BookSmitten

Mentioned in this episode:
The Griffins of Castle Cary by Heather Shumaker
Stone Soup Magazine
It’s Okay Not to Share and Other Renegade Rules for Raising Competent and Compassionate Kids by Heather Shumaker
It’s Okay to Go Up the Slide: Renegade Rules for Raising Confident and Creative Kids by Heather Shumaker
Saving Arcadia: A Story of Conservation and Community in the Great Lakes by Heather Shumaker
Author E. Nesbit
Newfoundland Dog Breed Overview
Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators

Our Books for Children and Young Adults:
Flying Lessons & Other Stories Edited by Ellen Oh- Kelly’s short story in this middle grade anthology is “The Beans and Rice Chronicles of Isaiah Dunn.”
Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero by Kelly J. Baptist
The Electric Slide and Kai by Kelly J. Baptist; Illustrated by Darnell Johnson
See You in the Cosmos by Jack Cheng
Jumped In by Patrick Flores-Scott
American Road Trip by Patrick Flores-Scott
The Griffins of Castle Cary by Heather Shumaker

Find us online:
Kelly J. Baptist: kellyiswrite.com
Jack Cheng: jackcheng.com
Patrick Flores-Scott: patrickfloresscott.com
Heather Shumaker: heathershumaker.com

Email us [email protected]

Produced by Josie Schneider and Corey Schneider
Music by Duck Duck Chicken

Mentioned in this episode:
Rookie of the Year
Angels in the Outfield
The Sandlot
The Mighty Ducks
Author Matt Christopher
The Kid Who Only Hit Homers by Matt Christopher
Imagination Soup: A blog with resources for raising kids who love books!
A Struggling Reader Who Became a Reading Teacher and Writer: Patrick’s guest post on Imagination Soup
Pele, King of Soccer/El Rey de Fútbol by Monica Brown; Illustrated by Rudy Gutierrez
Undefeated: Jim Thorpe and the Carlisle Indian School Football Team by Steve Sheinkin
A Nation’s Hope: The Story of Boxing Legend Joe Louis by Matt de la Pena; Illustrated by Kadir Nelson
Takedown by Laura Shovan
The Last Fifth Grade of Emerson Elementary by Laura Shovan
The Harry Potter series: In reference to Heather’s mention of quidditch
Crash by Jerry Spinelli
Slam! by Walter Dean Meyers
The Mamba Mentality: How I Play by Kobe Bryant

Our Books for Children and Young Adults:
Flying Lessons & Other Stories Edited by Ellen Oh- Kelly’s short story in this middle grade anthology is “The Beans and Rice Chronicles of Isaiah Dunn.”
Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero by Kelly J. Baptist
The Electric Slide and Kai by Kelly J. Baptist; Illustrated by Darnell Johnson
See You in the Cosmos by Jack Cheng
Jumped In by Patrick Flores-Scott
American Road Trip by Patrick Flores-Scott
The Griffins of Castle Cary by Heather Shumaker

Find us online:
Kelly J. Baptist: kellyiswrite.com
Jack Cheng: jackcheng.com
Patrick Flores-Scott: patrickfloresscott.com
Heather Shumaker: heathershumaker.com

Email us [email protected]

Produced by Josie Schneider and Corey Schneider
Music by Duck Duck Chicken

Mentioned in this episode:
Calling the Water Drum by Latisha Redding; Illustrated by Aaron Boyd
The Librarian of Basra: A True Story from Iraq by Jeanette Winter
Out of Darkness by Ashley Hope Perez
Unspeakable: The Tulsa Race Massacre by Carole Boston Weatherford; Illustrated by Floyd Cooper
Box: Henry Brown Mails Himself to Freedom by Carole Boston Weatherford; Illustrated by Michele Wood
Ghost Boys by Jewell Parker Rhodes
The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
All American Boys by Jason Reynolds and Brendan Kiely
Killing of Tamir Rice
Emmett Till Murder
Killing of Aiyana Stanley Jones
Tell Me About Sex, Grandma by Anastasia Higginbotham
Ordinary Terrible Things Series by Anastasia Higginbotham
Graphic Novelist Jerry Craft
Hotel Rwanda
Ghost, Volume 1 by Jason Reynolds
March: Book One by John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, and Nate Powell

