Holiday House Editor in Chief Mary Cash talks Sci-Fi with Authors Dianne K. Salerni (JADIE IN FIVE DIMENSIONS) and Mary Amato (STAR STRIKER: GAME ON!). From their Sci-Fi inspirations (both hard and soft), early starts in Sci-fi TV and fanfiction, and how all of the above influenced their Fall 2021 debut middle grade novels in the genre.JADIE IN FIVE DIMENSIONS and STAR STRIKER: GAME ON! are available wherever books are sold. You can find Dianne K. Salerni at @diannesalerni on Twitter and Mary Amato at @maryamato on Twitter. Follow Holiday House on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram @HolidayHouseBks for more about these books and for book giveaways. Subscribe to hear future episodes of The Guest Book with other Holiday House, Peachtree, and Pixel+Ink authors, illustrators, and publishing professionals! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Author Jordan Scott and Illustrator Sydney Smith talk about their book I TALK LIKE A RIVER with Sylvia M. Vardell, Ph.D.Professor at Texas Woman's University School of Library & Information Studies, with a focus on Poetry for Young People. A year on from publication, what are the takeaways from the Author/Illustrator duo? The discussion covers a variety of topics, from how poetry allows for creative expression in depicting speech types (specifically stuttering) to the way in which the illustrations impact the way in which the text is read.  We’re chatting today timed to International Stuttering Awareness Day, which is October 22nd.   I TALK LIKE A RIVER from Neal Porter Books / Holiday House is available wherever books are wols. You can find Jordan Scott at @jscottwrites on Twitter and @squeezedlight on Instagram and Sydney Smith at @Sydneydraws on Twitter and Instagram. Follow Holiday House on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram @HolidayHouseBks for more book news and for book giveaways. Subscribe to hear future episodes of The Guest Book with other Holiday House authors, illustrators, and publishing professionals! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Authors Janet Nolan, Carmen Agra Deedy, and Caroline Brooks DuBois join Associate Marketing Manager for Trade Elyse Vincenty to discuss their books SEVEN AND A HALF TONS OF STEEL, 14 COWS FOR AMERICA, and THE PLACES WE SLEEP. They discuss the inspiration for writing their stories, the importance of bringing stories about September 11th to children today, and more.SEVEN AND A HALF TONS OF STEEL by Janet Nolan, 14 COWS FOR AMERICA by Carmen Agra Deedy, and THE PLACES WE SLEEP by Caroline Brooks DuBois are available wherever books are sold. Follow Holiday House on social media @HolidayHouseBks and Peachtree on Twitter and Facebook @PeachtreePub and Instagram @PeachtreePublishing. Subscribe to hear future episodes on The Guest Book with other Holiday House, Peachtree, and Pixel+Ink authors, illustrators, and publishing professionals! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Authors Crystal Maldonado (FAT CHANCE, CHARLIE VEGA) and Kate Albus (A PLACE TO HANG THE MOON) talk with The Guest Book Producer Keith Strunk about their books, both published in Spring 2021. From the inspirations behind their stories to the way in which they can relate to each other's characters, their go-to quarantine reads, and the titles they’re working on now! FAT CHANCE, CHARLIE VEGA and A PLACE TO HANG THE MOON are available wherever books are sold. You can find Crystal Maldonado at @crystalwrote on Twitter and Instagram and Kate Albus at @katealbus on Twitter. Follow Holiday House on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram @HolidayHouseBks for more about this series and for book giveaways. Subscribe to hear future episodes of The Guest Book with other Holiday House authors, illustrators, and publishing professionals! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Authors Nizrana Farook and G.Z. Schmidt join Associate Marketing Manager for Trade Elyse Vincenty to discuss their middle grade novels THE GIRL WHO STOLE AN ELEPHANT and THE DREAMWEAVERS. From their inspiration for writing adventure stories, their experience as debut authors, how their cultural backgrounds influence the books they write, and more.THE GIRL WHO STOLE AN ELEPHANT by Nizrana Farook is available wherever books are sold. THE DREAMWEAVERS by G.Z. Schmidt goes on sale September 14. You can find Nizrana Farook on Instagram and Twitter @NizRite, and you can visit G.Z. Schmidt’s website at gzwrites.com. Follow Holiday House on social media @HolidayHouseBks and Peachtree on Twitter and Facebook @PeachtreePub and Instagram @PeachtreePublishing for more about this series and for book giveaways. Subscribe to hear future episodes on The Guest Book with other Holiday House, Peachtree, and Pixel+Ink authors, illustrators, and publishing professionals! