NEW FRIEND ON THE LOOSE by Laura Murray

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E177: Exploring Sibling Relationships: STICKY HERMANA by Ana Siqueira

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E176: Love Beyond Words: WHAT LOLO WANTS by Cristina Oxtra

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E175: Highly Sensitive Characters: DREAM ON with Shannon Hale and Marcela Cespedes

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E174: A Love Letter to Libraries: THE LIBRARY OF UNRULY TREASURES by Jeanne Birdsall

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E173: Connected History Comes Alive: COUSINS IN THE TIME OF MAGIC by Emma Otheguy

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E172: WHAT KIND OF SHOES DOES A HIPPOPOTAMUS CHOOSE? with Kat Maconie

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E171: Immersive YA Romance: RUN AWAY WITH ME by Brian Selznick

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E170: The Magic of Outdoors: FAIRY WALK by Gaia Cornwall

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E169: Friendship Meets Horror: LET’S SPLIT UP by Bill Wood

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E167: Empowering Readers: IF LOOKS COULD KILL with Julie Berry

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E168: Celebrating International Dot Day with Peter H. Reynolds

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E166: Family, Friendship & Fellowship: TROUBLE FINDS EVIE LEFTKOWITZ by Diana Harmon Asher

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