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The Children's Book PodcastWhat Gives Zetta Elliott HopeZetta Elliott (The Oracle’s Door) shares what is giving her hope today: art. Art has always been not just an expression of hope, but an act of resistance. This is a new miniseries of indefinite length in which I invite my friends from the kidlit community to share what is giving them hope today. For a full transcript, episode takeaways, quotes, and more, visit DeepCast.fm and search “The Children’s Book Podcast” or click on the link in the show notes. Learn more about the Highlights Foundation and their upcoming programs by visiti...2025-03-2903 min
North Liberty LibraryNext Reads: "The Secret Library"The Secret Library by Kekla Magoon
Read alikes:
The Science of Friendship by Tanita S. Davis
The Mystery of Locked Rooms by Lindsay Currie
Dragons in a Bag by Zetta Elliott2025-01-2819 min
Chalk and Ink: The Podcast for Teachers Who Write and Writers Who TeachAuthor's Craft Chat with April Jones Prince, Jody Little, Josh Galarza, Katrina Moore and Zetta ElliottSend us a textApril Jones Prince, Jody Little, Josh Galarza, Katrina Moore and Zetta Elliott talk about the courage to be emotionally vulnerable on the page, writing about subjects for kids that people have told you kids shouldn’t read about, and the fact that even though publishing has a long way to go before it’s truly equitable that in 2014 only 8.4% of creators of children’s books were people of color and by 2023 that number had risen...2025-01-201h 01Chalk and Ink: The Podcast for Teachers Who Write and Writers Who TeachCompression, Repetition, and Representation with Jeannine AtkinsSend us a textJeannine Atkins is one of the kindest people I know, and her compassion radiates through her verse. So, my wish for all of you is that your year is filled with kindness, just like Jeannine’s novels.In this episode we talk about the power of compression, repetition, and representation. Let’s get started.Thanks so much for listening and for being part of the Chalk + Ink family. Join us for our next live Chalk + Ink2025-01-071h 01
Unlock the Power of Words With Our Captivating Full AudiobookDragons in a Bag: Books 1-3: Dragons in a Bag; The Dragon Thief; and The Witch's Apprentice Audiobook by Zetta ElliottListen to this audiobook in full for free onhttps://hotaudiobook.com/freeID: 813725
Title: Dragons in a Bag: Books 1-3: Dragons in a Bag; The Dragon Thief; and The Witch's Apprentice
Author: Zetta Elliott
Narrator: Ron Butler, Zetta Elliott
Format: Unabridged
Length: 13:30:00
Language: English
Release date: 12-10-24
Publisher: Listening Library (Audio)
Genres: Kids, General, Animals & Nature, Fairy Tales & Folklore
Summary:
The dragon’s out of the bag in this urban fantasy series, where a boy from Brooklyn is on a mission to help magical creatures! This magical collection includes books 1 to 3 of the critically acclaimed series by award-winning author Zetta Ell...2024-12-101h 30
Get Top Full Audiobooks in Kids, Fairy Tales & FolkloreDragons in a Bag: Books 1-3: Dragons in a Bag; The Dragon Thief; and The Witch's Apprentice by Zetta ElliottPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/813725to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Dragons in a Bag: Books 1-3: Dragons in a Bag; The Dragon Thief; and The Witch's Apprentice
Series: Part of Dragons in a Bag
Author: Zetta Elliott
Narrator: Ron Butler, Zetta Elliott, Soneela Nankani
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 13 hours 7 minutes
Release date: December 10, 2024
Genres: Fairy Tales & Folklore
Publisher's Summary:
The dragon’s out of the bag in this urban fantasy series, where a boy from Brooklyn is on a mission to help magical creatures! This magical collection includes books 1 to 3 of the critically acclaimed series by award-winning author Zetta Elli...2024-12-101h 07
Talking About KidsWhy all young readers need to see themselves represented in books with Zetta ElliottSend us a textZetta Elliott writes the kinds of books that she wanted to read when she was younger. They are sweeping, fantastic, and crackling with energy. Zetta and I discuss the latest addition to her Dragons in a Bag series, entitled The Oracle’s Door, and what it means to kids to read about aspirational protagonists with whom they share experiences, gender, and skin color. More information about Zetta, including a link to her books, is at talkingaboutkids.com. 2024-10-2133 min
