Podcast appearances and mentions of Drew Daywalt

La parole aux animaux : Déborah Danblon décline plumes et poils en littérature jeunesse Drew Daywalt, illustré par Mike Lowery, traduit par Julien Sougeau – Non, Sam ! – Éditions Seuil jeunesse Marta Palazzesi – Plume & Griffe, illustré par Ambra Garlashelli, traduit par Nathalie Nédélec-Courtès – Éditions Seuil jeunesse Jérôme Lambert illustré par Mickaël Jourdan – Mounir au bout du monde – Éditions École des Loisirs Piwi Leman à l'histoire, aux paroles et à la musique, illustré par Cédric Hervan – Le p'tit bal des orignals – Éditions de Piwi Leman https://www.piwileman.com/ Merci pour votre écoute Tendances Première, c'est également en direct tous les jours de la semaine de 10h à 11h30 sur www.rtbf.be/lapremiere Retrouvez tous les épisodes de Tendances Première sur notre plateforme Auvio.be : https://auvio.rtbf.be/emission/11090 Et si vous avez apprécié ce podcast, n'hésitez pas à nous donner des étoiles ou des commentaires, cela nous aide à le faire connaître plus largement. Distribué par Audiomeans. Visitez audiomeans.fr/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.

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Send us a textWritten by Drew Daywalt, illustrated by Oliver Jeffers, and read by members of our reading community, enjoy this story in honor of Earth Day. Thanks, Cruz, Gerald, Jeanne, and Taylor for reading!

Send us a textThe story of No Sam!, the Petersons, and others concludes. This book is written by Drew Daywalt and illustrated by Mike Lowery.

Send us a textThe story of No Sam!, the Petersons, and others continues. This book is written by Drew Daywalt and illustrated by Mike Lowery.

Send us a textThe story of No Sam!, the Petersons, and others continues. This book is written by Drew Daywalt and illustrated by Mike Lowery.

Send us a textThis is a book from the very popular Drew Daywalt. Book is illustrated by Mike Lowery.

Send us a textNew readings coming to you this month. In the meantime, enjoy this relaunch from our first year of Storytime Anytime 4 U. The book was illustrated by Olivier Tallec and written by Drew Daywalt, one of our listeners' favorites.

Send us a textSharing another podcast episode from our first year. New stories are coming soon!

Send us a textFirst launched in June 2020, we are bringing this story to your attention, Listeners. Looking forward to bringing you new stories and poems soon!

Oi, pessoal! Estamos muito felizes em compartilhar histórias com vocês por aqui. Esperamos que vocês se divirtam! A história de hoje é "A Revolta dos Gizes de Cera", de Drew Daywalt. Até a próxima! Adquira o livro: https://amzn.to/42byar8

TV and movie editor, Tim Stepich, was captivated by the films and TV shows of his youth in the 1970s. By the time he was in high school, he set his sights on working in show business. Tim's abiding interest in editing goes back to when, as a teen, he'd make music montages on his home stereo.  He studied television and film at Emerson College in Boston, where he worked in all aspects of film and video production but enjoyed editing the most.  A few years later, Tim made his move to Hollywood with the goal of turning editing into his specialty.   Within a year he got his first editing job and ever since has worked in various genres, including episodic TV, commercials, and music videos.  He edited his first short film, Hate *a Comedy, directed by Drew Daywalt and Dave Schneider, which was a huge success on the festival circuit.  Tim's feature credits include the critically acclaimed Happy Holidays, and the multi-award-winning black comedy horror film, Lucky, directed by some guy named Steve Cuden.  For the record, because of working together on the complex edit of Lucky, Tim and I have been friends for more than 20 years.Tim had a long and satisfying “day job” working for E! Entertainment Television, editing episodes of the iconic True Hollywood Story, and Wild On.   He currently edits for the syndicated entertainment news show Access Hollywood.

Hello there!!  Welcome to Alberts bookshelf.  We hope you enjoy listening to The Day the Crayons Quit one of Alberts favourite books.Thanks for Listening.

One day Duncan receives a set of postcards from his crayons who have been lost, forgotten, broken - even melted in a clothes dryer and stuck to a sock!

Today, Lainey and I read The Day the Crayons Quit by Drew Daywalt.

In this Reading Raves episode, Chrissie shares her favorite kidlit she read during July 2024.FEATURED TITLESShort Chapter BooksWelcome to Scare School by Jarrett LernerMiddle GradeA Strange Thing Happened in Cherry Hall by Jasmine WargaThe Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman by Gennifer CholdenkoThey Call Me No Sam! by Drew Daywalt and Mike LoweryVanished! and Trapped! by James PontiAdult Nonfiction (that kids might like too if they've watched the PBS adaptation of ALL CREATURES GREAT AND SMALL)The Wonderful World of James Heriot by James Heriot et. al (audio)Graphic NovelsSlice of Mallow, Vol. 1 by Adam ForemanJurassic Jeff: Space Invader by Royden LeppBunny vs. Monkey: Supersonic Aye-Aye and Bunny vs. Monkey: Rise of the Maniacal Badger by Jamie SmartBe sure to subscribe to the show wherever you get your podcasts. You can follow the show on Instagram @bookdelightpod, follow Chrissie on Instagram @librarychrissie, and subscribe to Chrissie's kidlit newsletter at librarychrissie.substack.com.If you want to support the show, please consider becoming a paid subscriber on Substack. For $7/month, you are helping to pay the costs of the show and receive exclusive content like extra booklists, roundups of kidlit books that have received starred reviews, reviews of books Chrissie did not like, and more.

In this Forecast episode, Chrissie is sharing the 10 kidlit books releasing in June 2024 that she is most excited for.FEATURED BOOKSPicture BooksAre You Small? by Mo Willems (6/10)The First Week of School by Drew Beckmeyer (6/25)Early ReaderLittle Shrew by Akiko Miyakoshi (6/4)Short ChapterAva Lin, Best Friend! by Vicky Fang (6/4)Bibsy Cross and the Bad Apple by Liz Garton Scanlon, illustrated by Dung Ho (6/11)Middle GradeThey Call Me No Sam! by Drew Daywalt, illustrated by Mike Lowery (6/4)Perry Homer Ruins Everything by Beth Vrabel (6/18)Ratty by Suzanne Selfors, illustrated by Lavanya Naidu (6/18)GraphicsReggie: Penguin in Charge by Jen de Oliveira (6/4)The New Girl by Cassandra Calin (6/4)Be sure to subscribe to the show wherever you get your podcasts. You can follow the show on Instagram @bookdelightpod, follow Chrissie on Instagram @librarychrissie, and subscribe to Chrissie's kidlit newsletter at librarychrissie.substack.com.If you want to support the show, please consider becoming a paid subscriber on Substack. For $7/month, you are helping to pay the costs of the show and receive exclusive content like extra booklists, roundups of kidlit books that have received starred reviews, reviews of books Chrissie did not like, and more.

¡No te quedes sin escuchar el final de esta historia! El escritor Drew Daywalt, creador de “El día que los crayones renunciaron”, nos cuenta cómo el entusiasmo de miles de niñas y niños lo sostuvo en uno de los peores momentos de su vida para reconectarse con su pasión: la literatura infantil. Hablando del poder de los sentimientos, en Escucha para Leer, escucharás un fragmento de “Fuimos los afortunados”; en esta novela, los Kurc, una familia judía, son separados a comienzos de la Segunda Guerra Mundial. La valentía y el amor los harán resistir al horror, pero ¿se encontrarán de nuevo algún día?Sigue leyendo. Sigue escuchando.

No podíamos dejar pasar el Día Internacional del Libro Infantil con uno de los mejores autores de literatura para los más pequeños. En este episodio, descubrimos que unos simples crayones pueden tener una vida tan intensa como la de cualquier persona (y que los adultos no siempre tenemos la razón). Drew Daywalt, autor de la serie superventas “El día que los crayones renunciaron”, nos visitó para platicar sobre su infancia, sus libros y cómo las niñas y los niños le salvaron la vida. Te traemos una sátira llena de crayones rebeldes, y en Horrores de Redactores, hablamos del uso y abuso de los diminutivos.¡Dale play ahora!

Today we read, The Crayons Love Our Planet, by Drew Daywalt and Oliver Jeffers.

Poor Duncan just wants to colour in. But when he opens his box of crayons, he only finds letters, all saying the same thing: We quit! Beige is tired of playing second fiddle to Brown, Blue needs a break from colouring in all that water, while Pink just wants to be used. Green has no complaints, but Orange and Yellow are no longer speaking to each other. The battle lines have been drawn. What is Duncan to do?

Today we read, The Crayons Go Back To School, by Drew Daywalt and Oliver Jeffers.

Os gizes de cera do Diego estavam revoltados, fizeram protestos, através das cartas. Diego só queria brincar de colorir e que seus gizes de cera fossem felizes, então teve uma idéia.

Written by Drew Daywalt and illustrated by Oliver Jeffers, it's another story about our beloved crayons. Enjoy!