Our Books for Children and Young Adults:
Flying Lessons & Other Stories Edited by Ellen Oh- Kelly’s short story in this middle grade anthology is “The Beans and Rice Chronicles of Isaiah Dunn.”
Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero by Kelly J. Baptist
The Electric Slide and Kai by Kelly J. Baptist; Illustrated by Darnell Johnson
See You in the Cosmos by Jack Cheng
Jumped In by Patrick Flores-Scott
American Road Trip by Patrick Flores-Scott
The Griffins of Castle Cary by Heather Shumaker

Find us online:
Kelly J. Baptist: kellyiswrite.com
Jack Cheng: jackcheng.com
Patrick Flores-Scott: patrickfloresscott.com
Heather Shumaker: heathershumaker.com

Email us [email protected]

Produced by Josie Schneider and Corey Schneider
Music by Duck Duck Chicken

Mentioned in this episode:
Author Paula Yoo:
Website
Instagram
Youtube
IMDB
Paula’s Books:
From a Whisper to a Rallying Cry: The Killing of Vincent Chin and the Trial That Galvanized the Asian American Movement
Good Enough
Sixteen Seconds: The Sammy Lee Story
Shining Star: The Anna May Wong Story
Atlanta Spa Shootings
Charlotte’s Web by E. B. White
Lee & Low New Voices Award: Paula was the 2003 Winner
American Citizens for Justice
Megan Thee Stallion’s Donation to Asian Americans Advancing Justice
Southeast Symphony
Nathan Cole’s Violympics
Olympic Boulevard: Paula’s new television pilot
@OreoTheCatYoo: Follow Paula’s cat on Twitter

Our Books for Children and Young Adults:
Flying Lessons & Other Stories Edited by Ellen Oh- Kelly’s short story in this middle grade anthology is “The Beans and Rice Chronicles of Isaiah Dunn.”
Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero by Kelly J. Baptist
The Electric Slide and Kai by Kelly J. Baptist; Illustrated by Darnell Johnson
See You in the Cosmos by Jack Cheng
Jumped In by Patrick Flores-Scott
American Road Trip by Patrick Flores-Scott
The Griffins of Castle Cary by Heather Shumaker

Find us online:
Kelly J. Baptist: kellyiswrite.com
Jack Cheng: jackcheng.com
Patrick Flores-Scott: patrickfloresscott.com
Heather Shumaker: heathershumaker.com

Email us [email protected]

Produced by Josie Schneider and Corey Schneider
Music by Duck Duck Chicken

Mentioned in this episode:
American Road Trip by Patrick Flores-Scott
See You in the Cosmos by Jack Cheng
Walter De Maria, “The Lightning Field”
The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt
American Road Trip Webtoon by Patrick Flores-Scott; Art by Little Corvus
Going Bovine by Libba Bray
Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien
Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail by Cheryl Strayed
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain

Our Books for Children and Young Adults:

Flying Lessons & Other Stories Edited by Ellen Oh- Kelly’s short story in this middle grade anthology is “The Beans and Rice Chronicles of Isaiah Dunn.”
Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero by Kelly J. Baptist
The Electric Slide and Kai by Kelly J. Baptist; Illustrated by Darnell Johnson
See You in the Cosmos by Jack Cheng
Jumped In by Patrick Flores-Scott
American Road Trip by Patrick Flores-Scott
The Griffins of Castle Cary by Heather Shumaker

Find us online:
Kelly J. Baptist: kellyiswrite.com
Jack Cheng: jackcheng.com
Patrick Flores-Scott: patrickfloresscott.com
Heather Shumaker: heathershumaker.com

Email us [email protected]

Produced by Josie Schneider and Corey Schneider
Music by Duck Duck Chicken

Mentioned in this episode:
Cooperative Children’s Book Center (CCBC) Diversity Statistics
“An Updated Look at Diversity in Children’s Books” :This School Library Journal article includes the infographic discussed in the episode.
Author Walter Dean Myers
Author Mildred D. Taylor
Zootopia
Princess Academy by Shannon Hale
Lee and Low Books’ Diversity Baseline Study: This Lee and Low blog post explains the most recent study in great detail.
We Need Diverse Books Internship Grant Program
Cynthia Leitich Smith’s Native-focused Heartdrum Imprint
Heartdrum’s Winter 2021 Brochure
A history of the #OwnVoices movement and an FAQ with author Corrine Duyvis who coined the term can be found here.
Poet and author Elizabeth Acevedo
Author Isabel Quintero

