This One’s Dedicated To…. Web Series

Welcome to the 15th episode of “This One’s Dedicated to…,” in which Chris Barton and I share our quick conversation with author Baptiste Paul about the dedications in his picture books To Carnival! A Celebration in Saint Lucia (illustrated by Jana Glatt; Barefoot Books, April 2021) and Peace (co-written with Miranda Paul; illustrated by Estelí… Read more »

Welcome to the 14th episode of “This One’s Dedicated to…,” in which Chris Barton and I share our quick conversation with three-time Newbery Honoree Jennifer L. Holm about the dedication in her middle grade novel The Lion of Mars (Random House Children’s Books, January 2021).

Welcome to the 13th episode of “This One’s Dedicated to…,” in which Chris Barton and I share our quick conversation with author Kao Kalia Yang about the dedication in her picture book The Most Beautiful Thing (illustrated by Khoa Le; Carolrhoda Books/Lerner Publishing, 2020).

Welcome to the 12th episode of “This One’s Dedicated to…,” in which Chris Barton and I share our quick conversation with author Cynthia Leitich Smith about the dedication in her picture book Jingle Dancer (illustrated by Cornelius Van Wright and Ying-Hwa Hu; reissued in paperback in February 2021 by Heartdrum, the new HarperCollins imprint co-founded… Read more »

Welcome to the 11th episode of “This One’s Dedicated to…,” in which Chris Barton and I share our quick conversation with author and illustrator Stephen Shaskan about the dedication in his graphic novel chapter book Pizza and Taco: Best Party Ever! (Random House Books for Young Readers, 2021).

Welcome to the 10th episode of “This One’s Dedicated to…,” in which Chris Barton and I share our quick conversation with author Traci Sorell about the dedication in her nonfiction picture book Classified: The Secret Career of Mary Golda Ross, Cherokee Aerospace Engineer (illustrated by Natasha Donovan; Millbrook Press/Lerner Publishing, 2021).

Welcome to the ninth episode of “This One’s Dedicated to…,” in which Chris Barton and I share our quick conversation with author Miranda Paul about the dedication in her picture book Speak Up (illustrated by Ebony Glenn; HMH Books for Young Readers, 2020).

Welcome to the eighth episode of “This One’s Dedicated to…,” in which Chris Barton and I share our quick conversation with author Karina Yan Glaser about the dedication in her middle grade novel The Vanderbeekers Lost and Found (HMH Books for Young Readers, 2020).

Welcome to the seventh episode of “This One’s Dedicated to…,” in which Chris Barton and I share our quick conversation with author Kyle Lukoff about the dedication in his early reader Call Me Max (Reycraft Books, 2019).

Welcome to the sixth episode of “This One’s Dedicated to…,” in which Chris Barton and I share our quick conversation with author Dashka Slater about the dedication in her middle grade novel The Book of Fatal Errors (FSG Books for Young Readers, 2020).