The Children's Book PodcastIt’s All About Belonging with Zetta ElliottZetta Elliott, author of The Oracle’s Door (Rosetta Press), talks about historical fantasy and explains that if people don’t understand Black history, it might be difficult to understand things going on in our country today. Visit Zetta online at https://www.zettaelliott.com/ You can pick up your own copy of The Oracle’s Door (Rosetta Press) wherever books are found. Consider supporting independent bookstores by shopping through Bookshop.org. You can also use my affiliate link by clicking on the book’s name in our show notes. For a full transcrip...2024-10-0132 min
Deerfield Theater PodcastDeerfield Podcasts Unite Again! Dylan Zavagno of the Deerfield Public Library Returns.In this episode of the Deerfield Theater Podcast, Dylan Zavagno from the Deerfield Public Library returns as a guest. Dylan, the adult services coordinator at the library since 2017, discusses his role in hosting the Deerfield Public Library podcast and running various programs, including the Queer-Poem-A-Day series and the classics book discussion. He shares recent highlights from his podcast, including interviews with local and renowned authors. Dylan also delves into Roald Dahl's works, discussing their impact and the author's complicated legacy, while recommending contemporary read-alikes for young readers.Dylan provides insight into the Friends of the Deerfield Public...2024-09-1325 min
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Books Mentioned in the Episode:
In Search of Us by Ava Dellaria
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Dragons in a Bag by Zetta Elliott
Small Spaces by Katherine Arden2024-05-1014 min
Moms Into Literary FreedomJR Episode: New Kid by Jerry Craft"But he's so articulate!" Join us as we discuss cereal for dinner, the meaning behind calling someone an “oreo”, and how code-switching can be used as a survival technique. In this episode, we cover the middle-grade graphic novel: New Kid by Jerry Craft. Craft has five African-American literary awards and is the co-founder of the Schomburg Center’s Annual Black Comic Book Festival. New Kid was the first graphic novel to be awarded a Newbery Medal in 2020 and also received the Coretta Scott King Award, and the 2019 Kirkus Prize for Young Readers' Literature. Sources and Show Notes: BUY: New Kid and Cla...2024-02-291h 35
Read to Write Kidlit PodcastS1 E5: Knocking on the Door of Zetta Elliott’s Writing WorldToday’s guest is Black feminist writer and poet, Zetta Elliott. Zetta’s poetry has been published in numerous anthologies and additionally, she has written numerous essays (including the Children’s Literature Association’s Article Award winning 2014 essay, “The Trouble with Magic: Conjuring the Past in New York City Parks.”). Zetta also has published two middle grade novels-one of which we are talking about today! Dragons in a Bag is a middle grade fantasy book that the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) named a Notable Children’s Book and it was selected for the 2021 Global Read Aloud. The fifth and...2024-02-291h 01
The Lit Round TableEpisode 1: Talking About Those Hot VillainsIn honor of Valentine’s Day, we’re talking about the hottest villains! The idea for this podcast was born from a convo between the SibNerds and their significant others, which was later described as “getting behind the scenes of a podcast episode.” What do you think of our lists? Do you agree? Anyone we missed that you can’t believe we missed? Don’t forget to join us for our Read Along of The Obelisk Gate by: N.K. Jemisin! Josef is reading: - The Obelisk Gate by: N.K. Jemisin - Wota...2024-02-1455 min
Explore New Worlds, Free Audiobook Are the Golden PearlsWar of the Witches Audiobook by Zetta ElliottListen to this audiobook in full for free onhttps://hotaudiobook.com/freeID: 690202
Title: War of the Witches
Author: Zetta Elliott
Narrator: Andrew Eiden, Jade Wheeler, Nicky Endres, Ron Butler, Soneela Nankani
Format: Unabridged
Length: 4:37:43
Language: English
Release date: 01-09-24
Publisher: Listening Library (Audio)
Genres: Kids, General, Animals & Nature, Fairy Tales & Folklore
Summary:
The witches are ready to go to war, but Jax and his friends are still searching for a path to peace. . . . In the epic series finale of Dragons in a Bag, friends and foes must unite to defeat the mighty Scourge before it drains all magic from...2024-01-094h 37
Discover Top Full Audiobooks in Kids, Animals & NatureThe War of the Witches by Zetta ElliottPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/690202to listen full audiobooks.