Our Books for Children and Young Adults:
Flying Lessons & Other Stories Edited by Ellen Oh- Kelly’s short story in this middle grade anthology is “The Beans and Rice Chronicles of Isaiah Dunn.”
Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero by Kelly J. Baptist
The Electric Slide and Kai by Kelly J. Baptist; Illustrated by Darnell Johnson
See You in the Cosmos by Jack Cheng
Jumped In by Patrick Flores-Scott
American Road Trip by Patrick Flores-Scott
The Griffins of Castle Cary by Heather Shumaker

Find us online:
Kelly J. Baptist: kellyiswrite.com
Jack Cheng: jackcheng.com
Patrick Flores-Scott: patrickfloresscott.com
Heather Shumaker: heathershumaker.com

Email us [email protected]

Produced by Josie Schneider and Corey Schneider
Music by Duck Duck Chicken

Mentioned in this episode:

Flying Lessons & Other Stories Edited by Ellen Oh
Kelly’s short story in this middle grade anthology is “The Beans and Rice Chronicles of Isaiah Dunn.”

Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero by Kelly J. Baptist

The Electric Slide and Kai by Kelly J. Baptist; Illustrated by Darnell Johnson

We Need Diverse Books
WNDB Announced the Winner of its First Short Story Contest, Kelly J. Baptist

Hannah Mann, Kelly’s agent with Writers House

Find us online:
Kelly J. Baptist: kellyiswrite.com
Jack Cheng: jackcheng.com
Patrick Flores-Scott: patrickfloresscott.com
Heather Shumaker: heathershumaker.com

Email us [email protected]

Produced by Josie Schneider and Corey Schneider
Music by Duck Duck Chicken

Mentioned in this episode:

The Electric Slide and Kai by Kelly J. Baptist; Illustrated by Darnell Johnson

The Electric Slide and Kai Book Trailer

Illustrator Darnell Johnson

Power Up by Sam Nisson; Illustrated by Darnell Johnson

New Voices Award: Lee & Low Books’ annual award for a children’s picture book manuscript by a writer of color or Native/Indigenous writer. Kelly was the 2018 New Voices Award Honor recipient.

The Electric Slide and Kai Kirkus Review

Find us online:
Kelly J. Baptist: kellyiswrite.com
Jack Cheng: jackcheng.com
Patrick Flores-Scott: patrickfloresscott.com
Heather Shumaker: heathershumaker.com

Email us [email protected]

Produced by Josie Schneider and Corey Schneider
Music by Duck Duck Chicken

Books mentioned (affiliate links):
When My Name Was Keoko, by Linda Sue Park
A Single Shard, by Linda Sue Park
The Adventures of Captain Underpants, by Dav Pilkey
Raina Telgemeier’s graphic novels
Roller Girl, by Victoria Jamieson
When Stars Are Scattered, by Victoria Jamieson & Omar Mohamed
New Kid, by Jerry Craft
Class Act, by Jerry Craft
The Outsiders, by S.E. Hinton
Hair Love, by Matthew A. Cherry
Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut, by Derrick Barnes
American Born Chinese, by Gene Yang
When You Reach Me, by Rebecca Stead
Liar and Spy, by Rebecca Stead
The Hate U Give, by Angie Thomas
On the Come Up, by Angie Thomas
Charlotte’s Web, by E.B. White
Gregor the Overlander, by Suzanne Collins
See You in the Cosmos, by our very own Jack Cheng
For Black Girls Like Me, by Mariama J. Lockington
Panda-Monium, by Stuart Gibbs

See You on the Bookshelf: The Audiobook, Jack Cheng's podcast about creating the audiobook for 'See You in the Cosmos'

Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators: scbwi.org

SCBWI-Michigan Chapter

Find us online:
Kelly J. Baptist: kellyiswrite.com
Jack Cheng: jackcheng.com
Patrick Flores-Scott: patrickfloresscott.com
Heather Shumaker: heathershumaker.com

Produced by Josie Schneider and Corey Schneider
Music by Duck Duck Chicken

Books mentioned (affiliate links):
See You In the Cosmos, by Jack Cheng
The Griffins of Castle Cary, by Heather Shumaker
Jumped In, by Patrick Flores-Scott
American Road Trip, by Patrick Flores-Scott
Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero, by Kelly J. Baptist
The Electric Slide and Kai, by Kelly J. Baptist
A Series of Unfortunate Events, by Lemony Snicket

Find us online:
Kelly J. Baptist: kellyiswrite.com
Jack Cheng: jackcheng.com
Patrick Flores-Scott: patrickfloresscott.com
Heather Shumaker: heathershumaker.com

Produced by Josie Schneider and Corey Schneider
Music by Duck Duck Chicken