Podcast appearances and mentions of kirby larson

KIRBY LARSON is the acclaimed author of many books for young people, including the 2007 Newbery Honor Book Hattie Big Sky; Dash, winner of the Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction; Duke; Liberty; Code Word Courage; Audacity Jones to the Rescue, and Audacity Jones Steals the Show, and the new Shermy and Shake chapter book series, to name a few. QUINN WYATT has lived with Crohn's for most of her life and is encouraged by all the progress that has been made over the years in the treatment of inflammatory bowel diseases. This is her first book. A mother-daughter writing team, both Quinn and Kirby live in Kenmore, Washington.

Kirby Larson and Quinn Wyatt, the mother-daughter writing team behind the middle grade novel Gut Reaction, discuss their collaboration and the inspiration behind the book. Gut Reaction tells the story of Tess, a middle schooler who moves to a new school while dealing with stomach issues that turn out to be Crohn's disease. The book aims to start a conversation about chronic illnesses and encourage empathy and understanding among young readers. Kirby and Quinn share their favorite parts of writing the story and the challenges they faced during the process.From the publisher: Critically acclaimed, bestselling author and Newbery Honor-winner, Kirby Larson, and her daughter, debut author, Quinn Wyatt, pen this gorgeously moving and often funny story that explores what living with a chronic illness is like. Inspired by Quinn's own personal journey, Gut Reaction is full of heart and humor and highlights the importance of asking for help when it comes to mental and physical health alike.I love audiobooks! If you do, too, consider switching to Libro.fm. For the same price as other major audiobook providers, you can find all your favorites as well as curated lists of audiobooks written by or recommended by guests of the Middle Grade Matters podcast. Click here to learn more! Consider buying your books from the Middle Grade Matters Bookshop, where proceeds support this podcast as well as independent bookstores everywhere. For bonus content and info on upcoming episodes, subscribe to the Middle Grade Matters newsletter here: Newsletter, and follow Middle Grade Matters on Instagram and Twitter.If you're enjoying this podcast, please be sure to follow us and please leave us a review.

Seattle author Kirby Larson's historical fiction novel "Dash" was removed from classrooms in Duvall, Florida. It's an experience that's becoming increasingly common.

A grumpy and friendless old woman begrudgingly gives a weary traveler a bed for the night. In exchange the traveler gives the old woman a magic kerchief. Wearing her new kerchief, the old woman's curt and hateful words come out compliments as warm as sunshine, bringing with it the riches of new found friends.

The longest serving monarch in British history, Queen Elizabeth II passed away on Sep 8th, 2022.  Did you know that she first used Instagram in 2019? There are more such interesting facts that I will discuss in this week's episode.If you love pets especially dogs, you will love this week's book Dash. Authored by Kirby Larson, the book is a story of a Japanese-American girl who is separated from her dog  upon being sent to a camp. I loved this book and could not put it down until I finished it.If you liked my podcast, pls consider reviewing and rating it. For more news, follow me on Instagram/Twitter @hellokidacity or email me at samarth.chitta@gmail.com

Juvenile Fiction isn't just for kids! Join Caroline and Travis as they discuss some of their favorite juvenile fiction, perfect for kids and adults. Books discussed are: "Appleblossum the Possum" by Holly Goldberg Sloan; "The Hobbit" by J.R.R. Tolkein; "Other Words For Home" by Jasmine Warga; "Ikenga" by Nnedi Okorafor; "Applesauce Weather" by Helen Frost; "The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane" by Kate DiCamillo; "The Last Fifth Grade of Emerson Elementary" by Laura Shovan; "Winnie-the-Pooh" by A. A. Milne; "Dear America: The Diary of Margaret Ann Brady- Voyage on the Great Titanic" by Ellen Emerson White; "The Westing Game" by Ellen Raskin; "Doll Bones" by Holly Black; "Scary Stories for Young Foxes" by Christian McKay Heidicker; "Duke" by Kirby Larson; and "Book Uncle and Me" by Uma Krishnaswami.

Duke by Kirby Larson

Today's books: Little House in the Big Woods by Laura Ingalls Wilder. HarperCollins, 1932. Little House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder. HarperCollins, 1935. Farmer Boy by Laura Ingalls Wilder. HarperCollins, 1933. On the Banks of Plum Creek by Laura Ingalls Wilder. HarperCollins, 1937. By the Shores of Silver Lake by Laura Ingalls Wilder. HarperCollins, 1939. The Long Winter by Laura Ingalls Wilder. HarperCollins, 1940. Little Town on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder. HarperCollins, 1941. These Happy Golden Years by Laura Ingalls Wilder, HarperCollins, 1943. The First Four Years by Laura Ingalls Wilder. HarperCollins, 1971. Hattie Big Sky by Kirby Larson. Delacorte Press, 2006. Links to some of the things we talked about today: The History Chicks podcast episode on Laura Ingalls Wilder. Some basic info on the Homestead Act . Links to the two charts about number of Homestead Final Patents: 5 year increments, 10 year increments. Montana specific Homestead Act Info. Roger Lea MacBride's obituary. Little House as a teachable moment. Little House from the American Indians in Children's Literature blog.