A funny kids book about the origins of the children's game of Rock,Paper Scissors --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/nicole-morehead/support

Podtime! Regular as broken clockwork! It's right some of the time, just like us and our wild chatter - we can't be tamed, but we are housetrained. We're talking about your fabulous pod hosts Hemmo Rich and LB of course. The boys who bring the convo direct to you.. via digitization and international data migration, it's all very interesting really but for you simple folk of pod town... just make sure the volume is above number 1 and you'll be able to hear the talking and quickly realise it's all nonsense, but it's bloody brilliant. Featuring bits like: "Rich Reads" the section that includes books: 'Hell Yeah or No' - Derek Sivers (collection of ponderings) and 'The Day the Crayons Quit' by Drew Daywalt. (a childrens book very much for adults to enjoy, personified crayons kicking off) LB's belly was full of Jolly Pies, Hemmo's got a new life down South, a modern day cavewoman emerges for a regular release, classic video gaming and watching stuff on screens! New episodes... regularly! www.VHBBB.com

The ever popular crayons are back with their ideas about which colors are for Christmas. Enjoy!

Tula Jane and her Mother in the Wild read "The Crayons' Christmas" by Drew Daywalt. https://amzn.to/3tQ1T6D --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mother-in-the-wild/message

Solidify the counting numbers with this fun twist on the classic crayon journey.

The crayons are enjoying Halloween (or at least trying to). Enjoy!

We kick off Halloween Week by reviewing the book "The Crayons Trick or Treat" by Drew Daywalt.Support the show

This fabulous book is about a boy named Duncan, whose crayons wrote him quit letters. Find out what happens in the end!

In this special mini episode, Nina celebrates World Teachers' Day with a bonus episode of Teachers' Voices. Listen for inspirational stories together with quick practical ideas and resources that educators and researchers have shared. GuestsTeachersMaree Karaka Ingrid DelangeMonica BhimwalAzmin MistryResearchersSarah Richardson and Sladana Krstic from the Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER).Resources and recommendations Read the summary of the ACER research conducted in collaboration with International Baccalaureate (IB) and the full report.Out of Our Minds: Learning to Be Creative by Ken Robinson. The Day the Crayons Quit by Drew Daywalt and Oliver Jeffers. Knowledge WorksKath MurdochFlyaway Boy by Jane De SuzaDrama Resource, David FarmerHow to keep kids curious – 5 questions answered

The crayons express their loyalty to Duncan and embark on a journey back home. What will happen to them?

Today we read The Legend of Rock Paper Scissors by Drew Daywalt. If you challenge someone to a game of Rock Paper Scissors after listening to this episode email us and let us know who won at chestersbookclub@gmail.com

Today I read, “The Day the Crayons Came Home” by Drew Daywalt! I hope you enjoy it! If you have any questions, email me at; gumdropreaders@gmail.com. If you haven't already, don't forget to subscribe to the Gumdrop Readers Youtube channel! All you have to do is search “Gumdrop Readers” on YouTube. Now you guys get to see the pictures! If you would like to support the podcast, you can donate at, https://anchor.fm/trinity-love-rocho/support Also, don't forget to follow Gumdrop Readers on Instagram and Facebook! (Instagram @gumdrop_readers and FaceBook @ Gumdrop Readers) Thanks for listening! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/trinity-love-rocho/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/trinity-love-rocho/support

Today we read The Crayons' Christmas by Drew Daywalt. We borrowed this one from the library and it was missing the letters and cards so we will order it and read it again later in the year.

Hello everyone! No, it's not another Drew Daywalt book, it's a book about the invention of Crayola Crayons! Grab some of your favorite colors and a piece of paper. It's time to draw! Listen to The Crayon Man by Natascha Biebow.

Hello, hello! Welcome back! Today we have another book from Asher's favorite author - Drew Daywalt! It's called The Epic Adventures of Huggie and Stick!

Late, but delivered as promised! Asher is ready the sequel to The Day the Crayons Quit! Listen to The Day the Crayons Came Back by the always entertaining Drew Daywalt.

Hello everyone! We've got a great story for you today. It's a silly book from the point of view of a box of crayons! Things get pretty crazy pretty fast. Listen to The Day the Crayons Quit by Drew Daywalt.

The Day The Crayons Quit by Drew Daywalt

Welcome back! Today's story is a library find and it's….hilarious! Take a seat and listen to The Legend of Rock, Paper, Scissors by Drew Daywalt

Jennifer West, current LMPC Librarian, shares a few essential books (after the Bible) that Christians should read for spiritual formation.Learn more about the Alice Joiner Memorial Library at LMPC, including how to search the catalog online, how to connect to the Librista mobile app, how to create an account (if you are not a church member), and much more: https://lmpc.org/facilities/library/BOOK LISTCore Beliefs: The Westminster Confession of Faith, with the Shorter and Larger Catechisms;Confessing the Faith by Chad Van DixhoornTruths We Confess by R.C. SproulApologetics: Mere Christianity by C.S. LewisWhy I Am a Christian by John StottBasic Christianity by John StottThe Reason for God by Timothy KellerThe Crucifixion by Fleming RutledgeSuffering: A Grace Disguised by Jerry SittserThe Life We Never Expected by Andrew & Rachel WilsonChurch History: Fundamentalism and American Culture by George MarsdenChristian Women in the Patristic World by Lynn Cohick & Amy Brown HughesCurrent Cultural Issues: Recommended authors on sexuality: Rosaria Butterfield, Sam Allberry, Wesley HillReading While Black by Esau McCaulleyBiographies: Jonathan Edwards: A Life by George MarsdenBecoming Elisabeth Elliot by Ellen VaughnWhere the Light Fell: A Memoir by Philip YanceyChildren's Books:The God Contest by Carl LafertonHow Much Is a Little Girl Worth by Rachael DenhollanderHow Much Is a Little Boy Worth by Rachael DenhollanderThe Day the Crayons Quit by Drew Daywalt & Oliver JeffersPeriodicals in the Church Library:Christianity Today (CT)WorldTabletalkChristian HistoryCommentImageSpecial Guest: Dr. Jennifer WestHost: Brian SalterProducer: Ben WingardMusic arranged by David Henry and performed by David Henry and Hannah Lutz.To contact Pillar and Ground or to submit a question that you would like to hear addressed on a future episode, please email podcast@lmpc.org. 

Forky wants some new friends. But will there be any chaos along the way? Find out today in this Toy Story 4 spin off. Written by Drew Daywalt. Take care, Theo and Matt. If you like our show, we'd love a great rating on your podcast player. If you'd like to, you can also follow us on Instagram. https://www.instagram.com/theo.and.matt/?hl=en --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/theoandmatt/message

Today I read, “The Battle of Rock, Paper, Scissors” by Drew Daywalt! I hope you enjoy it! If YOU would like to choose the next book to be read on the Gumdrop Readers Podcast then you can send me an email including your name, age, and book request! Ask an adult to help you send it over to; gumdropreaders@gmail.com. If you would like to support the podcast, you can donate at, https://anchor.fm/trinity-love-rocho/support Also, don't forget to follow Gumdrop Readers on instagram! gumdrop_readers Thanks for listening! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/trinity-love-rocho/support

On this week's episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing: Bookish Moments: rethinking the book slump and nerdy book stats Today, for the meat of our episode we are hearing directly from you, the listeners! We're visiting your favorite indie bookstores and hearing about the books they pressed into your hands. As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you'd like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don't scroll down!  New: we are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). These are generated by AI, so they may not be perfectly accurate, but we want to increase accessibility for our fans! *Please note that all book titles linked below are Bookshop affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. If you'd prefer to shop on Amazon, you can still do so here through our main storefront. Anything you buy there (even your dishwasher detergent!) kicks a small amount back to us. Thanks for your support!*   . . . . 0:10 - Bite Size Intro 2:18 - Currently Reading Patreon 3:54 - Fabled Bookshop 5:45 - Bookish Moment of the Week 7:58 - A Conspiracy in Belgravia by Sherry Thomas 8:34 - Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times by Katherine May 9:32 - A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles 16:13 - Your Favorite Indie Bookstores and the Books They Sold You 16:22 - The Learned Owl Book Shop 16:33 - The Epic Adventures of Huggie and Stick by Drew Daywalt (Becky) 16:36 - The Legend of Rock Paper Scissors by Drew Daywalt (Becky) 16:43 - The Day the Crayons Quit by Drew Daywalt  17:26 - InkLink Books  18:09 - The War that Saved My Life by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley (Katie) 18:40 - A Great Good Place for Books  18:53 - The Dreamers by Karen Thompson Walker (Karen) 19:16 - Wild Geese Bookshop 19:41 - Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult TImes by Katherine May (Dana) 20:44 - Warwicks  20:49 - Chevalier's  21:09 - The Black Echo by Michael Connelly 21:29 - IQ by Joe Ide (Susan) 22:16 - Nancy Drew by Carolyn Keene  22:17 - Charlotte's Web by E.B. White 22:24 - Your House Will Pay by Steph Cha 23:13 - The Bookish Life of Nina Hill by Abbi Waxman 23:53 - Fabled Bookshop 24:01 - Elizabeth Barnhill on Instagram 24:23 - Travels with George by Nathaniel Philbrick (Erin) 24:58 - Empire of Pain by Patrick Raddon Keefe 25:17 - Book'n It on Instagram 25:43 - Lemuria Books 27:07 - Race Against Time by Jerry Mitchell (Kim) 27:18 - Parnassus Books 27:36 - Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders (Alex) 27:50 - Munro's Books 27:55 - Curve of Time by M. Wylie Blanchett (Shannon) 28:34 - The Bookshop Nashville 28:37 - The Bookshop Nashville on Instagram 28:47 - Lit Clique (blind date with a book) at The Bookshop (Megan) 30:08 - Boswell Book Company 30:12 - Murder at the Mena House by Erica Ruth Neubauer (Mary) 31:24 - A Curious Beginning (Veronica Speedwell #1) 31:43 - Page 1 Books  32:04 - Gone by Midnight by Candice Fox (Mindy) 32:09 - Hades by Candice Fox 32:39 - Deep Dive: Meredith and Kaytee's Indie Presses 32:54 - Fabled Bookshop 33:26 - When the Stars Go Dark by Paula McLain 33:39 - Gallery Bookshop 34:22 - The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart (Meredith) 36:56 - Garcia Street Books 37:26 - Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by JK Rowling 37:30 - Dog Man by Dav Pilkey  37:35 - The Strangeworlds Travel Agency by L.D. Lapinski (Kaytee) 40:01 - Bookshop.org Connect With Us: Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram currentlyreadingpodcast.com @currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com Support us at patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast

