You May Contribute A Verse

Lucky you if you happen to listen to this episode the day it's released because it's also publication day for Justin Colon [https://justincolonbooks.com/] and James Rey Sanchez [https://www.jamesreyart.com/about]'s Impossible Possums [https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/63250754-impossible-possums]! You're also lucky in the future because now you can go read Impossible Possums and then use this episode as a behind the scenes sneak peek into the possum sausage-making, which I guarantee is more fun than it might sound like. ------- DON’T MISS AN EPISODE! Sign up for our newsletter here! [https://brennajeanneret.com/] This episode’s book reviews: ABZUGLUTELY! [https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/205438917-abzuglutely] by Sarah Aronson [https://saraharonson.com/], illustrated by Andrea d'Aquino [https://www.andreadaquino.com/] WHAT'S IN THE COOKIE TIN? [https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/209284443-what-s-in-the-cookie-tin] by Yolanda T. Marshall [https://www.ytmarshall.com/], illustrated by Golnoush Moini [https://golnoushmoini.com/about/] WHOLE WHALE [https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/55970990-whole-whale] by Karen Yin [https://karenyin.com/], illustrated by Nelleke Verhoeff [https://www.redcheeksfactory.com/] The artwork for You May Contribute a Verse features our quokka mascot Versey, and was generously created for us by the great Maddie Frost! Find her on IG @hellomaddiefrost  [https://www.instagram.com/hellomaddiefrost/]or on her website Maddie-Frost.com  [https://www.maddie-frost.com/] Our theme music is So Happy by Scott Holmes you can find more of his music at scottholmesmusic.com [https://scottholmesmusic.com/]   Love the podcast and wanna support more episodes like this? Find Community Shoutouts, Merch and our Patreon here [https://linktr.ee/VerseShow]!!  Find us on Bluesky @joshmonkwords [https://twitter.com/JoshMonkwords], @brennajeanneret [https://twitter.com/BrennaJeanneret], and @jonseym0ur [https://twitter.com/JSeym0ur] as always, let us know what you think via a rating, review, or comment!

Team Versy is Brenna Jeanneret, children’s lit author, mother, rock climber, outdoors person, and podcaster, Josh Monken, children’s lit author, father, science communicator, and podcaster Jon Seymour, podcast wizard, author/illustrator and family man.  Our guest for this conversation was Maria Marianayagam. You can find Maria here [https://www.marianayagam.com/]. DON’T MISS AN EPISODE! Sign up for our newsletter here! [https://brennajeanneret.com/] This episode’s book reviews: If you want to be a part of the #KidlitForKamala movement or want more information click here [https://www.kirkusreviews.com/news-and-features/articles/authors-create-kidlit-for-kamala/]. SPIDER IN A WELL [https://www.harpercollins.com/products/spider-in-the-well-jess-hannigan?variant=41074401378338] by Jess Hannigan [https://www.instagram.com/jess.hgn/?hl=en]  THE NOTEBOOK KEEPER [https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/653640/the-notebook-keeper-by-stephen-briseno-illustrated-by-magdalena-mora/] by Stephen Briseño [https://www.instagram.com/stephen_briseno_writes/] and Magdalena Mora [https://www.instagram.com/magdalena.i.mora/] A SONG FOR NOLAN [https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/A-Song-for-Nolan/Rushie-Ellenwood/9781499815238] by Rushie Ellenwood [https://www.rushiewrites.com/about.html] and Sally Chen [https://salpalc.art/] The artwork for You May Contribute a Verse features our new quokka mascot, Versey, and was generously created by the great Maddie Frost! Find her on IG @hellomaddiefrost [https://www.instagram.com/hellomaddiefrost/]or on her website Maddie-Frost.com  [https://www.maddie-frost.com/] Our theme music is So Happy by Scott Holmes you can find more of his music at scottholmesmusic.com [https://scottholmesmusic.com/]   Love the podcast and wanna support more episodes like this? Find Community Shoutouts, Merch and our Patreon here [https://linktr.ee/VerseShow]!!  Find us on Bluesky @joshmonkwords [https://twitter.com/JoshMonkwords], @brennajeanneret [https://twitter.com/BrennaJeanneret], and @jonseym0ur [https://twitter.com/JSeym0ur] as always, let us know what you think via a rating, review, or comment! Thanks and see ya next time.  You May Contribute a Verse is a homespun production, produced, edited, recorded, conceptualized, and marketed by Josh Monken, Brenna Jeanneret, and Jon Seymour.

