I hit Kate Messner with all of the hard-hitting questions you've come to expect from The Book Report with JJK. Learn more about Capture the Flag and it's newly published sequel today at 5:40 ET /2:40 PT on SiriusXM's Kids Place Live channel 78!
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We here in the Kroso house are huge fans of Courtney Pippin Mathur's picture book, Maya Was Grumpy. We also couldn't be more excited for Courtney to have had her debut book published!
Learn all about it on The Book Report with JJK, this afternoon at 5:40 ET / 2:40 PT! SiriusXM's Kids Place Live, channel 78.
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I had a few moments to catch up with Christopher Paolini while in DC this past fall. Did you know that we have the same editor? So Lunch Lady and Eragon are kind like literary siblings.
Listen in to our chat today at 5:40 pm ET / 2:40 PT on SiriusXM's Kids Place Live, channel 78!
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R. W. Alley and Zoë B. Alley are on The Book Report with JJK today at 5:40pm ET / 2:40pm PT! As always, you can find my show on SiriusXM Kids Place Live, channel 78, within the Absolutely Mindy Show.
Here we are driving through the cornfields of Nebraska, where this interview was conducted!
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I sat down to chat with Matt Phelan about his beautiful and moving graphic novels. You can eavesdrop on my chat with my old pal today at 5:40 pm EST / 2:40 pm PST on SiriusXM's Kids Place Live, channel 78!
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Listen in to my conversation with magnificent author Shannon Hale on today's Book Report with JJK! Airs at 5:40ET/2:40PT on Kids Place Live, channel 78 on SiriusXM! Tune in to learn about Shannon's Rapunzel's Revenge and Princess Academy!
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It's Jef Czekaj Week here at StudioJJK! On Wednesday at 5:40 pm EDT, tune into SiriusXM's Kids Place Live (channel 78) to here me interview Jef on The Book Report with JJK! Jef combined his love for turtles, rabbits and rap to create one of the most exciting new picture book series in Hip & Hop!
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I hate the thought of summer coming to a close, but love that we'll be ending the Summer Book Club with the Stinky Cheese Man!
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Today on The Book Report with JJK, an author/illustrator so famous, so renowned, he needs but one name—TOMIE! As in Mr. dePaola!
Listen in at 5:40 ET / 2:40 PT, SiriusXM Kids Place Live, channel 78! We'll talk about the origins of Strega Nona and whose side he's on in the Madonna/Lady Gaga feud!
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On Wednesday, October 10th, Grace Lin will hit the satellite radio airwaves on The Book Report with JJK! Are you as excited to read The Starry River of the Sky as I am?
Tune in to channel 78 at 5:40 pm ET / 2 pm PT!
Upcoming shows:
October 17: Lucy Cousins
October 24: Dav Pilkey
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Tune in to SiriusXM channel 78 and listen for a new episode of The Book Report with JJK on Kids Place Live! My old buddy, Peter Brown, will be the guest! Pete is the very talented author/illustrator of picture books like The Curious Garden, You Will Be My Friend and so many more!
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On 11/14/12, Eric Carle will be on The Book Report with JJK. My mind is boggled that I'm even typing that, let alone that it is actually happening! I sat down with Eric at the Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art and man, what a conversation we had. Tune in to SiriusXM's Kids Place Live on Wednesday at 5:40 pm EST / 3:40 PST to listen in!
(OK, so I don't really wear suits for these interviews, but check out the photo below!)
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I've received my first official review of The Summer of Moonlight Secrets!
From The Children's Book Reporter: "Danette Haworth created a cast of lovable, believable characters, and put them in an absolutely incredible setting." Please visit The Book Report and read the whole review.
I'm so happy!
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I am thrilled to report that you will soon be able to hear me on a regular basis on your satellite airwaves. I'm launching my own book segment within The Absolutely Mindy Show! You'll be able to hear me interview my author pals every-other Wednesday at 5:30 pm EST.
My debut episode will be this next Wednesday during Children's Book Week!
Read all about it in our press release here!
You can also check into the dedicated page on my website for news of upcoming guests!
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Mega Best-selling author/illustrator Jeff Kinney will be my debut guest! I stopped by Jeff's studio and disrupted his impending Wimpy-Kid deadline to chat about his books.
Want to know what Jeff would name his rock band, if he had one? Tune into channel 78 on your Sirius XM dials! During The Absolutely Mindy Show at 5:30 pm EST, The Book Report with JJK will hit the airwaves!
And check out the awesome theme song put together by my pals in Recess Monkey! (In fact, they made loads of different versions of the song with different gags!)
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Tune into Sirius XM's The Absolutely Mindy Show on THURSDAY at 5:30 p.m. EST for another episode of The Book Report with JJK! National Book Award winner Jeanne Birdsall chats about the future of the Penderwick sisters and I attempt to distract her, so I can read Penderwicks 4 which is on the laptop sitting on her kitchen table. She also confesses a secret crush on a certain Jonas Brother.
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On Wednesday, June 6th, at 5:30 pm EST, tune into Sirius XM channel 78 and listen to author extraordinaire Lisa Yee give the inside scoop on her books. The Book Report with JJK airs during The Absolutely Mindy Show on Kids Place Live! See you then!
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On Wednesday, June 20th, at 5:45 pm EST, tune into Sirius XM channel 78 and listen to legendary author Norton Juster talk about the Phantom Tollbooth and the NINETEEN rejections he received for the Hello, Goodbye Window! The Book Report with JJK airs during The Absolutely Mindy Show on Kids Place Live! See you then!
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On Wednesday, Marc Brown will be calling into The Absolutely Mindy Show, where Mindy and I will interview the legendary author/illustrator and facilitate questions that come in from young readers across the country! (Kids can call 1-866-328-2345!)
It all happens on Wednesday at 5:40 pm EST on SiriusXM channel 78!
Plus, we'll be announcing who won the grand prize—their picture by Marc Brown!
You have a few more days, get reading!
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July is all about the awesome comics created by the sibling collaborators Jennifer L. Holm and Matthew Holm! Read the latest Babymouse and Squish books (and all of the rest, also!) and call in to chat with Jenni and Matt LIVE on July 25th at 5 pm EST! Listen in on Kids Place Live, SXM 78, too!
And one lucky winner will get their picture drawn up by Matt! Check out Kids Place Live's website for the details!


























Oh no! I missed the interview :( Is there a way to stream or download previous shows? I'm just now finding out about your show and it's right up my alley!
P.S. I love the Lunch Lady series. I got to be part of a big children's book festival last year and one of the librarian's dressed up as Lunch Lady: http://jesssmartsmiley.wordpress.com/2012/05/14/childrens-book-festival-2012/ (scroll down a bit to see the pic)