Title: The War of the Witches
Series: #5 of Dragons in a Bag
Author: Zetta Elliott
Narrator: Mx. Nicky Endres, Jade Wheeler, Ron Butler, Andrew Eiden, Soneela Nankani
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 4 hours 37 minutes
Release date: January 9, 2024
Genres: Animals & Nature
Publisher's Summary:
The witches are ready to go to war, but Jax and his friends are still searching for a path to peace. . . . In the epic series finale of Dragons in a Bag, friends and foes must unite to defeat the mighty Scourge before it drains all magic from the world. J...2024-01-094h 37Explore the Latest Full Audiobooks in Kids, Fairy Tales & FolkloreThe War of the Witches by Zetta ElliottPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/690202to listen full audiobooks.
Title: The War of the Witches
Series: #5 of Dragons in a Bag
Author: Zetta Elliott
Narrator: Mx. Nicky Endres, Jade Wheeler, Ron Butler, Andrew Eiden, Soneela Nankani
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 4 hours 37 minutes
Release date: January 9, 2024
Genres: Fairy Tales & Folklore
Publisher's Summary:
The witches are ready to go to war, but Jax and his friends are still searching for a path to peace. . . . In the epic series finale of Dragons in a Bag, friends and foes must unite to defeat the mighty Scourge before it drains all magic from the w...2024-01-094h 37
The Perks Of Being A Book Lover PodcastS9 Ep191 - Witch, Please! A Book Rec Episode - 10/4/23
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It is officially Halloween season so we’re talking all about witches this week. We’ll each share 5 bewitching books, 10 total, that you should put on your TBRs.
Books Mentioned in this Episode:
1- Leslie “F*cking” Jones by Leslie Jones
2- Killers of the Flower Moon by David Grann...2023-10-0458 min
Reading And Writing PodcastZetta ElliottInterview with Zetta Elliott, author of the novel THE ENCHANTED BRIDGE.You can support the podcast today by buying me a coffee, or you can subscribe to the podcast via Apple iTunes for ad-free episodes.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/reading-and-writing-podcast/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy2023-06-3021 min
Unapologetic Disrupters for Good PodcastEpisode #89: Zetta Elliot - Trauma Informed Educators Network PodcastA Response to Book Banning
Born in Canada, Zetta Elliott moved to the US in 1994 to pursue her PhD in American Studies at NYU. She is the author of over thirty books for young readers, including the award-winning picture books Bird and Melena’s Jubilee. Dragons in a Bag, a middle-grade fantasy novel, was named an American Library Association Notable Children’s Book and was selected for the 2021 Global Read Aloud. Her poetry has been published in several anthologies, including Show Us Your Papers, We Rise, We Resist, We Raise Our Voices, and New Daughters of Africa; her young adult poet...2023-06-2149 min
WEE Nation PodcastUMBC’s Diverse Books Project - Author Zetta Elliott InterviewUncle Devin interviews author Zetta Elliott about her book, "Benny Doesn't Like to be Hugged." This book was selected to be a part of the University of Maryland Baltimore County's Diverse Books Project. http://www.zettaelliott.com/
In April 2023, WEE Nation Radio started a partnership with UMBC's Sherman Center for Early Learning in Urban Communities by offering our WEE Nation Reads program as a resource to participating teachers and families in their Diverse Books Projects (DBP). https://shermancenter.umbc.edu/diverse-books-project/
