This One’s Dedicated To…. Web Series

Welcome to the 34th episode of “This One’s Dedicated to…,” in which Chris Barton and I share a quick conversation with author Saadia Faruqi about the dedication she wrote for her middle grade novel Yusuf Azeem Is Not a Hero (Quill Tree Books/HarperCollins, September 2021).

Welcome to the 33rd episode of “This One’s Dedicated to…,” in which Chris Barton and I share our quick conversation with author Angela Cervantes about the dedication she wrote for her middle grade novel Lety Out Loud (Scholastic Press, 2019), which was named a Pura Belpré Honor Book.

Welcome to the 32nd episode of “This One’s Dedicated to…,” in which Chris Barton and I share our quick conversation with author Kate Messner about the dedication she wrote for her New York Times bestselling picture book biography, Dr. Fauci: How a Boy from Brooklyn Became America’s Doctor (illustrated by Alexandra Bye; Simon & Schuster… Read more »

Welcome to the 31st episode of “This One’s Dedicated to…,” in which Chris Barton and I share our quick conversation with author Debbi Michiko Florence about the dedication she wrote for her middle grade novel Just Be Cool, Jenna Sakai (Scholastic Press, August 2021).

Welcome to the 30th episode of “This One’s Dedicated to…,” in which Chris Barton and I share our quick conversation with author Crystal Allen about the dedication she wrote for her middle grade novel The Laura Line (Balzer + Bray/HarperCollins, 2013).

Welcome to the 29th episode of “This One’s Dedicated to…,” in which Chris Barton and I share our quick conversation with bestselling children’s book creators Tom Angleberger and Cece Bell about the dedication they wrote for their chapter book Inspector Flytrap #1 (Amulet Books, 2016).

Welcome to the 28th episode of “This One’s Dedicated to…,” in which Chris Barton and I share our quick conversation with Children’s Literature Legacy Award-winning author Nikki Grimes about the dedication she wrote for her poetry collection Legacy: Women Poets of the Harlem Renaissance (Bloomsbury Children’s Books, January 2021).

Welcome to the 27th episode of “This One’s Dedicated to…,” in which Chris Barton and I share our quick conversation with graphic novelist and former National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature Gene Luen Yang about the dedication he wrote for his Michael L. Printz Honor Book Dragon Hoops (First Second, 2020).

Welcome to the 26th episode of “This One’s Dedicated to…,” in which Chris Barton and I share our quick conversation with author Liz Garton Scanlon and illustrator Kevan Atteberry about the dedications they wrote for their picture book, I Want a Boat! (Neal Porter Books/Holiday House, June 2021).