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In This Podcast with Andrew Hacket
Jun 16, 2026
56m 56s
The Sad Moment that Started It All with Jessica Milo
Jun 2, 2026
1h 01m 06s
Rachel Michelle Wilson's A Communicator
May 19, 2026
1h 02m 47s
Quiet Activism with Joan Marie Galat
May 5, 2026
46m 24s
Une Episode Avec Andrea Caulfield
Apr 21, 2026
55m 57s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
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| 6/16/26 | In This Podcast with Andrew Hacket | Andrew Hacket is back to discuss his book In This Classroom and his ongoing Leonardo DiCaprio-style work with Red Comet Press! His is the ultimate champagne pass success story and we hope you enjoy! _________ This episode’s book reviews: RAMP IT UP, words by Katrina Tangen, pictures by Wendy Wen THE RARE BIRD by Elisha Cooper _________ The artwork for You May Contribute a Verse features our quokka mascot, Versey, and was generously created by the great Maddie Frost! Find her on IG @hellomaddiefrost or on her website Maddie-Frost.com Our theme music is So Happy by Scott Holmes. You can find more of his music at scottholmesmusic.com Love the podcast and wanna support more episodes like this? Find Community Shoutouts, Merch and our Patreon here!! Find us on Bluesky @joshmonkwords, @brennajeanneret, and @jonseym0ur and as always, let us know what you think via a rating, review, or comment! | 56m 56s | ||||||
| 6/2/26 | The Sad Moment that Started It All with Jessica Milo | Here's to Cowboy! Jessica Milo is here. We talk (way too late) about her debut book My Pony Wonder, how she came up and with whom, and most importantly, Uber for Unicorns. Despite the episode title, this is a really fun chat! _________ This episode’s book reviews: KICKS IN THE SKY by CG Esperanza THE GHOST WHO SAVED HALLOWEEN, words by Jen Anyong, pictures by Kaly Quarles _________ The artwork for You May Contribute a Verse features our quokka mascot, Versey, and was generously created by the great Maddie Frost! Find her on IG @hellomaddiefrost or on her website Maddie-Frost.com Our theme music is So Happy by Scott Holmes. You can find more of his music at scottholmesmusic.com Love the podcast and wanna support more episodes like this? Find Community Shoutouts, Merch and our Patreon here!! Find us on Bluesky @joshmonkwords, @brennajeanneret, and @jonseym0ur and as always, let us know what you think via a rating, review, or comment! | 1h 01m 06s | ||||||
| 5/19/26 | Rachel Michelle Wilson's A Communicator | How to pee your pants, the Rachel Michelle Wilson way! Rachel was a delight and if you don't know her work, you do now. She's got hustle, she's got skills, she's got bubble wrap and ghosts (but no play dates). Since we last talked in August, aside from her books To Catch a Ghost and How to Pee Your Pants (the Right Way), she's also announced How to Escape a Playdate, out October 13! _________ This episode’s book reviews: Mike Mongo's ASTRONAUT INSTRUCTION MANUAL GROUCHO THE GROUCHY GROUNDHOG (VOLUME 2): THE TERRIFYING TURNIP TAKEOVER! by Lydia Lukidis and Tara Hannon HOW TO PEE YOUR PANTS (THE RIGHT WAY) by Rachel Michelle Wilson _________ The artwork for You May Contribute a Verse features our quokka mascot, Versey, and was generously created by the great Maddie Frost! Find her on IG @hellomaddiefrost or on her website Maddie-Frost.com Our theme music is So Happy by Scott Holmes. You can find more of his music at scottholmesmusic.com Love the podcast and wanna support more episodes like this? Find Community Shoutouts, Merch and our Patreon here!! Find us on Bluesky @joshmonkwords, @brennajeanneret, and @jonseym0ur and as always, let us know what you think via a rating, review, or comment! | 1h 02m 47s | ||||||