Today I read, “The Crayon's Christmas” by Drew Daywalt! I hope you enjoy it! If YOU would like to choose the next book to be read on the Gumdrop Readers Podcast then you can send me an email including your name, age, and book request! Ask an adult to help you send it over to; gumdropreaders@gmail.com. If you would like to support the podcast, you can donate at, https://anchor.fm/trinity-love-rocho/support Thanks for listening! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/trinity-love-rocho/support

Tula Jane and her Mother in the Wild read "The Day the Crayons Came Home" by Drew Daywalt.

Oh what a treat this interview was! I am so happy for you to meet former screenwriter turned picture book writer, Drew Daywalt. You will enjoy hearing the origin story for The Day the Crayons Quit and how long it took to get that fantastic book published. Drew shares his literary journey that has some interesting twists and turns and is ultimately rooted in his family's influence in exposing him to wonderful stories. Drew has excellent advice for both people who don't like to write and for aspiring writers and illustrators. You get to hear about all the future Crayon books that are coming. Lastly, Drew shares his passion for SEL books and the universal appeal they have. I know you will learn so much from this amazing interview with Drew who is such a kind and genuine person. Enjoy! You can find all things Drew at drewdaywalt.com Books mentioned in this episode with Amazon affiliate links to order: The Day the Crayons Quit The Day the Crayons Came Home Sleepy, The Goodnight Buddy What Was I Scared Of? Smart Cookie Open The Magic, Courtney Hinshaw -------Come hang out!-------- @ramonarecommends {instagram} Magic Wear Shop Ramonarecommends.com

Tula Jane and her Mother in the Wild read "The Day the Crayons Quit" by Drew Daywalt.

¿Alguna vez has recibido postales? En este episodio leeremos una muy especial de un colorido crayon en la cual le hace reclamo a su dueño por dejarlo tirado. Escuchemos una de las postales de este libro ilustrado de Oliver Jeffers y Drew Daywalt.

Today I read, "The Day the Crayons Quit" by Drew Daywalt! I hope you enjoy it! If YOU would like to choose the next book to be read on the Gumdrop Readers Podcast then you can send me an email including your name, age, and book request! Ask an adult to help you send it over to; gumdropreaders@gmail.com. If you would like to support the podcast, you can donate at, https://anchor.fm/trinity-love-rocho/support Thanks for listening! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/trinity-love-rocho/support

Drew Daywalt and Oliver Jeffers bring insight to another aspect of the crayons.  This is a good story to jumpstart your own discussion about your feelings.  

Colours are a child's best friend. And crayons are their first pals in this journey of discovering creativity. But here we have a boy called Duncan who is in for a surprise when he opens his box of crayons. What happens? You will need to listen in to find out for yourself! A wonderful story by Drew Daywalt for all our Sweet Peas. Narrated by Radhika. Happy Listening! www.sweetpeatales.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/sweet-pea-tales/message

It's Episode 14 and Aaron is joined by horror filmmaker-turned bestselling children’s book author Drew Daywalt. In this hour-long chat, Drew and Aaron discuss the relationship between horror movies and fairytales, the pivot his creative process took when he became a father, and the unexpected path he ended up taking once his first book, "The Day The Crayons Quit," got published. Eddie may be missing from this episode, but we explore the tried-and-true topics of media literacy, creativity, and the ways in which our own work may impact our children’s lives. Join the conversation on our official Discord : https://discord.gg/CCSmvacKPC  Support the show and grab your official Dadward Spiral merchandise now available at http://www.DragonWagonShop.com  Dadward Spiral is a part of the Dragon Wagon Radio independent podcast network. Visit http://www.dragonwagonradio.com for more great shows!

