The Story Seeds Podcast is back with a special episode to raise awareness for childhood cancer. Meet nine-year old Jocelyn and her personal story seed about a super dog named Sally who helps a girl with cancer feel better. Her author match: Newbery Award winning Katherine Applegate. A Webby-nominated episode!
Read MorePriyanka and Riya are best friends. Morgan and Mercedes are daughter and mother. They are just four of the voices you will hear in this montage of eight short interviews created by kids ages 8-15 during the inaugural Story Seeds On Air Summer 2021 Podcasting Camp where aspiring podcasters learned from expert guests and each other the art and technical skills they need to amplify their voices and broadcast their ideas into community conversations big and small.
Read MoreThis week's episode features 12 year old Irthan and his story seed about an earthworm that turns into a human every 28 days, on the night of a full moon. Irthan’s author match: Jason Reynolds, the National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature. Jason’s latest book is Stamped: Racism, Anti-Racism, and You: A Remix of the National Book Award-winning Stamped from the Beginning by Dr. Ibram X. Kendi
Read MoreThis week's episode features Keshav and his fractured fairytale story seed about a cow who’s made her house from ice cream, a bunny who’s house is made from chocolate, a fox with a home from hot chili peppers, and a big bad wolf that wants to eat it all–house and those that live within. Keshav’s author match: Bil Lepp, professional storyteller and author of the 2014 PEN award-winning picture book, The King of Little Things.
Read MoreThis week's episode features Sulaf and her story seed about a young Arab-American girl who looks like Sulaf and who finds herself at the center of a mystery at the theatre where she works. Her author match: Susan Muaddi Darraj author of the debut middle grade series Farah Rocks.
Read MoreThis week's episode features Amalia and her story seed about about an athletic girl named Joy and her magical relationship with the oak tree in her backyard. Her author match: New York Times best-selling author, Tracey Baptiste
Read MoreThis week's episode features twins Siri and Zarana and their story seed about about a magic paintbrush that makes whatever you paint, real! Maybe too real! Their author match: Carlos Hernandez, author of one of Kirkus’ Best Books of 2019 Sal and Gabi Break the Universe
Read MoreThis week's episode features Liyana and her story seed about a girl, who doesn’t fit into her family of celebrities, gets a magic mirror from a fairy. Her author match: Rajani LaRocca, author of one of Kirkus’ Best Books of 2019 Midsummer’s Mayhem.
Read MoreThis week's episode features Cici and her story seed about a new neighborhood superhero: Electric Kitty. Her author match: Aram Kim, author and illustrator of Bank Street's Best Children's Book of 2018 No Kimchi for Me.
Read MoreThis week's episode features Jasper and his story seed about a 74 foot tall detective. His author match: Chris Grabenstein, author of the NYTimes bestselling Mr. Lemoncello’s Library series.
Read MoreThis week's episode features 10 year old Willa and her story seed about a girl who has to make the switch from homeschool to public school. Her author match: Veera Hiranandani, author of the 2019 Newbery Honor winning novel The Night Diary.
Read MoreIn this special PSA for The Story Seeds Podcast, Jason Reynolds gives kids (and grownups!) eight tips for fighting germs and staying healthy, plus an example of a recipe homemade hand sanitizer.
Read MoreOn this episode, best-selling author of the My Weird School series, Dan Gutman and 11 year old Hannah Reirson hash out Hannah’s story idea at Dear Mama Coffee on the Columbia University science campus in New York City.
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