| 5/5/26 | Quiet Activism with Joan Marie Galat✨ | quiet activismchildren's literature+3 | Joan Marie Galat | Maddie FrostScott Holmes | — | Joan Marie Galatchildren's books+3 | — | 46m 24s | |
| 4/21/26 | Une Episode Avec Andrea Caulfield✨ | language learningpublishing+3 | Andrea Caulfield | Denver Public SchoolsVoces Digital+3 | — | language learningquadrilingual+5 | — | 55m 57s | |
| 4/7/26 | There's a Stan Yan in the Basement✨ | comicsillustration+3 | Stan Yan | scottholmesmusic.comThere's a Zombie in the Basement+3 | — | Stan Yancomics+3 | — | 50m 45s | |
| 3/24/26 | Ocean's Heart, Land's Heart with Jilanne Hoffman✨ | children's literaturebook reviews+3 | Jilanne Hoffman | Maddie FrostThe Ocean's Heart+2 | — | Jilanne HoffmanThe Ocean's Heart+3 | — | 1h 04m 57s | |
| 3/10/26 | Literary Manager Lindsey Aduskevich, After All These Years✨ | literary managementagenting+3 | Lindsey Aduskevich | Martin LiteraryDUCK, DUCK, GOOSE+2 | — | literary agentbook reviews+3 | — | 56m 10s | |
| 2/27/26 | Winsome Bingham on Friday!✨ | editorial voicelyricism+5 | Winsome Bingham | ReycraftMaddie Frost+8 | — | Winsome BinghamOn Fridays+5 | — | 1h 11m 27s | |
| 2/24/26 | Right Moves and Mistakes with Jason Griffin✨ | visual artchildren's literature+3 | Jason Griffin | Maddie FrostAin't Burned All the Bright+5 | — | Jason Griffinchildren's books+3 | — | 59m 22s | |
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| 2/10/26 | Jess Yoon's Jeong✨ | children's literatureK-Pop+3 | Jess Yoon | BlackpinkYou May Contribute A Verse+4 | — | Jess Yoonchildren's books+3 | — | 50m 03s | |
| 1/27/26 | Abominable Steph Lau!✨ | book reviewschildren's literature+3 | Steph Lau | You May Contribute a Versescottholmesmusic.com+5 | — | children's booksbook reviews+5 | — | 53m 32s | |
| 1/13/26 | AI Incidents and Control Freaks with Jan (J.E.) Thomas✨ | AIwriting+4 | Jan (J.E.) Thomas | Maddie FrostScott Holmes+2 | — | AIwriting+4 | — | 59m 05s | |
| 12/30/25 | It's Not A Book Until It's A Book with Matt Forrest Esenwine✨ | children's literaturepoetry+3 | Matt Forrest Esenwine | You May Contribute A VerseMaddie Frost+1 | — | Matt Forrest EsenwineA Universe of Rainbows+3 | — | 1h 08m 20s | |
| 12/16/25 | Karyn Friedman-Everham Captivates! | Karyn Friedman-Everham (Josh's agent sibling - hi, Joyce!) has a fascinating story that's a little bit backwards from how most of us approach our debuts, but that's what makes her story fascinating and very endearing! Her 2024 debut was Otter Oughta Know, followed in October 2025 by Chesed. Two different paths, one cool convo! _________ This episode’s book reviews: NUNU AND THE SEA by Isabella Kung ERNO RUBIK AND HIS MAGIC CUBE by Kerry Aradhya, illustrated by Kara Kramer The artwork for You May Contribute a Verse features our quokka mascot, Versey, and was generously created by the great Maddie Frost! Find her on IG @hellomaddiefrost or on her website Maddie-Frost.com Our theme music is So Happy by Scott Holmes. You can find more of his music at scottholmesmusic.com Love the podcast and wanna support more episodes like this? Find Community Shoutouts, Merch and our Patreon here!! Find us on Bluesky @joshmonkwords, @brennajeanneret, and @jonseym0ur and as always, let us know what you think via a rating, review, or comment! | 41m 57s | ||||||