Albert Galarza is the Global Vice President of Human Resources at TELUS International. He joined the organization in 2016, and has over 20 years of experience in human resources across retail and technology industries. In his role at TELUS International, Albert leads an HR organization of over 600 professionals supporting almost 50,000 team members in 20 countries. He is responsible for the entire HR suite of services including HR Generalists, Talent Acquisition, Compensation & Benefits, HR Operations and People Analytics.   Questions   Could you just tell us a little bit about your journey, how you got to where you are today? Could you tell our audience what is TELUS International? And what do you guys do? So maybe could you share with us maybe one or two things that you think persons that would be in that role? Because you'd have a lot of persons who listen to this podcast who they may be the business owner, but they also wear the hat off recruiter or HR person for their company, because they're not big enough to have a natural HR department. So what are some things that you think they would need to be considering to ensure that you're getting the right people and retaining them? How have you seen organizations really adapt or adjust accordingly based on what's happening in terms of just keeping people motivated, especially seeing that you're managing people across different countries, every country is dealing with the pandemic differently. How has that been for your organization? Could you share with us maybe what's the one online, resource, tool, website or app that you absolutely cannot live without in your business? Could you share with us maybe one or two books that have had the biggest impact on you, it could be a book that you read a very long time ago, or it could be one that you read recently, but it has had a great impact on you. Could you share with us what's the one thing that's going on in your life right now that you're really excited about - it could be something that you're working on to develop yourself or your people? Where listeners find you online if they wanted to connect with you? Do you have a quote or saying that during times of adversity you tend to revert to this quote, it kind of helps to refocus you or get you back on track if you get derailed? Do you have one of those?   Highlights   Albert’s Journey   Albert shared that he is originally from Mexico, he was actually born and raised in Mexico, and he lived there till his teenage years, when they moved to the US and he has had the privilege of living in several states throughout the US both personally and for professional reasons. And he has had the great pleasure of travelling throughout many, many countries, both for personal reasons, and mostly for professional reasons as his bio says; they currently support 50,000 team members in 20 countries and he has been to every one of those countries that they operate in. So it's been a great, great experience for him to be part of this organization.   He still visits Mexico, obviously pandemic, and he plans to visit post pandemic when it's safe to travel again. And when he thinks of his journey, particularly to customer experience, Mexico has always had a huge tourism industry and so he thinks that his customer service experience journey began early on. It's common when one visits a Mexican resort, or even a Mexican corner. That actually the person on the other side of the car will usually say to you, it's my pleasure to serve you. And that's always stuck with him since a very early age.   He also thinks that our journey begins early on for all of us, no matter where we come from, or what we do now as adults. What he means by that is, all of us had always had an internal customer experience journey, even from the time we were children at a very early age, think of the relationship we have with our parents early on, and the experience that we provided them and the experiences that they provided us. And he thinks that translates well into the working world. His customer experience relates to achieving little win scenarios every day in his interactions with both their internal and external customers. As you can see by his bio, it's been a long journey so far, and one that he looks forward to continuing on for many, many years to come both personally and professionally.    What is TELUS International   Albert shared that TELUS International designs, builds and delivers next generation digital solutions which enhance your customer experience and many of their customers are customers that you actually deal with your daily life, whether you're using some of the world's largest search engines, or using some of the world's largest phone manufacturers, or you're using even to log on to some of your social media apps, that's what they do. They help a lot of those brands design and build the next generation digital solution. They also help them support the full lifecycle of clients’ digital transformation training, and they enable them to move quickly through these next generation of technologies that come up just about every day.   And the desired outcome for them (TELUS) is to make sure that they are a solid extension of those brands that they support. They have solutions and capabilities that expand the digital strategy, they're also quite innovative, and they do a lot of consulting with them as well when it comes to transforming their own journey. Think of companies that are trying to design autonomous vehicles, they will work with those companies to help them make sure that they have a product that will be intuitive, and that they will have a product that can be supported both remotely inshore and onshore.   Me: Okay, can you give us an example of maybe a company that you've worked with. I see here on the website that you work in industries such as Communications and Media, Healthcare, Tech and Games, eCommerce, and FinTech and Travel and Hospitality. So maybe pick one of those industries and just give us an example of how it is that you are transforming something that you're helping that client to achieve.   Albert stated that for your Canadian audience the named TELUS will be very familiar. And so that's actually one of their own internal customers, they actually help TELUS with all of its coding programming and networking, as well as support, and they have several employees around the world, including in Canada who will help the TELUS Corporation as well as TELUS customers in Canada, make sure that they have the daily communication through their network, make sure that the daily entertainment to their network and more importantly, make sure that their customers have the ability to stay connected, doing the things that they love most, to those that they love most.    Tips on Recruiting and Retaining the Right People   Me: So you focus a lot as your bio says, you're responsible for the entire HR suite of services, including Talent Acquisition and People Analytics. Customer service is all about people. I know, for example, in Jamaica, one of the big things that my customers complain about is getting the right persons and keeping them in your organization. So maybe could you share with us maybe one or two things that you think persons that would be in that role? Because you'd have a lot of persons who listen to this podcast who they may be the business owner, but they also wear the hat off recruiter or HR person for their company, because they're not big enough to have a natural HR department. So what are some things that you think they would need to be considering to ensure that you're getting the right people and retaining them?   Albert shared that if you're lucky enough to run and operation where you can make all the decisions yourself, he thinks that's actually quite good. Bigger is not always better and bigger is not always faster, it does usually mean that you have quite a bit of resources available to you. But sometimes the decision tree is a little bit bigger.   But if you are in charge of selecting your own talent, and being the decision maker, he thinks selection has to be well done before you think of retention and engagement. What he means by that is, make sure that you're clear with your candidates, what they can expect by working with you, and make sure that they're clear with you what you can expect by working with them. Because like any other relationship, the more transparent and the more honest that we are at the beginning of that relationship, that bigger likelihood for success that we will have in nurturing that relationship. And so, if once you get them in the door, and it's very important that at that point that you both listen to each other, that you both help solve solutions for each other.   One of the benefits he thinks of a smaller organization is that they tend to be more flexible and more nimble, as a beginner, if you have that ability to be much, much more open to flexibility of somebody's schedule, and spend a lot more time with them face to face, because again, the bigger you get, the less time unfortunately that you will have as a leader and as a direct report of yours to spend time with each other because naturally the work becomes larger in scope.   He thinks if you select the right person, if they select you as the right employer, or if you're transparent at the beginning of that selection process, and then once you start working together if you're open and honest with each other and listen to each other's needs you can solve together and he thinks that will help you select and retain that available talent so that when you're running an organization of 5 people or 500 people or 50,000 people, he thinks both can be achieved as far as the right selection and the right intension.    How to Keep People Motivated?    Me: It's been a very unusual period, of course because the world is going through a pandemic. Could you share with us just based on your experience? Because you've indicated that you're operating quite a few countries across the world. How have you seen organizations really adapt or adjust accordingly based on what's happening in terms of just keeping people motivated, especially seeing that you're managing people across different countries, every country is dealing with the pandemic differently. How has that been for your organization?   Albert stated that we are literally weeks away from when the pandemic was first declared, depending on the country you live in, most people declare the pandemic, the week of March 12 and then most everyone declared, the week of March 19 for the United States where he lives it was March 19, when they pretty much went on lockdown.   And so, he thinks there have been a few stages to the pandemic in the way that organizations have dealt with it. Early on from March through mid April, he thinks most of the organizations were in denial that this was going to be more than just a couple of weeks. And so, he thinks the way that we adjusted for that was okay, let's just take a wait and see attitude and see what happens. And then as we realized that more and more countries went into lockdown, and the pandemic started to spread, we quickly had to figure out a way to really embrace the remote work environment, not just for employees, but for customers.   And so the way that you think about shopping for milk changed, because maybe we're more apt to maybe have it delivered to your home versus having to go get it or the times that you went to go get milk was different than pre pandemic. And so, he thinks organizations realized in the second stage of the pandemic that we had to quickly embrace the remote workplace.   And for them at TELUS International, which is a company that is strongly built on what they call a cultural value chain, which is a proven formula where strong corporate culture and employee engagement equate to the ability to innovate. And they also achieve higher customer satisfaction, and they ultimately deliver stronger financial performance because of this culture value chain, they realized that they had a great cultural value chain in the work locations, but they had never done 50,000 employees be working remotely, literally overnight.   And so they made sure that they immediately took all the great knowledge that they had, and all the great experiences that they had on site culture validation and immediately started become virtual with it. And he thinks their team members appreciated that, their team members enjoyed the idea that, “Even though I'm not with my team, even though I'm not with my leader, and I'm working remote for I don't know how long, I appreciate that the company is still doing virtual yoga classes, I appreciate that the company is still doing remote financial wellness, I appreciate that the company is still doing mental health exercises, I appreciate that we're still having virtual recognitions, and reward.” So they had to take what they were very good at on site and immediately create a platform that they can leverage, again, the remote workplace.   And he thinks companies that already had a strong work culture on site, naturally, connect and navigate the virtual and deliver that strong culture virtually but organizations who had a tough time with building a strong culture on site, naturally, also have had a tough time delivering that virtual culture. And they're going up on a year now.   So, the good news is, it's never too late and there's plenty of good readings out there that will help an organization get better at this virtual remote environment. Because we now know that most of the biggest companies in the world is Facebook, or Google or Amazon and Microsoft have said that they don't intend to go back to the site till sometime in July. That's a great thing if you're a parent, then you've been able to spend time with your children and your family. But if you're an up and comer, and you want to be around the decision makers and you want to showcase your abilities and your talent, it's very difficult to do that in a remote environment. So, being home 100% at times is not the best thing for everybody, but being on site 100% times is that the best thing for everybody either, it just depends on the station you are within your career.   App, Website or Tool that Albert Absolutely Can’t Live Without in His Business    When asked about an online resource that he cannot live without in his business, Albert shared that he still likes to look at social media for what's fun and trendy, and the latest and greatest and he'll give you an example. He spent a few years in the retail industry and in the retail industry, a lot of big name designers often look to what was going on in the school yards, and the nightclubs, in the restaurants for inspiration, that's what the next season's big fashion thing was going to be. So he thinks that the audience that you're targeting is always the best measure of what it is that they're looking for. And as an example, they realized early on that their audience, the majority of the team members that they hire are in their 20s, they like the online social media presence, very different than even the millennials. The millennials like the playing remotely, like engaging remotely, but they still wanted to come see what your work location look like. The Generation Z is really much, much more comfortable with virtual all the time and so they really have been leveraging a lot of the social media apps to see what's the best way to reach their audience. And then they mimic some of the social media apps for even their internal communications, one of the platforms that they launched early in the pandemic is an internal social media platform called Cosmos.   And this again, mirror very much to what they know that their team members are comfortable with, it's very gamified. It's very about giving compliments, it's about posting comments, and pictures. And it worked wonderfully for them. And so, he still looks personally to a lot of what's going on in the world and in social media to try to gain inspiration for how to duplicate some of that.    Books That Have Had the Greatest Impact on Albert    When asked about books that have had the biggest impact, Albert shared that he didn't get a chance to tell Yanique this but he has an eight year old, his name is Dylan. And he's quite a lot of fun, he's their only son, he and his wife have been married for over 20 years. And so Dylan has been their shining light for the past 8 years. So while he read a lot of great professional books in his life, the last few years he has been reading a lot of children's books. And one children's book that he read that he wanted to share today. And he doesn't know if you ever read this book, but it's actually Drew Daywalt, The Legend of Rock Paper Scissors.   And the message he gets from this book is that rock is going through its surroundings, being the champion, nobody can beat him. And then scissors is going through its surroundings, also being the champion, nobody can beat them. And then paper is going through its surroundings being the champion, nobody can beat them.   And even though they're number one, and rock is beating everybody in the garden, and scissors is beating everybody in the in the kitchen, and paper is beating everybody in the home office, it wasn't till they venture out of their comfort zone looking for worthy challenge that they found fulfilment.   And that's kind of how I see the world of business today. It wasn't till we were pushed out of our comfort zone to really embrace the remote work environment. Now, some companies are further along than a lot of other companies. But when we were forced to come out of our comfort zone, and we were forced to immediately deploy at TELUS international, they have 35,000 team members around the world to work from home in a matter of three weeks. From the beginning of April to the middle of April they pretty much at 35,000 people working.   And so, he thinks that's how you grow a business, that's how you grow in life, you have to take yourself out of your comfort zone. And so, even though at TELUS International, they achieved an 86% engagement score in September as measured by an outside party called Consentrate.   They're not satisfied, that worked great in the garden, but they want to go into the kitchen and face the champion of the kitchen. So, he really quite enjoys The Legend of Rock Paper Scissors because again, the message to him is, don't stop challenging yourself, get out of your comfort zone and make sure that you take the time. Even when you are beaten to recognize that you still find a good fight, and you have to get back up, and you have to do it again. And that's ultimately what Rock, Paper, Scissors do is when they fight each other, as you know, paper beats rock, but rock beats scissors and then scissors beats paper, and they just keep going. Because to them, it was never about the win, it was about the challenge.   What Albert is Really Excited About Now!    Albert shared that he finds excitement and inspiration in both his ‘work family’ and his ‘family family.’ And his eight-year-old right now is in a stage where everything is interesting, everything is important. He wants to do his very best, he as a test tomorrow on the 50 US Capitals. And then he also has to identify by geography where each state in the US is by name, and they have been working on that non-stop for last week and a half. And so he’s excited to see him achieve his result tomorrow. And like he told him, it's ultimately about the work you put in and if you put enough work in, if you really learned it, you'll be able to do really well.   On the work side, they have been automating quite a bit, even before the pandemic. Again, if you're going to be in 20 countries with 50,000 employees, you can't be in 20 places at once. So they have been really investing in automating their day to day activities. And what's exciting about that is the more they automate, the more free sub leaders do what they do best and that's lead people and support people. And he thinks at that point, both leader and employee benefit, because that means they get to spend more time with each other, they spend less time updating their personal data, they spend less time updating their performance, they spend less time manually checking the to do lists, because all that becomes automated. And they can spend more time coaching each other guiding each other and ultimately supporting the clients that they serve around the world.    Where Can We Find Albert Online   Website – www.telusinternational.com Twitter – @TELUSint Facebook – @TELUSInternational Instagram - TELUS   Quote or Saying that During Times of Adversity Albert Uses   When asked about a quote or saying that he tends to revert to, Albert shared that he does actually, and interestingly enough he still like to think that at some point, he doesn't know when, he’s hoping the experts are accurate when the experts say it's probably 2022 around this time that things will return to as normal as the new normal will be.   But even before the pandemic, for those of us that have been around long enough, before the pandemic, if you remember, we had the great recession of 2008 that was nowhere near a health risk, but it was certainly an economic risk, and it put a lot of friends and family out of work and it made a lot of people lose their homes and so that was a pretty bad time.   But we recovered and we came out of a very strong and if you remember before that time, we had the terrorist attacks of 2001 so that created an economic shock wave. So it almost always seems like in some point in our lifetime, there's going to be some adversity. And so, but he also knows that almost always we seem to come out of it even stronger as a society than we have before. So he still loves Mark Twain's quote about, “Dance like nobody's watching, love like you've never been hurt, sing like nobody's listening and live like it's heaven on earth.”   Me: Live like it's heaven on earth. I like that one Albert, really fun, light, festive but kind of reminds you of the important things in life not to take ourselves too seriously.   Albert stated that just like they talked about, life is a journey. And like he said, three major world impacting issues in the last 21 years. But, there is always tomorrow and he thinks we have to, whether you think the glass is half full or half empty, he thinks what matters is that you fill it up.   Please connect with us on Twitter @navigatingcx and also join our Private Facebook Community – Navigating the Customer Experience and listen to our FB Lives weekly with a new guest   Grab the Freebie on Our Website – TOP 10 Online Business Resources for Small Business Owners   Links   The Legend of Rock Paper Scissors by Drew Daywalt   The ABC’s of a Fantastic Customer Experience   Do you want to pivot your online customer experience and build loyalty - get a copy of “The ABC’s of a Fantastic Customer Experience.”   The ABC's of a Fantastic Customer Experience provides 26 easy to follow steps and techniques that helps your business to achieve success and build brand loyalty. 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Today I read, "The Legend of Rock, Paper and Scissors" by Drew Daywalt! I hope you enjoy it! If YOU would like to choose the next book to be read on the Gumdrop Readers Podcast then you can send me an email including your name, age, and book request! Ask an adult to help you send it over to; gumdropreaders@gmail.com. You can check me out on Facebook @ "Gumdrop Readers Podcast" and on Instagram @ "gumdrop_readers" Thanks for listening!

