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Sara Pennypacker visits The Yarn

Colby Sharp | Blogs,  Mar 23, 2026

COLBY: Chatting with Sara Pennypacker about her book The Lions’ Run was almost as much fun as it was reading the book. I hope you enjoy my conversation with Sara! Subscribe below to catch every episode of The Yarn: iTunes Spotify Stitcher

Kelly Yang on Storykind

Colby Sharp | Blogs,  Jan 19, 2026

COLBY: When I heard that Kelly Yang and Kate DiCamillo were coming out with a new podcast, I got very excited. Then I reached out to Kelly to learn more about the new show. She agreed to hop on a call to chat about her new adventure with Kate. I hope you enjoy our conversation. […]

A Conversation with Betsy Bird about A Fuse 8 Production

Colby Sharp | Blogs,  Nov 24, 2025

COLBY: I had the best time chatting with SLJ blogger and librarian Betsy Bird for The Yarn. We chatted about the origins of her blog, her 31 lists and 31 days project, and the current state of children’s literature. I hope you’ll give it a listen on your podcast listening app of choice. If you […]

Derrick Barnes Visits The Yarn

Colby Sharp | Blogs,  Oct 27, 2025

COLBY: Every time I have the opportunity to chat with Derrick Barnes I feel so alive after the conversation. He cares so much about the work that he does, and the stories that he puts out into the world are important and amazing. I hope you enjoy our conversation about his new book The Incredible […]

Nicholas Day on Connecting Frankenstein to a Volcano Eruption

Colby Sharp | Blogs,  Sep 21, 2025

COLBY: I am always on the lookout for great middle grade nonfiction. It is a hole in both my classroom library and in my own personal reading. I’m thankful that authors like Nicholas Day are creating books that are filling that hole. In this episode, I chat with Nicholas about his new book A World […]

Barbara O’Connor Stops by to Talk Dream

Colby Sharp | Blogs,  Sep 02, 2025

COLBY: Barbara O’Connor is always one of the most popular authors in my fifth grade classroom. Kids cannot get enough of her stories. I am so excited to share my conversation with Barbara about her new book Dream (a companion to Wish). Subscribe below to catch every episode of The Yarn: iTunes Spotify Stitcher

Barbara O’Connor Stops by to Talk Dream

Colby Sharp | Blogs,  Sep 02, 2025

COLBY: Barbara O’Connor is always one of the most popular authors in my fifth grade classroom. Kids cannot get enough of her stories. I am so excited to share my conversation with Barbara about her new book Dream (a companion to Wish). Subscribe below to catch every episode of The Yarn: iTunes Spotify Stitcher

The Lost Sophie Blackall Interview

Colby Sharp | Blogs,  Aug 16, 2025

COLBY: Back in the summer of 2016, I interviewed Sophie Blackall the day before she gave her Caldecott acceptence speech for Finding Winnie. It was a huge honor to get a little bit of her time right before this huge moment in her life. I selfishly never shared our conversation. It was mine, and sort […]

How Colby Sharp Celebrates Reading with Students

Colby Sharp | Blogs,  Jun 17, 2025

COLBY: I’ve been on summer break for about a week. It has been amazing to read when I’m not exhausted from teaching. I’m in the point of summer reading, where everything I read makes me think of a kid that I had in class this past school year. In our latest episode of The Yarn, […]
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