| 12/2/25 | Allison and Rafael Rozo's Great Big World | It's been almost five years and THIS is our first episode that includes a singalong? Today it's Rafael and Allison Rozo day! Check out Diego Fuego the Firefighting Dragon, out July 2025, and Unique Like You, out September 2025! Allison and Rafael are a delight and we hope you enjoy getting to know them as much as we did! _________ This episode’s book reviews: THE FABULOUS FANNIE FARMER by Emma Bland Smith, illustrated by Susan Reagan THE A-TO-Z TEACHING TOOLKIT by Alicia Meyers The artwork for You May Contribute a Verse features our quokka mascot, Versey, and was generously created by the great Maddie Frost! Find her on IG @hellomaddiefrost or on her website Maddie-Frost.com Our theme music is So Happy by Scott Holmes. You can find more of his music at scottholmesmusic.com Love the podcast and wanna support more episodes like this? Find Community Shoutouts, Merch and our Patreon here!! Find us on Bluesky @joshmonkwords, @brennajeanneret, and @jonseym0ur and as always, let us know what you think via a rating, review, or comment! | 1h 00m 54s | ||||||
| 11/18/25 | Close Your Eyes and Jump with Alicia Meyers! | We've known Alicia Meyers since we were all three kidlit babies back in pandemic days when we had no idea what we were doing! Josh still doesn't know what he's doing. Long live Totally Funny Critique Group! Alicia's educational book The A-to-Z Teaching Toolkit came out this month (November 2025) and we're eagerly awaiting her picture book debut Tic-Errific Me, coming next June! Alicia hustles. And also rocks a mean teddy bear Halloween costume (check out her socials for evidence). _________ This episode’s book reviews: ALL MY STRIPES by Shaina Rudolph and Danielle Royer, illustrated by Jennifer Zivoin ZOMBEES by Justin Colon, illustrated by Kaly Quarles THE WORLD'S BEST CLASS PLANT by Audrey Vernick and Liz Garton Scanlon, illustrated by Lynnor Bontiago The artwork for You May Contribute a Verse features our quokka mascot, Versey, and was generously created by the great Maddie Frost! Find her on IG @hellomaddiefrost or on her website Maddie-Frost.com Our theme music is So Happy by Scott Holmes. You can find more of his music at scottholmesmusic.com Love the podcast and wanna support more episodes like this? Find Community Shoutouts, Merch and our Patreon here!! Find us on Bluesky @joshmonkwords, @brennajeanneret, and @jonseym0ur and as always, let us know what you think via a rating, review, or comment! | 56m 07s | ||||||
| 11/4/25 | Ainissa Ramirez's SPARK! | Ainissa Ramirez has something in common with the subject of her debut picture book, Jim West, inventor of the microphone: the passion, the drive, and the creative spark to turn her commitment into her reality. It was an honor to talk to Ainissa, and if you want to hear more of her voice, listen to her podcast Science Underground, or maybe her TEDx Talk! _________ This episode’s book reviews: THE WALK, by Winsome Bingham, illustrated by E.B. Lewis EVERY MONDAY MABEL, by Jashar Awan The artwork for You May Contribute a Verse features our quokka mascot, Versey, and was generously created by the great Maddie Frost! Find her on IG @hellomaddiefrost or on her website Maddie-Frost.com Our theme music is So Happy by Scott Holmes. You can find more of his music at scottholmesmusic.com Love the podcast and wanna support more episodes like this? Find Community Shoutouts, Merch and our Patreon here!! Find us on Bluesky @joshmonkwords, @brennajeanneret, and @jonseym0ur and as always, let us know what you think via a rating, review, or comment! | 53m 27s | ||||||