In the third episode of Star Wars: TIES presents “The Winter Hunt” Lando Fett & Jay-2S0 swap some stories of Star Wars parenthood, bounce from one topic to another for a few minutes and then finish up with a review the Old Canon Dark Horse comic Jango Fett: Open Seasons Issue 3! You as listeners are in for an exciting adventure!! Landon and J-2S0 explore the Star Wars universe today over a freshly fallen snow cream flavored blue milk! Jango Fett: Open Seasons Issue 3 can be found here:https://www.comixology.com/Star-Wars-Jango-Fett-Open-Seasons-2002-3-of-4/digital-comic/273207?ref=Y29taWMvdmlldy9kZXNrdG9wL3NsaWRlckxpc3Qvc2VyaWVz The X-Wing Lego Landon mentions can be found here: https://www.lego.com/en-us/product/luke-skywalker-s-x-wing-fighter-75301 You can check out classic Star Wars Lego sets by searching the site below. This particular link focuses on the Attack of the Clones speeder Jameson mentions: https://brickset.com/sets/7133-1/Bounty-Hunter-Pursuit Are You Scared Darth Vader? Can be found here: https://www.amazon.com/Star-Wars-Scared-Darth-Vader/dp/1484704975/ref=sr_1_3?dchild=1&keywords=are+you+scared+darth+vader&qid=1612665048&sr=8-3 BB8 on the Run can be found here: https://www.amazon.com/Star-Wars-BB-8-Drew-Daywalt/dp/1484705084/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=bb8+on+the+run&qid=1612665088&sr=8-1 A Jedi You Will Be can be found here: https://www.amazon.com/Star-Wars-Jedi-You-Will/dp/1368057241/ref=sr_1_1?crid=20GPH150JNIYS&dchild=1&keywords=a+jedi+you+will+be&qid=1612665120&sprefix=A+jedi+%2Caps%2C181&sr=8-1 Information about the Legends comic that pits Darth Vader against Darth Maul can be found here (WARNING SPOILERS!!!): https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Resurrection The Empire Strikes Back 40th Anniversary Certain Point of View book can be found here: https://www.amazon.com/Certain-Point-View-Empire-Strikes/dp/0593157745/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1612665236&sr=8-1 Guardians of the Whills can be found here: https://www.amazon.com/Star-Wars-Guardians-Whills-Rogue/dp/1484780817/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=guardians+of+the+whills&qid=1612665305&sr=8-1 Information about Star Wars:Rebels can be found here: https://www.starwars.com/series/star-wars-rebels Information about Star Wars:Rogue One can be found here: https://www.starwars.com/films/rogue-one Information about the old canon Han Solo trilogy can be found here (Warning Spoilers!): https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/The_Han_Solo_Trilogy Dooku: Jedi Lost can be found here: https://www.amazon.com/Dooku-Jedi-Lost-Star-Wars-audiobook/dp/B07Q47JWLZ/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2YA9QMX1GNN01&dchild=1&keywords=dooku+jedi+lost&qid=1612666257&sprefix=dooku+j%2Caps%2C311&sr=8-1 Star Wars: Cloak of Deception can be found here: https://www.amazon.com/Star-Wars-Deception-James-Luceno/dp/0099439972/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1612666290&sr=1-1 Information about the New Jedi Order stories from the Legends Canon can be found here (Warning Spoilers): https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Star_Wars:_The_New_Jedi_Order Information about the Mandalorian can be found here: https://www.disneyplus.com/series/the-mandalorian/3jLIGMDYINqD?cid=DTCI-Synergy-Disneycom-Site-Acquisition-Originals-US-StarWars-Mandalorian-EN-HomeScreenHero-DisneyPlusOriginals_landing_StreamNow-NA If you are interested in another Star Wars Podcast (please keep listening to us) check out Rebel Force Radio.Their website is here: https://www.rebelforceradio.com Star Wars Insider is a great magazine for fans you can find more info here: https://titanmagazines.com/t/star-wars-insider/ Don’t forget our episode question! What can you compare the Star Wars story to that is not a Star Wars story? Reach out to us at the methods below! Be sure to join our Facebook group page at: https://www.facebook.com/groups/StarWarsTIES/ Have any feedback for us? We'd be honored to receive your email at: starwarstiespodcast@gmail.com! You can also call Star Wars: TIES and leave us a voicemail that we may incorporate in a future episode. Call us at (828) 331-1873! We have a website! Check us out at: https://sites.google.com/view/starwarsties/home Special thanks to Laurent Bernadac & 3Dvarius for allowing us to use their amazing cover for our outro music entitled, "Star Wars Cover - Star Wars Main Theme & The Imperial March." Be sure to check out their amazing cover at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=icxWE2anT80&feature=youtu.beand their main website at: https://www.laurentbernadac.com/. Another special thanks goes to our friend and fellow Retro Junkie, William Culver, for our Star Wars: TIES logo for our Facebook group page. If you're an arcade enthusiast, be sure to check out his main page at: https://www.facebook.com/ArcadeUsa/. And yet another thank you goes out to Beejay Hawn for drawing our podcast logo. For more artwork from out of this world, check out her art and commission page at: https://www.facebook.com/OodlesofDoodlesbyBeeJay/?fref=ts The Walt Disney Co. and Lucasfilm LTD. own all rights to Star Wars and the Star Wars franchise. IDW Publishing brings us Star Wars Adventures Comics and specifically the Tales from Vader’s Castle series. Thank you to all companies for providing material for us to be fans of and share about on this podcast. May the Force be with you, always.

Today I read, "The Day the Crayons Quit" by Drew Daywalt! This is a silly story and to make it even sillier I did a whole bunch of goofy voices! If YOU would like to choose the next book to be read on the Gumdrop Readers Podcast then you can send an email including your name, age, and book request! Get an adult to help you send it to, gumdropreaders@gmail.com. Facebook; Gumdrop Readers Podcast. Instagram; gumdrop_readers. Thanks so much for listening!!

The crayons write hilarious letters to their boy Duncan. Written by Drew Daywalt

Illustrations are by Olivier Tallec.  If you like a story about best friends, we bet you'll like this one.  Assuming you do, please feel free to listen to the other two Money and Cake episodes we've shared.

Duncan's crayons are busy preparing for the holidays.  How will it all turn out?

La segunda parte de la aventura de Duncan con sus crayones y las cartas que le envían.