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Author/Illustrator Stephen Savage talks to Project Hope’s Chief Development/Communications Officer, Cinira Baldi, about his new picture book AND THEN CAME HOPE. This episode covers topics from Stephen’s quarantine inspiration for the book, to his goal to create a vehicle for parents and young children to connect about health and wellbeing, to Project Hope’s mission to provide medical aid all over the world. Project Hope’s commitment to global health is reflected in Stephen's book about providing comfort and reassurance to our children.  To learn more about PROJECT HOPE, head to www.projecthope.org. You can also follow the organization on Twitter and Instagram @projecthopeorg. AND THEN CAME HOPE is available wherever books are sold. You can find Steven Savage @savageillustrator on Instagram and @Savageartist on Twitter. Follow Holiday House on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram @HolidayHouseBks for more about this series and for book giveaways. Subscribe to hear future episodes of The Guest Book with other Holiday House authors, illustrators, and publishing professionals! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Holiday House Editor Elizabeth Law talks to Author Dan Gutman about his new title HOUDINI & ME. From the joys of school visits, to using flashcards to outline a story, to why kids still know of Houdini today! HOUDINI & ME is available wherever books are sold. You can find Dan Gutman @dangutmanbooks on Instagram and @DanGutmanBooks on Twitter. Follow Holiday House on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram @HolidayHouseBks for more about this series and for book giveaways. Subscribe to hear future episodes of The Guest Book with other Holiday House authors, illustrators, and publishing professionals! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Holiday House General Manager Derek Stordahl talks to Author Candace Fleming and Illustrator Eric Rohmann about their highly acclaimed book HONEYBEE. From demystifying bees through a single Honeybee’s life, to painting the prairie from a bee’s point of view, this duo talks about the importance of the Honeybee and how this closer look creates more empathy and interest in helping save the bees. HONEYBEE is available wherever books are sold. You can find Candace Fleming @candaceflemingbooks on Instagram and @CFlemingBooks on Twitter. Follow Holiday House on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram @HolidayHouseBks for more about this series and for book giveaways. Subscribe to hear future episodes of The Guest Book with other Holiday House authors, illustrators, and publishing professionals! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Publisher and Editor Neal Porter (Neal Porter Books / Holiday House) talks to author/illustrator Gianna Marino about her book We Will Live in This Forest Again and how the book was inspired by her experience during and after the 2017 fires in Northern California. They discuss the difficulty of picking an appropriate title, hitting the right balance between hope and realism, and a cliffhanger about a horse stuck in a ranch amidst the wildfires. WE WILL LIVE IN THIS FOREST AGAIN is available wherever books are sold. You can find Gianna Marino @giannamarinobooks. Follow Holiday House on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram @HolidayHouseBks for more about this series and for book giveaways. Subscribe to hear future episodes of The Guest Book with other Holiday House authors, illustrators, and publishing professionals! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Publisher and Editor Neal Porter (Neal Porter Books / Holiday House) talks with Caldecott Medalist Matthew Cordell about his book Hello, Neighbor! The Kind and Caring World of Mister Rogers, rediscovering Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood as an adult, how the recent revival of interest in Fred Rogers affected the book-writing process, what it was like meeting with members of the original cast and crew of the show, and why a message of kindness is so essential today and every day! Recorded in celebration of World Kindness Day, November 13th!In the words of Fred Rogers himself:“There are three ways to ultimate success:The first way is to be kind.The second way is to be kind.The third way is to be kind.” Hello, Neighbor! is available wherever books are sold. You can find Matthew Cordell at @cordell_matthew on Instagram and @cordellmatthew on Twitter. Follow Holiday House on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram @HolidayHouseBks for more about this series and for book giveaways. Subscribe to hear future episodes of The Guest Book with other Holiday House authors, illustrators, and publishing professionals! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.