| 10/21/25 | Nathan Christopher Works Well Under Pressure... | ...but doesn't work otherwise? We take issue with that part. But either way: enjoy this conversation with PB Workshop-creator, writer of When Santa Wrote Back!, and wearer of cool glasses Nathan Christopher! -------- This episode’s book reviews: FLY GUY VS THE FLYSWATTER by Tedd Arnold THE MUSHROOM OF DOOM by Becky Davies and Thomas Elliott WANDA HEARS THE STARS by Amy S Hanson and Wanda Diaz Merced, illustrated by Rocio Arreola Mendoza The artwork for You May Contribute a Verse features our quokka mascot, Versey, and was generously created by the great Maddie Frost! Find her on IG @hellomaddiefrost or on her website Maddie-Frost.com Our theme music is So Happy by Scott Holmes. You can find more of his music at scottholmesmusic.com Love the podcast and wanna support more episodes like this? Find Community Shoutouts, Merch and our Patreon here!! Find us on Bluesky @joshmonkwords, @brennajeanneret, and @jonseym0ur and as always, let us know what you think via a rating, review, or comment! | 54m 28s | ||||||
| 10/7/25 | Surrender to Lydia Lukidis! | Lydia Lukidis is here! She is a wealth of knowledge and experience and has brought all her passion for Garfield and Seinfeld to bear in her latest book Garfeld... I mean, Groucho the Grouchy Groundhog. Enjoy Lydia's verse! -------- This episode’s book reviews: JIM! Six True Stories About One Great Artist: James Marshall by Jerrold Connors LITTLE BOO by Maddie Frost The artwork for You May Contribute a Verse features our quokka mascot, Versey, and was generously created by the great Maddie Frost! Find her on IG @hellomaddiefrost or on her website Maddie-Frost.com Our theme music is So Happy by Scott Holmes. You can find more of his music at scottholmesmusic.com Love the podcast and wanna support more episodes like this? Find Community Shoutouts, Merch and our Patreon here!! Find us on Bluesky @joshmonkwords, @brennajeanneret, and @jonseym0ur and as always, let us know what you think via a rating, review, or comment! | 1h 02m 15s | ||||||
| 9/30/25 | Danielle Sharkan and Uniting Against Things That Are Bad | Danielle Sharkan is our guest this week! On her writing journey, debuting with some heavy topics, eggplants (or aubergines?), and more! Danielle debuted last year with SHARING SHALOM, following up this year with ELLIE THE EGGSPERT. Enjoy! -------- This episode’s book reviews: BORED PANDA by Mike Bender, illustrated by Chuck DillonBEST BUDS by Becky Scharnhorst, illustrated by Jiarui Jiang The artwork for You May Contribute a Verse features our quokka mascot, Versey, and was generously created by the great Maddie Frost! Find her on IG @hellomaddiefrost or on her website Maddie-Frost.com Our theme music is So Happy by Scott Holmes. You can find more of his music at scottholmesmusic.com Love the podcast and wanna support more episodes like this? Find Community Shoutouts, Merch and our Patreon here!! Find us on Bluesky @joshmonkwords, @brennajeanneret, and @jonseym0ur and as always, let us know what you think via a rating, review, or comment! | 54m 50s | ||||||
| 9/23/25 | Darrin Macleod, Out of the Fungeon | Darrin MacLeod (of Mrs. and Mr. MacLeod!) is here. We explore their collaboration, how The Grunions came to be, and Darrin's history as a traveling, writing vagabond who used to run a surf school. Mrs. and Mr. MacLeod wrote HOW TO EAT A BOOK and THE DOOR THAT HAD NEVER BEEN OPENED BEFORE (whew, long title) and the forthcoming BIRTHDAY BEAR. -------- This episode’s book reviews: I COME FROM ANOTHER GALAXY by James Kwan TEENY TINY TOADY by Jill Esbaum, illustrated by Keika Yamaguchi UP UP EVER UP by Anita Yasuda, illustrated by Yuko Shimizu The artwork for You May Contribute a Verse features our quokka mascot, Versey, and was generously created by the great Maddie Frost! Find her on IG @hellomaddiefrost or on her website Maddie-Frost.com Our theme music is So Happy by Scott Holmes. You can find more of his music at scottholmesmusic.com Love the podcast and wanna support more episodes like this? Find Community Shoutouts, Merch and our Patreon here!! Find us on Bluesky @joshmonkwords, @brennajeanneret, and @jonseym0ur and as always, let us know what you think via a rating, review, or comment! | 1h 04m 37s | ||||||