Cada color tiene sus motivos para quejarse y le envían cartas de renuncia a Duncan. Un nuevo clásico infaltable en la colección Pop Up

The Day the Crayons Quit by Drew Daywalt - Read by Martyn Kenneth (E3D) This is a wonderful story about the letters that Duncan's crayons wrote to him explaining how upset (or not) they have been about their treatment. A must buy if only for the pictures!

Coloring – a favorite pastime of children and adults of all ages. But what happens when you take sentient crayons and have them dictate how you should… Read more The post The Day The Crayons Quit by Drew Daywalt appeared first on Vater Goose.

Sequel to “The Day the Crayons Quit” A silly tale from the crayons perspective!

A very silly tale from the crayon box! Get ready to giggle!

Evyn, the youngest reader in our community of reading enthusiasts, brings you the humorous My Tooth is Lost! by Drew Daywalt.  After listening to this, let someone know what you think about the book.  What story might you write that others could enjoy?

We bet you've played the game.  Now hear how it all began with the three great warriors - Rock, Paper, and Scissors.  This is a NY Times bestseller by Drew Daywalt and illustrated by Adam Rex.

In this podcast we talk about the delightful book "The Day The Crayons Came Home" written by Drew Daywalt and illustrated by Oliver Jeffers. Daywalt and Jeffers are also the creators of "The Day The Crayons Quit." This is a fun book that is chock full of creative and humorous ideas. Your children will never look at their crayons the same ever again.

Illustrated by Scott Campbell, this humorous story may sound familiar to children who have had problems going to sleep and their adults who have valiantly tried to find the solution.  Enjoy!

Ramón envió esta historia que, escuchando Puro Cuento, revisó los suyos y este es uno de sus favoritos. También el de los primos Cristóbal y María Jesús. Una historia de lápices en la que cada uno tiene un reclamo.

Join the crayons on a journey as they struggle to find their place in Duncan's world. How can they be happy when they're never used?

Una historia de lápices cansados donde cada color tiene su reclamo. Como siempre, en la voz de Bárbara Espejo.

Duncan's crayons have more things to say in this Drew Daywalt story that was illustrated by Oliver Jeffers.  We encourage you to visit a local library to see the images Oliver created to accompany the story.

Two "friends" (it depends upon who's speaking) have an unexpected trip around the world.  This is another entertaining book written by Drew Daywalt, illustrations by David Spencer. 

Most of Duncan's crayons are feeling out of sort.  Why?  You're invited to listen to find out.  Thank you, Drew Daywalt, for granting permission for me to read your fun book illustrated by Oliver Jeffers.  

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The Day the Crayons Came Home by Drew Daywalt and Oliver Jeffers

The Day the Crayons came home by Drew Daywalt

Meredith and Kaytee have a special guest again this week to discuss our favorite picture books for the 2-5 year kiddos in your life! You’ll hear a “bookish moment of the week” from each host: an author event, kid librarians, and a fantastic iTunes review. Next, we discuss our current reads for the week. We are each talking about two recent reads and we’ve got a variety of new titles that we cannot wait to discuss this week. For our deep dive, we are discussing our very favorite picture books for the 2-5 year old range. These kids are enraptured by great pictures, willing to sit for a great story, and ready to laugh at great jokes, so we’ve chosen some stand-out titles to share with you or the littles in your life. Abbey has a lot of great expertise in this area, so we are only too happy to have her input. As always, we finish up with A Book (yep, capitalized) that we’d like to press into every reader’s hands. We’ve got a childhood favorite, which may not be for kids, that has been read over and over again, a WWII novel told in a totally new way, and a reference book that belongs on every parent’s shelves. As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!  .  .  .  .  .  2:39 - City of Girls by Elizabeth Gilbert 6:11 - The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett 7:07 - The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides 8:43 - Recursion by Blake Crouch 11:29 - Dark Matter by Blake Crouch 13:45 - Pines (Wayward Pines Series) by Blake Crouch 14:55 - Parkland by Dave Cullen 15:01 - Columbine by Dave Cullen 16:40 - The Gift of Fear by Gavin de Becker 19:08 - The River by Peter Heller 19:45 - Dog Stars by Peter Heller 24:14 - Stay Sexy and Don’t Get Murdered by Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstack 24:26 - My Favorite Murder podcast 26:21 - The Gift of Fear by Gavin de Becker 30:01 - The Bookish Life of Nina Hill by Abbi Waxman 31:58 - Waiting for Tom Hanks by Kerry Winfrey 33:37 - Other People’s Houses by Abbi Waxman 33:30 - The Garden of Small Beginnings by Abbi Waxman 34:17 - Beartown by Fredrik Backman 36:09 - A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman 39:37 - Us Against You by Fredrik Backman 42:18 - Books, Inc Campbell - Abbey’s local bookstore Abbey’s favorites from Henry and Isaac: 43:02 - Elephant and Piggie books - especially Can I Play Too? by Mo Willems 43:54 - Eat Pete by Michael Rex 43:56 - Julia’s House for Lost Creatures by Ben Hatke 44:01 - Warning: Do Not Open this Book by Adam Lehrhaupt & Matthew Forsythe 44:08 - The Book with No Pictures by BJ Novak 44:23 - Beyond the Pond by Joseph Kuefler 44:43 - We Don’t Eat Our Classmates by Ryan T. Higgins 44:52 - Children Make Terrible Pets by Peter Brown 44:56 - The “Hat” Series by Jon Klassen, especially I Want My Hat Back Kaytee’s Books she shoved down her kid’s throats: 45:55 - The Mitten by Jan Brett 45:58 - Do Not Open by Brinton Turkle 46:10- King Bidgood’s in the Bathtub by Audrey and Don Wood 46:14 - The Napping House by Audrey and Don Wood 46:20 - Papagayo, Coyote, and Raven by Gerald McDermott 46:31 - Blueberries for Sal and Make Way for Ducklings by Robert McCloskey 46:36 - Madeline by Ludwig Bemelmans Meredith’s Fun Read Alouds: 47:16 - A Mouse Told His Mother by Bethany Roberts 47:18 - Counting Crocodiles by Judy Sierra 47:26 - The Little Mouse, The Red Ripe Strawberry and the Big Hungry Bear by Audrey and Don Wood 47:34 - Gilbert de la Frogponde by Jennifer Rae 47:45 - Chicka Chicka Boom Boom by Bill Martin Jr. 47:49 - Is Your Mama A Llama? by Deborah Guarino 48:07 - Where is the Green Sheep by Mem Fox 48:13 - Red Truck by Kersten Hamilton Abbey’s Character Development Favorites: 48:45 - Pink is for Boys by Robb Pearlman & Eda Kaban 48:50 - Morris Micklewhite & the Tangerine Dress by Christine Bablacchino & Isabelle Malenfant 49:06 - When Sadness is at Your Door by Eva Eland 49:39 - Be Kind by Pat Zietlow Miller & Jen Hill 49:44 - The Rabbit Listened by Cori Doerrfeld Kaytee’s Sweet and Funny Favorites: 50:57 - When God Made You, When God Made Light, and When I Pray for You by Matthew Paul Turner 51:11- Skippyjohn Jones by Judy Schachner 51:15 - Where You Came From by Sarah O’Leary 51:37 - This is My Home, This is My School by Jonathan Bean 51:41 - Maybe God is Like That Too by Jennifer Grant 51:46 - Imaginary Fred by Eoin Colfer Meredith’s Favorite Books in Series: 52:24 - Mrs. Piggle Wiggle Treasury by Betty MacDonald 52:54 - George and Martha Stories by James Marshall 53:00 - Berenstain Bears Books by Stan and Jan Berenstain 53:30 - Dinofours series by Steve Metzger 54:44 - The Night Before… books by Natasha Wing 55:02 - Richard Scarry books, especially Busy Town 55:30 - Roadwork by Sally Sutton Abbey’s choices for Gorgeous Illustrators: 56:04 - Melissa Sweet 56:11 - The Boy Who Drew Birds by Jacqueline Davies 56:13 - The Right Word by Jen Bryant 56:14 - A Splash of Red by Jen Bryant 56:26 - Some Writer! 56:42 - Genvieve Godbout 56:50 - Mary Poppins by P.L. Travers 56:53 - Goodnight, Anne by Kallie George 56:58 - When Santa Was a Baby by Linda Bailey 57:01 - The Pink Umbrella by Amelie Callot 57:06 - Emily Winfield Martin 57:08 - Dream Animals by Emily Winfield Martin 57:09 - Day Dreamers by Emily Winfield Martin 57:11 - The Wonderful Things You Will Be by Emily Winfield Martin 57:14 - Teagan White 57:16 - Adventures with Barefoot Critters by Teagan White 57:18 - Counting with Barefoot Critters by Teagan White 57:19 - Bunny Roo, I Love You by Melissa Marr 57:26 - Wednesday Kirwan 57:35 - Henry’s Bright Idea by Lauren Bradshaw 57:36 - Magnolia’s Magnificent Map by Lauren Bradshaw 57: 40 - Jill Barklem 57:43 - The Brambly Hedge Series by Jill Barklem 57:56 - Kaya Doi 58:00 - Chirri & Chirra Series by Kaya Doi Be sure to click through to the website for the full show notes to see Abbey's bookstack with the rest of the books she didn't have time to mention! Other Favorites of my kids that I didn’t have time to mention because it was already the longest episode ever: Drew Daywalt’s books - The Legend of Rock, Paper, Scissors, The Day the Crayons Quit, and The Day the Crayons Came Home Usborne Pipkin books: How High is the Sky? How Big was a Dinosaur? How Deep is the Sea? How Big is a Million? Herve Tullet books - Press Here and Mix It Up Pete the Cat books - especially Pete the Cat and His Four Groovy Buttons by Eric Litwin Goodnight, Goodnight Construction Site by Sherri Dunsky Rinker Back to regularly scheduled programming: 1:00:57 - Llama Llama books by Anna Dewdney 1:01:39 - Guess How Much I Love You by Sam McBratney 1:01:45 - I Love You Forever by Robert Munsch 1:03:08 - The Suitcases by Anne Hall Whitt 1:05:06 - Life After Life by Kate Atkinson 1:05:28 - Choose Your Own Adventure Books by R.A. Montgomery 1:06:02 - Case Histories (Jackson Brodie series) by Kate Atkinson 1:06:07 - A God in Ruins by Kate Atkinson 1:06:58 - The Artful Parent by Jean Van Thul 1:07:02 - The Artful Parent Blog *Please note that all book titles linked above are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!*

