Welcome to the 35th episode of “This One’s Dedicated to…,” in which Chris Barton and I share a quick conversation with author and illustrator Divya Srinivasan about the dedication she wrote for her picture book What I Am (Viking Books for Young Readers, August 2021).
Saadia Faruqi – “This One’s Dedicated to…”
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).
Angela Cervantes – “This One’s Dedicated to…”
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.
Kate Messner – “This One’s Dedicated to…”
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 Books for Young Readers, June 2021).
Debbi Michiko Florence – “This One’s Dedicated to…”
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).
Crystal Allen – “This One’s Dedicated to…”
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).
Tom Angleberger and Cece Bell – “This One’s Dedicated to…”
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).
Nikki Grimes – “This One’s Dedicated to…”
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).
Gene Luen Yang – “This One’s Dedicated to…”
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).
“This One’s Dedicated to…” montage #1
Enjoy this sampler of dedications read by some of the first 30 or so authors and illustrators who have been guests on “This One’s Dedicated to…,” which is hosted by Chris and me and focuses on the dedications in books for young readers.