Bedrooms, bathrooms, and bookshelves. All other people's places we should be staying out of unless invited. Especially if you're a fascist. Martha Brockenbrough [https://martha-brockenbrough.squarespace.com/] is here! Talking Kidlit for Kamala, continuing children's lit education, and the frankly shocking number of books about bigfoot that one person can write. But mostly Kidlit for Kamala [https://www.facebook.com/groups/487583067211061]! A reminder from Martha: everything is political. All the things we take for granted, all the comforts and joys and holidays and benefits ingrained in our lives were things our forebears had to fight for until codified through political processes. Politics isn't the start of change, it's the end result of action. ------- DON’T MISS AN EPISODE! Sign up for our newsletter here! [https://brennajeanneret.com/] This episode’s book reviews: THE LAW OF BIRTHDAYS [https://cardinalrulepress.com/products/the-law-of-birthdays?srsltid=AfmBOooc8P34Iv6SOqzxwlcCsu_drWxO7vBzAKEs4BTbWUCcx_6b4JYz&variant=42239865454776] by Brenna [http://brennajeanneret.com]! Illustrated by Marina Kondrakhina [https://marinakondra.com/] A COSTUME FOR CHARLY [https://www.beamingbooks.com/store/product/9781506484051/A-Costume-for-Charly] by CK Malone [https://www.carlislemalonebooks.com/about], illustrated by Alejandra Barajas [https://www.advocate-art.com/alejandra-barajas] The artwork for You May Contribute a Verse features our quokka mascot Versey, and was generously created for us by the great Maddie Frost! Find her on IG @hellomaddiefrost  [https://www.instagram.com/hellomaddiefrost/]or on her website Maddie-Frost.com  [https://www.maddie-frost.com/] Our theme music is So Happy by Scott Holmes you can find more of his music at scottholmesmusic.com [https://scottholmesmusic.com/]   Love the podcast and wanna support more episodes like this? Find Community Shoutouts, Merch and our Patreon here [https://linktr.ee/VerseShow]!!  Find us on Bluesky @joshmonkwords [https://twitter.com/JoshMonkwords], @brennajeanneret [https://twitter.com/BrennaJeanneret], and @jonseym0ur [https://twitter.com/JSeym0ur] as always, let us know what you think via a rating, review, or comment!