Do a Google search for ‘How Do I Find My Life Purpose’ and you will find a slew of articles and videos claiming to help you discover your purpose in 7 minutes … 5 minutes ….3 minutes...and even “less than 5 seconds”. But is there even a such thing or is purpose about something else altogether? Joining us is Drew Daywalt, author of the children’s book blockbuster, The Day The Crayons Quit. Drew’s journey provides us with lessons and insights into how we can strive and stumble through life to feel that sense of fulfillment, and live a purposeful life. Plus, a new edition of WTS digs (with nary a mention of a TV show!).   GUEST Drew Daywalt Website: www.crayonspicturebooks.com Twitter and Instagram: @DrewDaywalt * * * This was originally released on May 10, 2016 as an episode of Where There’s Smoke entitled, Scratch That Itch (Purpose). Follow Where There’s Smoke on Facebook at www.facebook.com/exploreWTS, or as @exploreWTS on Twitter and Instagram. The *new* season of Where There’s Smoke launching in the fall of 2018. For updates you can subscribe to the podcast and/or the newsletter HERE.

Amanda and Jenn discuss fantasy, diverse kids books, awkward romances and more in this week's episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Lady Rogue by Theresa Romain and Everywhere You Want to Beby Christina June.   Questions   1. My husband loves fantasy but hasn’t read much recently. He has a long road trip this summer and is looking for a new series to dive into on audio. His past favorites have included Game of Thrones (of course!), anything by Patrick Rothfuss, Anne Rice books and Lord of the Rings. I had him try NK Jemisin Fifth Season and he couldn’t get into it. Any thoughts?? --Sara   2. Hi! My "deadline" for this question is June 2018, that is the first birthday month :). Two of my best girl friends have made me the proudest Auntie of three beautiful little boys. Ages 4 years, 8 months, and 2 months old. I love to gift them books, I always try to send at least one for each birthday/Christmas. All three of my nephews are multiracial, and two (4 years old and 8 months old) are brothers. I want to gift them books that have one or more of the following themes: ~ unique story lines ~ characters that are not white (bonus points for multiracial characters) ~ Stories that provide a broader view of the world/culture curated for little people I do not have a very deep knowledge of children's literature and find myself a little stuck, can you suggest books/authors for me to gift to my nephews? Below is a sampling of the books I have gifted them in the past: ~ The Day The Crayons Quit by Drew Daywalt, Oliver Jeffers~ The Paper Bag Princess by Robert Munsch, Michael Martchenko~ Little Leaders: Bold Women in Black History by Vashti Harrison (decidedly too advanced for a two month old, but it is breathtakingly beautiful and he will grow into it!) Thanks! --Melissa   3. Hi Amanda, Hi Jenn I am taking woman's history, and my professor is focusing on American woman who influence history. She assigned a project on women we don't talk about but have influenced or changed society. I have been left wanting more because I want to learn more about women who have influence outside America. I would love to read more on Mexican women, British women, African American women who have influenced history. I have already read Code Girls, Wonder Woman, The Wolves at the Door, Headstrong. --Grace   4. Hello, my son's birthday is coming up towards the end of May, and I am looking for book recommendations. He will be turning 21. Lately, to my excitement,I have been able to find my way through a few books that we have both been able to form a connection over. We both seem to enjoy them and like talking about them together. But as of late I am now stuck. Could you help me with some recommendations? Among his favorites are the Night Circus by Morgenstern, and Little, Big by Crowley. I have not read those yet, but from how he describes them I would like to read them. Some books I gave him that we both like are the short story collections of Edgar Allan Poe, and Shirley Jackson. Also, the Kwaidan: Stories and Studies of Strange Things ( which are a collection of Japanese ghost stories with a mythological and traditional background). Graphic novels are a big plus, because of his love for art. I'm not sure if this will help but we both like Tim Burton's work. Thank you for your help --Melissa   5. Hello! First things first, I absolutely love this podcast! Thank you so much for always have great recommendations! I have recently read "Me before you" by Jojo Moyes and really enjoyed it especially the controversial subject of assisted suicide that's legal in Switzerland. I have also previously read "The Universe Versus Alex Woods" by Gavin Extense that has the same subject in the book. I got very interested in this subject and haven't been able to find any great books that deal with this matter. I was wondering if you'd be able to help me with that! Thank you so so much! --Fabiola   6. Jenn and Amanda, Though I used to read a lot of urban fantasy romance in the past, more recently I tend to just dabble in romance. One of the things that I’ve really wanted to see is a heroine who is not instantly great at the sexy times. I thought I had found the perfect heroine in Lady Philippa in One Good Earl Deserves a Lover by Sarah MacLean, but unfortunately as soon as the steamy scenes became physical, our heroine is very not awkward and somehow instinctually knows what to do. I don’t know if this is a weird request, but I think I would like to see some more awkward and not-intuitively-good-at-sex sexy times between the romance hero and heroine. Can you ladies help me out?? --B   7. Hello Ladies! I'm sure you've gotten a few of these already but... Black Panther, Afrofuturism, please! Black Panther has long been one of my favorite superheroes and I am so f****** pleased that the movie was so good and that so many people are excited about it. I've heard it described as afrofuturism which is a term I've heard before, but am maybe not as familiar with as I'd like to be. I think I'm a little more interested in a novel, but I'll take a comic if you've got one you are excited about. I'm not even sure if these qualify under that genre (as my understanding of the term is loose), but I've read N.K. Jemisin's Broken Earth Trilogy (well, the first two so far, third will be soon) & Octavia Butler is on my list. What have you got? Thank you! --Violet   Books Discussed So Lucky by Nicola Griffith (out May 15) History of the Philippines by Luis H. Francia The Detective Elouise Norton series by Rachel Howzell Hall A Desperate Fortune by Susanna Kearsley The Journal of Best Practices: A Memoir of Marriage, Asperger Syndrome, and One Man's Quest to Be a Better Husband by David Finch Shades of Magic series by VE Schwab (A Darker Shade of Magic) The Acacia series by David Anthony Durham (The War with the Mein) A is for Activist by Innosanto Nagara Niño Wrestles the World by Yuyi Morales Julián is a Mermaid by Jessica Love The Leper Spy by Ben Montgomery Empress by Ruby Lal Hidden Figures by Margot Lee Shetterly Neil Gaiman (The Graveyard Book or Stardust or Sandman) Wayward Vol 1: String Theory by Jim Zub, Stephen Cummings, John Rauch “At Death’s Window” by Anne Lamott (in Grace (Eventually)) Knocking on Heaven’s Door by Katy Butler Once Upon a Tower by Eloisa James How Not to Fall by Emily Foster Binti by Nnedi Okorafor Books Like Black Panther post A Princess in Theory by Alyssa Cole

The Legend of Rock, Paper, Scissors by Drew Daywalt

Drew Daywalt (@DrewDaywalt), author of The Legend of Rock Paper Scissors and BB-8 On The Run, stops by the podcast to talk about writing things that all kids have access to, kids loving to be the villain, and trying to lose with all your might.

This episode features Colin Cantwell, original designer and model maker on Star Wars 1975-1977! How did he come up with the X-Wing design? What did the original Millennium Falcon look like? Why is there a Death Star trench? He answers these questions, plus tells us about his time at NASA during the moon landings and so much more. In a word: Incredible.   BB-8 On The Run is a beautifully illustrated book released by Disney-Lucasfilm Press on Force Friday. Written by Drew Daywalt and illustrated by Matt Myers, it is a perfect bedtime story. Jocasta Drew Kaplan and his 2 daughters drop by to review the tale with us. Also on this episode: Pump Up the Fandom - Donald Wicks shares his fandom moment Hurricane Irma Thoughts and Prayers Skywalker Shout-Outs and Skywalker of the Week Star Wars: Episode IX - J.J. Abrams announced as the new Director / Release Date pushed to 12/20/19 - we share our thoughts and the thoughts of our fellow Skywalkers. In Memoriam: Disney Legend and Imagineer X Atencio WHERE WE WILL BE (IN REAL LIFE) September 17-22, 2017: Skywalking HALLOWEEN ON THE HIGH SEAS Disney Cruise! 9/27/17: Skywalking to Mickey's Halloween Party at Disneyland! Details Here SUPPORT THE SHOW Skywalking Through Neverland T-Shirts at TeePublic! Check them out HERE. CONTACT US Instagram: http://instagram.com/skywalkingpod Twitter: https://twitter.com/SkywalkingPod Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skywalkingthroughneverland Join us every week on Periscope for a behind-the-scenes look at our show. We also bring you to Disneyland, Red Carpet Events and Theme Park Openings. Send emails to share@skywalkingthroughneverland.com and follow us on Facebook. If you dug this episode, click over to iTunes | Stitcher | YouTube and leave us a review! Never Land on Alderaan!

