Quarto Author Chats

Abbey Williams, author of An ABC of Families, is today's guest, and she's here to talk about the power of board books to connect children and caregivers, especially when children can see themselves and their families represented. Learn more about An ABC of Families and purchase your copy here. Visit Abbey Williams on Instagram here.

Today we're talking to Zoë Tucker, author of the new Friends Change the World series. The first two books, The Supremes and The Beatles published earlier this year, and with two more coming out this fall and more on the way, there is literally no subject off-limits when it comes to friendship! Learn more about the Friends Change the World series and purchase your copy here. Visit Zoë Tucker online here.

Today we get Emily Hawkins and Jessica Roux talking about their first book together, A NATURAL HISTORY OF FAIRIES!This enchantingly illustrated natural history of fairies, compiled in the 1920s by the botanist Professor Elsie Arbour for her niece, is now unveiled for readers of today. Featuring a gold foil–embossed cloth cover, a ribbon marker, and sprayed gold edges, this gorgeous volume is filled with colorful sketches and precise notes detailing the secret life of fairies and their important role in the natural world.

Maria Isabel Sánchez Vegara breaks down the Little People, BIG DREAMS series on today's episode of Quarto Author Chats.Discover the lives of outstanding people, from designers and artists to scientists and activists. All of them achieved incredible things, yet each began life as a child with a dream. Told as a story, with a facts and photos section at the back, this sweet series for kids celebrates triumph over adversity through some of history’s favorite characters.Now with more than 2.2 million copies sold worldwide, the series continues to grow and expand, introducing children around the world to artists, trailblazers, and dreamers who each made a big impact in the world around them.

Author-illustrator Aura Lewis and author Evan Sargent discuss the importance of modernizing our understanding of The Constitution, a document at the bedrock of US Politics.With the 2020 Presidential election around the corner, there has never been a better time to take a closer look at the Constitution. Inquisitive minds will have their questions vividly answered – and new ones raised – by a mix of striking illustrations and clear, engaging text in We the People: The United States Constitution Explored and Explained.

Actress, playwright, author, and former television presenter Cerrie Burnell stops by Author Chats to talk about her stunning, inclusive, and diverse book I AM NOT A LABEL.In I Am Not a Label, meet 34 artists, thinkers, athletes, and activists with disabilities, from past and present. From Frida Kahlo to Stephen Hawking, find out how these iconic figures have overcome obstacles, owned their differences, and paved the way for others by making their bodies and minds work for them.

Travel around the world from the comfort of home with books from some star authors!  Kate Siber, author of National Parks of the USA and the forthcoming 50 Adventures in the 50 States Gabrielle Balkan, author of The 50 States series Megan C Hayes, author of The Happiness Passport: A world tour of joyful living in 50 words and The Serenity Passport: A world tour of peaceful living in 30 words

Unplugged & Organic Nature Play for Families panel featuring Rachel Jepson Wolf, Monica Wiedel-Lubinski, Karen Madigan, and Nick Neddo Karen Madigan and Monica Wiedel-Lubinski, co-authors of Nature Play Workshop for FamiliesNick Neddo, creator of The Organic Artist for KidsRachel Jepson Wolf, author of The Unplugged Family Activity Book

Dig deeper into ADVENTURES IN ENGINEERING FOR KIDS with author Brett Schilke! Explore the future through problem solving, design thinking, and engineering in a science-fact world that most parents and kids don’t yet know exists!This adventure takes readers on an epic journey: humans are leaving Earth, arriving at a new planet, and creating the first settlement there, City X. It’s a journey of historic proportions, to a fledgling city on a distant planet, where humanity has a chance to start fresh and design a future that works for everyone. In settling another planet, humans discover a host of challenges, much like those faced on Earth: Challenges related to issues of energy, environment, transportation, security, food, safety, and health. Empowered by design thinking and advanced technology, their problems are to be solved by a vast team of young designers on Earth (your children!).

Jessica Sanders, author, advocate, and social worker, stops by to talk about body positivity and self-love with her debut LOVE YOUR BODY: YOUR BODY CAN DO AMAZING THINGS...What if every young girl loved her body? Love Your Body encourages you to admire and celebrate your body for all the amazing things it can do (like laugh, cry, hug, and feel) and to help you see that you are so much more than your body. Love Your Body introduces the language of self-love and self-care to help build resilience, while representing and celebrating diverse bodies, encouraging you to appreciate your uniqueness.

Kitchen Pantry Scientist extraordinaire Liz Lee Heinecke stops by the podcast to talk about the first book in the Kitchen Pantry Scientist series, CHEMISTRY FOR KIDS!Replicate a chemical reaction similar to one Marie Curie used to purify radioactive elements! Distill perfume using a method created in ancient Mesopotamia by a woman named Tapputi! Aspiring chemists will discover these and more amazing role models and memorable experiments in Chemistry for Kids, the debut book of The Kitchen Pantry Scientist series.

A feminist, author, activist, and all-around brilliant person, Jamia Wilson expertly explores the difficult questions kids ask in our latest podcast episode about Jamia's latest book BIG IDEAS FOR YOUNG THINKERS!What is justice? What is freedom? What is bias? ... And who gets to have big ideas? This book teaches children to think critically and discuss ideas in a world that needs bright young thinkers. Drawing on influences from ancient Greeks right up to modern-day American writers, the idea of philosophy – and who gets to have big ideas – is reimagined.

We're ringing in 2020 by talking to debut children's book author Tiffany Jewell about THIS BOOK IS ANTI-RACIST!Who are you? What is racism? Where does it come from? Why does it exist? What can you do to disrupt it? Learn about social identities, the history of racism and resistance against it, and how you can use your anti-racist lens and voice to move the world toward equity and liberation.

With the holidays just around the bend we are excited to talk to Christopher Corr, illustrator of THE LITTLE FIR TREE, originally written by Hans Christian Anderson.Deep in the forest, there lived a beautiful little fir tree who longed to see the world. When the tree is taken to town at Christmas, it feels like all his dreams have come true. But what will happen the day after? Find out in this beautifully illustrated modern retelling of Hans Christian Andersen’s festive tale.

As a special treat, today we are interviewing Vita Murrow in-house! Vita is the author of HIGH-FIVE TO THE HERO and POWER TO THE PRINCESS.What if heroes were celebrated for the power of their hearts instead of their swords? In this stunning anthology – elegantly presented in a green, clothbound hard cover with gold-toned metallic debossing – 15 favorite fairytales have been retold for a new generation.

For our very first episode our host talks to debut trade author Kathryn Hulick. Kathryn created the book STRANGE BUT TRUE: 10 OF THE WORLD'S GREATEST MYSTERIES EXPLAINED, illustrated by Gordy Wright.Prepare to have your mind blown! As you explore ten of the world's greatest unsolved mysteries, you'll witness a UFO encounter, search for the lost city of Atlantis, tour a haunted house and discover the kraken's true form. Along the way, you'll use the scientific method and sharp thinking to separate fact from fiction and explain the unexplainable.