The Yarn
Travis Jonker and Colby Sharp
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.
Recent Episodes
#139 Jason Chin - WATERCRESS Unraveled (Pt. 2)April 30, 2021
#138 Andrea Wang - WATERCRESS Unraveled (Pt. 1)April 24, 2021
#137 Travis Jonker - BLUE FLOATS AWAY UnraveledMarch 31, 2021
#136 Rajani LaRocca - RED, WHITE, AND WHOLE UnraveledMarch 27, 2021
#135 Tae Keller - WHEN YOU TRAP A TIGER UnraveledFebruary 27, 2021
#134 Gary PaulsenFebruary 13, 2021
#133 Christina Soontornvat - ALL THIRTEEN UnraveledJanuary 26, 2021
#132 Colby & Travis - 2021 PreviewJanuary 23, 2021
#131 Colby & Travis - 2020 Year in ReviewDecember 30, 2020
#130 Mike Curato - FLAMER UnraveledDecember 13, 2020
#129 Christopher Paul Curtis - THE WATSONS GO TO BIRMINGHAM Turns 25!November 25, 2020
#128 Matthew Cordell - HELLO, NEIGHBOR UnraveledNovember 19, 2020
#127 Kimberly Brubaker Bradley - FIGHTING WORDS UnraveledOctober 28, 2020
#126 Grace Lin - A BIG MOONCAKE FOR LITTLE STAR UnraveledOctober 18, 2020
#125 Abby Wambach - WOLFPACK UnraveledSeptember 26, 2020
#124 Oge Mora (Pt. 2) - SATURDAY UnraveledSeptember 23, 2020
#123 The Yarn Turns FiveAugust 29, 2020
#122 Oge Mora (Pt. 1) - THANK YOU, OMU! UnraveledAugust 19, 2020
#121 Jeff Kinney - DIARY OF A WIMPY KID (and More)July 29, 2020
#120 What is Bookshop?July 21, 2020
#119 Gordon C. James & Derrick Barnes - I AM EVERY GOOD THING UnraveledJune 21, 2020
#118 James Preller & Mary GrandPré - ALL WELCOME HERE UnraveledJune 15, 2020
#117 Jason Reynolds (Re-Release)June 02, 2020
#116 An Indie Bookstore During a Pandemic w/ Joanna ParzakonisMay 23, 2020
#115 Mitali Perkins - BETWEEN US AND ABUELA UnraveledApril 30, 2020
#138 Andrea Wang - WATERCRESS Unraveled (Pt. 1)April 24, 2021
#137 Travis Jonker - BLUE FLOATS AWAY UnraveledMarch 31, 2021
#136 Rajani LaRocca - RED, WHITE, AND WHOLE UnraveledMarch 27, 2021
#135 Tae Keller - WHEN YOU TRAP A TIGER UnraveledFebruary 27, 2021
#134 Gary PaulsenFebruary 13, 2021
#133 Christina Soontornvat - ALL THIRTEEN UnraveledJanuary 26, 2021
#132 Colby & Travis - 2021 PreviewJanuary 23, 2021
#131 Colby & Travis - 2020 Year in ReviewDecember 30, 2020
#130 Mike Curato - FLAMER UnraveledDecember 13, 2020
#129 Christopher Paul Curtis - THE WATSONS GO TO BIRMINGHAM Turns 25!November 25, 2020
#128 Matthew Cordell - HELLO, NEIGHBOR UnraveledNovember 19, 2020
#127 Kimberly Brubaker Bradley - FIGHTING WORDS UnraveledOctober 28, 2020
#126 Grace Lin - A BIG MOONCAKE FOR LITTLE STAR UnraveledOctober 18, 2020
#125 Abby Wambach - WOLFPACK UnraveledSeptember 26, 2020
#124 Oge Mora (Pt. 2) - SATURDAY UnraveledSeptember 23, 2020
#123 The Yarn Turns FiveAugust 29, 2020
#122 Oge Mora (Pt. 1) - THANK YOU, OMU! UnraveledAugust 19, 2020
#121 Jeff Kinney - DIARY OF A WIMPY KID (and More)July 29, 2020
#120 What is Bookshop?July 21, 2020
#119 Gordon C. James & Derrick Barnes - I AM EVERY GOOD THING UnraveledJune 21, 2020
#118 James Preller & Mary GrandPré - ALL WELCOME HERE UnraveledJune 15, 2020
#117 Jason Reynolds (Re-Release)June 02, 2020
#116 An Indie Bookstore During a Pandemic w/ Joanna ParzakonisMay 23, 2020
#115 Mitali Perkins - BETWEEN US AND ABUELA UnraveledApril 30, 2020