This episode features Colin Cantwell, original designer and model maker on Star Wars 1975-1977! How did he come up with the X-Wing design? What did the original Millennium Falcon look like? Why is there a Death Star trench? He answers these questions, plus tells us about his time at NASA during the moon landings and so much more. In a word: Incredible.   BB-8 On The Run is a beautifully illustrated book released by Disney-Lucasfilm Press on Force Friday. Written by Drew Daywalt and illustrated by Matt Myers, it is a perfect bedtime story. Jocasta Drew Kaplan and his 2 daughters drop by to review the tale with us. Also on this episode: Pump Up the Fandom - Donald Wicks shares his fandom moment Hurricane Irma Thoughts and Prayers Skywalker Shout-Outs and Skywalker of the Week Star Wars: Episode IX - J.J. Abrams announced as the new Director / Release Date pushed to 12/20/19 - we share our thoughts and the thoughts of our fellow Skywalkers. In Memoriam: Disney Legend and Imagineer X Atencio WHERE WE WILL BE (IN REAL LIFE) September 17-22, 2017: Skywalking HALLOWEEN ON THE HIGH SEAS Disney Cruise! 9/27/17: Skywalking to Mickey's Halloween Party at Disneyland! Details Here SUPPORT THE SHOW Skywalking Through Neverland T-Shirts at TeePublic! Check them out HERE. CONTACT US Instagram: http://instagram.com/skywalkingpod Twitter: https://twitter.com/SkywalkingPod Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skywalkingthroughneverland Join us every week on Periscope for a behind-the-scenes look at our show. We also bring you to Disneyland, Red Carpet Events and Theme Park Openings. Send emails to share@skywalkingthroughneverland.com and follow us on Facebook. If you dug this episode, click over to iTunes | Stitcher | YouTube and leave us a review! Never Land on Alderaan!

Tim has the awesome opportunity to interview author Drew Daywalt--of The Day The Crayons Quit fame--who will be a featured presenter at the 2017 Art Ed Now Online Conference. What most people don't know, however, is that Drew is a successful writer, producer, and director who has found a lot of success with horror films. In a wide-ranging and entertaining conversation, Tim asks Drew about the connection between horror films and children's literature (9:00), they discuss the creative process (12:00), and Drew shares what we can expect from him in the near future (18:00). Resources and Links Take a look at Drew's books: The Day the Crayons Quit, and The Day the Crayons Came Home Check out some of Drew's horror films Check out the article that Introduces Drew as an Art Ed Now Featured Presenter

Do a Google search for ‘How Do I Find My Life Purpose’ and you will find a slew of articles and videos claiming to help you discover your purpose in 7 minutes … 5 minutes ….3 minutes...and even “less than 5 seconds”. But is there even a such thing or is purpose about something else altogether? Joining us is Drew Daywalt, author of the children’s book blockbuster, The Day The Crayons Quit. Drew’s journey provides us with lessons and insights into how we can strive and stumble through life to feel that sense of fulfillment, and live a purposeful life. Plus, a new edition of WTS digs (with nary a mention of a TV show!). GUEST Drew Daywalt Website: www.crayonspicturebooks.com Twitter and Instagram: @DrewDaywalt * * * If want to support the show and help keep it going, please check out Support WTS.com for our Patreon campaign. Also, help others discover the show by LEAVING AN ITUNES REVIEW! Thx. Connect with the show on Facebook: www.facebook.com/wtspod and Twitter: @exploreWTS. * * * Links from WTS DIGS! Brett: Hobbes & Me https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9CWTsG3tw1qKs5CbvRScKjCYmYzYAV_v Nick: CoffeeMate Girl Scouts Thin Mints Coffee Creamer https://www.coffee-mate.com/Products/Girl-Scouts-Thin-Mints.aspx#012187ce-476f-4dfa-8871-ede2337515f7 * * * DOWNLOAD & LISTEN directly from iTunes: http://tinyurl.com/wts-itunes. If you dig the show, please take a moment to rate & review it on iTunes Find us on Pocket Casts here: http://pca.st/smoke, and also on Spotify and Google Play. You can also go to www.wheretheressmoke.co for links to Stitcher, SoundCloud, and/or to stream online  

The Day the Crayons Came Home by Drew Daywalt

This week we’re doing you a solid with pop culture gift recommendations for everybody on your list. We’ve got kids’ books from toddlers to teens, and film, TV and movie picks for adults of every personality and type of gift obligation. Whoever you’ve got to buy for, we’re here to point you in the right direction. Pull up a chair and pop open your Christmas gift spreadsheet—it’s time for Après Culture. Important Note: We don’t want to risk spoiling anything for our listeners, so outlined below are the time-stamps of when we talk about each book or movie/show - listen at your risk or feel free to skip around! BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS Pre-School (Picture Books) 11:15-15:52 -Waiting by Kevin Henkes 11:15-12:55 -The Day The Crayons Came Home by Drew Daywalt 12:56-14:29 -Mr. Wuffles by David Wiesner 14:35-15:52 Early Grade-School (ages 5-7) 16:45-24:24 -Elephant and Piggie books by Mo Willems 16:45-18:50 -Story of Diva and Flea by Mo Willems 18:56-20:36 Upper Grade-School (ages 8-12) 24:45-34:18 -National Geographic: Weird But True series 25:24-26:40 -Who Was? series 26:42-29:15 -From The Mixed Up Files of Basil E. Frankweiler by E.L Konigsburg 29:57-30:55 -Are you There God, It’s Me, Margaret by Judy Blume 30:57-32:24 -Nancy Drew series by Carolyn Keene 32:26-34:18 Middle School 34:32-48:20 -Nimona by Noelle Stevenson 36:19-39:41 -Lumberjanes series by Noelle Stevenson 39:43-42:53 -Drama by Raina Telgemeier 43:00-46:10 -Hatchet by Gary Paulsen 46:19-47:24 -The Hobbit by JRR Tolkien 47:27-48:20 Teens 48:30-1:09:32 -My Friend Dahmer by Derg Backderf 49:15-53:50 -The Goblin Emperor by Katherine Addison 53:57-58:25 -Eleanor and Park / Attachments by Rainbow Rowell 58:30-1:02:46 -Dune by Frank Herbert 1:02:49-1:03:19 -The Years of Rice and Salt by Kim Stanley Robinson 1:03:21-1:05:42 -Agatha Christie books 1:05:47-1:07:25 -Dorothy L. Sayers books 1:07:29-1:09:32 TV/MOVIE/BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS Adults 1:09:40- -Please Like Me (PIVOT series) 1:09:32-1:13:09 -Silicon Valley (HBO series) 1:13:14-1:14:28 -Nova (PBS series) 1:14:35-1:16:25 -A Room With A View (movie) 1:16:39-1:18:00 -Trainwreck (movie) 1:18:28-1:19:26 -Between The World and Me (book) by Ta-Nehisi Coates 1:19:35-1:21:01 -Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown (CNN series)1:21:10-1:24:45 -Future Crimes: Everything is Connected, Everyone is Vulnerable and What We Can Do About It (book) by Mark Goodman 1:25:00-1:26:42 -Spotlight / Brooklyn (movies) 1:26:58-1:29:21 -Last Week Tonight with John Oliver 1:31:40-1:36:07 NEXT WEEK: Pop Culture Swap!: Christmas Edition Sara Ann’s Pick: Die Hard (1988) Kasey’s Pick: A Princess for Christmas (2011) TIPPLE OF THE WEEK: Sara Ann’s Homemade Eggnog

Drew Daywalt (@DrewDaywalt), author of The Day the Crayons Quit (@PenguinKids), stops by to talk about encouragement from Jack Gantos, the relationship between hope and fear, and giving voice to found objects.

With Jim lost in New York, Kevin McCallister style, Row Three co-host and constant companion Kurt Halfyard is here with Patrick for a ramblin' good time talking about seminal cult director Samuel Fuller. In addition to discussing his films THE NAKED KISS, SHOCK CORRIDOR, and PICK-UP ON SOUTH STREET, we take on a myriad of classics like AIRPLANE!, DO THE RIGHT THING, THE SARAGOSSA MANUSCRIPT, SCORPIO RISING and a number of short horror film recommendations.   LINKS TO SHORT HORROR FILMS DISCUSSED   THE CAT WITH HANDS LIGHTS OUT THE SLEEPOVER THE LEGEND OF BEAVER DAM The films of Drew Daywalt     Be sure to tune in two weeks from now to hear our Kelly Reichardt episode! As always, if you want to send us a question or comment: directorsclubpodcast@gmail.com. Stay Sick!