Team Versy is Brenna Jeanneret, children’s lit author, mother, rock climber, outdoors person, and podcaster, Josh Monken, children’s lit author, father, science communicator, and podcaster Jon Seymour, podcast wizard, author/illustrator and family man.  Our guest for this conversation was Anita Yasuda. You can find Anita here [https://www.anitayasuda.com/]. DON’T MISS AN EPISODE! Sign up for our newsletter here! [https://brennajeanneret.com/] This episode’s book reviews: If you want to be a part of the #KidlitForKamala movement or want more information click here [https://www.kirkusreviews.com/news-and-features/articles/authors-create-kidlit-for-kamala/]. THE PRESIDENT OF THE JUNGLE [https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/608935/the-president-of-the-jungle-by-andre-rodrigues-larissa-ribeiro-paula-desgualdo-and-pedro-markun/]  by André Rodrigues, Larissa Ribeiro [https://www.instagram.com/museu_inventado/], Paula Desgualdo [https://www.instagram.com/pauladesgualdo/?hl=en], and illustrated by Pedro Markun [https://x.com/markun?lang=en] THE BOO BOOS OF BLUEBELL ELEMENTARY [https://www.chroniclebooks.com/products/boo-boos-of-bluebell-elementary?srsltid=AfmBOooyEvlxFdI54GM0AvRBiDUhqYzJYLKAXfCJ5YtXJK85RFAmZki5] written by Chelsea Lin Wallace [https://chelsealinwallace.com/]’s and illustrated by Alison Farrell [https://www.drawdrawdraw.com/] STRONG [https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/rob-kearney/strong/9780316292900/?lens=little-brown-books-for-young-readers] written by Rob Kearney [https://www.instagram.com/worlds_strongest_gay/?hl=en] and Eric Rosswood [https://ericrosswood.com/] illustrated by Nidhi Chanani [https://everydayloveart.com/] The artwork for You May Contribute a Verse features our new quokka mascot, Versey, and was generously created by the great Maddie Frost! Find her on IG @hellomaddiefrost [https://www.instagram.com/hellomaddiefrost/]or on her website Maddie-Frost.com  [https://www.maddie-frost.com/] Our theme music is So Happy by Scott Holmes you can find more of his music at scottholmesmusic.com [https://scottholmesmusic.com/]   Love the podcast and wanna support more episodes like this? Find Community Shoutouts, Merch and our Patreon here [https://linktr.ee/VerseShow]!!  Find us on Bluesky @joshmonkwords [https://twitter.com/JoshMonkwords], @brennajeanneret [https://twitter.com/BrennaJeanneret], and @jonseym0ur [https://twitter.com/JSeym0ur] as always, let us know what you think via a rating, review, or comment! Thanks and see ya next time.  You May Contribute a Verse is a homespun production, produced, edited, recorded, conceptualized, and marketed by Josh Monken, Brenna Jeanneret, and Jon Seymour.

All it takes is one person to believe in your work for you to break through this crazy industry. And all it takes is several hundred persons to listen to this interview with kind soul and skilled author Dianna Wilson Sirkovsky [https://x.com/DiannaWilson99]!  Dianna's books, James's Reading Rescue [https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58913779-james-reading-rescue]and Just One Pebble [https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/125879136-just-one-pebble-one-boy-s-quest-to-end-hunger], are kind acts of writing based on kind acts of goodness. Give them a read and get inspired! ------- DON’T MISS AN EPISODE! Sign up for our newsletter here! [https://brennajeanneret.com/] This episode’s book reviews: WE ARE DEFINITELY HUMAN [https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/201750777-we-are-definitely-human] by X Fang [https://www.xfang.studio/about] ON A MUSHROOM DAY [https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/196847426-on-a-mushroom-day] by Chris Baker [https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7924608.Chris_Baker], illustrated by Alexandra Finkeldey [https://artbyscatterbee.com/] JET THE CAT (IS NOT A CAT) [https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/55994756-jet-the-cat] by Phaea Crede [https://www.phaeacrede.com/], illustrated by Terry Runyan [https://www.terryrunyan.com/] The artwork for You May Contribute a Verse features our quokka mascot Versey, and was generously created for us by the great Maddie Frost! Find her on IG @hellomaddiefrost  [https://www.instagram.com/hellomaddiefrost/]or on her website Maddie-Frost.com  [https://www.maddie-frost.com/] Our theme music is So Happy by Scott Holmes you can find more of his music at scottholmesmusic.com [https://scottholmesmusic.com/]   Love the podcast and wanna support more episodes like this? Find Community Shoutouts, Merch and our Patreon here [https://linktr.ee/VerseShow]!!  Find us on Bluesky @joshmonkwords [https://twitter.com/JoshMonkwords], @brennajeanneret [https://twitter.com/BrennaJeanneret], and @jonseym0ur [https://twitter.com/JSeym0ur] as always, let us know what you think via a rating, review, or comment!