| 9/16/25 | Steena Hernandez is Here to Do the Thing | It's Steena Hernandez day! Show up and do the thing, claim your agency, and bring your A-game. Steena's debut book Lupita's Brown Ballet Slippers is available today! What's pancaking? How do you plan a school visit? What's Josh's favorite shape? All these answers and more await you. -------- This episode’s book reviews: I HATE EVERYTHING by Sophy Henn VALLEY: THE WIGGLE-BUTT PUP by Jae Lynn, illustrated by Juliette Miron CHURRO STAND by Karina N. Gonzalez, illustrated by Krystal Quiles The artwork for You May Contribute a Verse features our quokka mascot, Versey, and was generously created by the great Maddie Frost! Find her on IG @hellomaddiefrost or on her website Maddie-Frost.com Our theme music is So Happy by Scott Holmes. You can find more of his music at scottholmesmusic.com Love the podcast and wanna support more episodes like this? Find Community Shoutouts, Merch and our Patreon here!! Find us on Bluesky @joshmonkwords, @brennajeanneret, and @jonseym0ur and as always, let us know what you think via a rating, review, or comment! | 57m 44s | ||||||
| 9/9/25 | Jyoti Rajan Gopal is Here with You | Since we first recorded this episode, our guest Jyoti Rajan Gopal has had two books published, and that should tell you a great deal about her hustle and her dedication. Desert Queen is one we talked about most in this conversation, but 2025 has also seen Love is Here with You: A Lullaby of Blessings and The Power of Your Name as well! Congrats, Jyoti! Jyoti has also started a podcast called In the Picture, which you should check out here! -------- This episode’s book reviews: INVESTIGATORS by John Patrick Green FEELING BOO by Alex Boniello and April Lavalle, illustrated by Olivia Chin Mueller KAFKA AND THE DOLL by Larissa Theule, illustrated by Rebecca Green The artwork for You May Contribute a Verse features our quokka mascot, Versey, and was generously created by the great Maddie Frost! Find her on IG @hellomaddiefrost or on her website Maddie-Frost.com Our theme music is So Happy by Scott Holmes. You can find more of his music at scottholmesmusic.com Love the podcast and wanna support more episodes like this? Find Community Shoutouts, Merch and our Patreon here!! Find us on Bluesky @joshmonkwords, @brennajeanneret, and @jonseym0ur and as always, let us know what you think via a rating, review, or comment! | 1h 01m 47s | ||||||
| 9/2/25 | Words Matter a Lot to Cedar Pruitt | Whoa, whoa, whoa. Where's the fire? Cedar Pruitt is here and it's been a long time coming! Her book FIRE FLIGHT: A WILDFIRE ESCAPE was out in early 2024 and we are sandwiched right in between that delight and her 2026 book WHAT MARCEL FOUND: THE INCREDIBLE DISCOVERY OF THE LASCAUX CAVE PAINTINGS. -------- This episode’s book reviews: WHISPERS FROM MOTHER EARTH by Maryam Khalifah TINY HIKER by Natasha Zimmers, illustrated by Jaimie MacGibbon OSCAR'S AMERICAN DREAM by Barry Wittenstein, illustrated by Kristen and Kevin Howdeshell The artwork for You May Contribute a Verse features our quokka mascot, Versey, and was generously created by the great Maddie Frost! Find her on IG @hellomaddiefrost or on her website Maddie-Frost.com Our theme music is So Happy by Scott Holmes. You can find more of his music at scottholmesmusic.com Love the podcast and wanna support more episodes like this? Find Community Shoutouts, Merch and our Patreon here!! Find us on Bluesky @joshmonkwords, @brennajeanneret, and @jonseym0ur and as always, let us know what you think via a rating, review, or comment! | 1h 00m 54s | ||||||
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