A children's book has given rise to a collaboration on two events jointly sponsored by the Historical Museum and Eagle Harbor Books. The book -- and the Thursday August 28th events -- highlight the strength of friendship and community in times of war and upheaval. Author Kirby Larson, a Newberry Honor recipient, will launch the release of her new book, Dash, on Bainbridge Island on August 28th.  The book is about a young girl removed from her beloved community and friends to an internment camp during the tumultuous times following Pearl Harbor. In this podcast episode, BCB host Channie Peters interviews Katy Curtis, Education Outreach Coordinator at the Bainbridge Island Historical Museum, and Victoria Irwin, Events Coordinator at Eagle Harbor Books. They discuss the two related August 28th events. The first event will occur at 3:30 pm at the Bainbridge Island Japanese American Internment Memorial located at Pritchard Park, 4192 Eagle Harbor Drive. Here, Kirby Larson will talk with three pairs of friends who were children at the time of the internment about their experiences of being removed from their communities, and of losing their dear friends to the internment camps. Those events were, of course, particularly traumatic for children.  These members of our BI community have remained friends here on the island.  Their stories are of acts of kindness and lasting friendships that have strengthened over the years, and contribute to the fabric of community. The second event will be at the Eagle Harbor Books at 7 pm, located at 157 Winslow Way East.  This will be a family book event with Kirby Larson reading, signing and talking about Dash and it's context. Credits: BCB host: Channie Peters; BCB editor: Barry Peters; What's Up music: Tim Bird; BCB ferry music: Dogfish Bay Studios; Podcast art: artopia creative.

Kirby Larson appears at the 2013 Library of Congress National Book Festival. Speaker Biography: Kirby Larson was inspired by her great-grandmother when she wrote the Newbery Honor Book "Hattie Big Sky." Hattie Inez Brooks Wright was a homesteader in Montana as a young woman. Larson's readers so loved the book and wanted to learn more about Hattie's life that Larson wrote "Hattie Ever After," which completes Hattie's story. Larson loves writing historical fiction, and her other titles include "Fences Between Us" and "The Friendship Doll." Larson has also written (with Mary Nethery) two award-winning nonfiction picture books: "Two Bobbies: The True Story of Hurricane Katrina, Friendship and Survival" and "Nubs: The True Story of a Mutt, a Marine and a Miracle." For captions, transcript, and more information visit http://www.loc.gov/today/cyberlc/feature_wdesc.php?rec=6118

We're back with another episode of our special edition series of our podcast, Librarians are ROCKSTARS! We're thrilled to collaborate once more with Steve from Circulating Ideas, the librarian interview podcast. Steve and Allison met up at the American Library Association Conference in June to talk to some fantastic authors about their thoughts on libraries and librarians.To kick off this round of Librarians are ROCKSTARS!, we're sharing an interview with Printz Award winning author and artist, Gene Luen Yang. We had a blast chatting with Gene about his perspective on libraries as an author and an educator, as well as his upcoming graphic novels, Boxers and Saints, which will be out in bookstores everywhere next month.Also, even though Michelle wasn't at the conference with us, the two of us settle a VERY IMPORTANT debate about the Great Lakes in this episode.Want to download this podcast? Click here for an mp3 or find us on iTunes!Keep up with Gene at his website, and stop by his publisher, First Second. Be sure to check out Circulating Ideas for the next episode of Librarians are ROCKSTARS! (and a whole bunch of awesome librarian interviews, to boot). And if you missed our earlier collaboration with Steve on the Librarians are ROCKSTARS! series, check here for an interview with Kirby Larson and here for an interview with Tom Angleberger.Podcast hosting courtesy of archive.org. Intro music by 46bliss. Special thanks to our sound engineer, Marc Conrad Tabula, for his awesome audio editing skills. Please subscribe to Authors are ROCKSTARS! on iTunes so you'll never miss an episode-- and if you leave a review, we might be your BFFs. 

In anticipation of the American Library Association's Midwinter Meeting in Seattle this weekend, we present a special project: Librarians are ROCKSTARS! We teamed up with Steve from the Circulating Ideas podcast to interview two very awesome authors about their experiences with libraries. First up is Kirby Larson!Kirby Larson received the Newbery Honor for Hattie Big Sky, and its highly-anticipated sequel,  Hattie Ever After, hits bookstore shelves on February 12th.Want to download this podcast? Click here for an mp3 or find us on iTunes!Get acquainted with Kirby at her website, and be sure to stop by her publisher, Delacorte, an imprint of Random House. And for part two of our Librarians are ROCKSTARS! collaboration, visit Circulating Ideas this Thursday.Podcast hosting courtesy of archive.org. Intro music by 46bliss. Special thanks to our sound engineer, Marc Conrad Tabula, for his awesome audio editing skills. Please subscribe to Authors are ROCKSTARS! on iTunes so you'll never miss an episode-- and we'd be so grateful if you're inclined to leave a review. 

Gary Shipe of Sandusky Radio interviews Kirby Larson and Chauni Haslet, of All for Kids Books & Music in Seattle and former president of the American Booksellers for Children. As part of National Children's Book Week, Kirby and Chauni discuss books and children.