This project aims to ensure that early childhood educators at their partner schools have...2023-05-0714 min
Explore New Worlds, Free Audiobook Are the Golden PearlsEnchanted Bridge Audiobook by Zetta ElliottListen to this audiobook in full for free onhttps://hotaudiobook.com/freeID: 603683
Title: Enchanted Bridge
Author: Zetta Elliott
Narrator: Adenrele Ojo, Ron Butler
Format: Unabridged
Length: 5:10:16
Language: English
Release date: 01-17-23
Publisher: Listening Library (Audio)
Genres: Kids, General, Animals & Nature, Fairy Tales & Folklore
Summary:
Getting three baby dragons back home was just the beginning. Now Jaxon is on a mission to help all magical creatures from Dragons in a Bag! But things in the magical realm are more complicated than they seem in the fourth book in the critically acclaimed series.
With their new special abilities, Jaxon and his f...2023-01-175h 10
Grab the Essential Full Audiobooks in Kids, Fairy Tales & FolkloreThe Enchanted Bridge by Zetta ElliottPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/603683to listen full audiobooks.
Title: The Enchanted Bridge
Series: #4 of Dragons in a Bag
Author: Zetta Elliott
Narrator: Ron Butler, Adenrele Ojo
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 5 hours 10 minutes
Release date: January 17, 2023
Genres: Fairy Tales & Folklore
Publisher's Summary:
Getting three baby dragons back home was just the beginning. Now Jaxon is on a mission to help all magical creatures from Dragons in a Bag! But things in the magical realm are more complicated than they seem in the fourth book in the critically acclaimed series. With their new special abilities, Jaxon and his friends are no...2023-01-175h 10
Middle Grade Ninja5th MGN Clip Show 2022 PART TWOIt’s the fifth mega-sized Middle Grade Ninja clips show, featuring snippets from episodes 147 through 196 that aired in 2022. This episode is so stuffed with incredible content it had to be broken up into TWO PARTS Don't miss PART ONE. New episodes are scheduled to return January 14th. Until then, enjoy this compilation of clips from conversations with Zetta Elliott, Linda Epstein, Lakita Wilson, Mat Heagerty, Sam Own, Lucienne Diver, Andrew Nehring, Rachel Orr, Ally Malinenko, J. Elle, Greg van Eekhout, Patricia Nelson, Diane Magras, Meaghan Tosi, Stephanie Fretwell-Hill, Amy Christine Parker, Max Brallier, Fleur Bradley, Rose Brock, Dan Poblocki, Ne...2023-01-074h 38
Queries, Qualms, & QuirksKidlit Author Lyn Miller-Lachmann and the Five Year DroughtKidlit Author Lyn Miller-Lachmann joins Queries, Qualms, & Quirks this week to discuss losing two agents, getting close and not getting remotely close, what her MFA did for her, having a sequel come out six years later, her concerns as an Autistic writer, the importance of loving the process, and more.
Lyn Miller-Lachmann is the author of the YA novels Torch, Gringolandia, and Surviving Santiago, the co-author with Zetta Elliott of the verse novel Moonwalking, and the author of a biography of animal scientist and autism advocate Temple Grandin. She also translates kids' books from Portuguese to English.2023-01-0531 min
Out of the Best BooksWhat Do Our Families Read?Meet our family members and find out what they like to read! We talk to all of our kids, and even our husbands about what usually gravitate towards in their reading. We even give some suggestions to at least one that doesn't enjoy reading as a hobby!
Listen to the end as we will also announce the book we will be starting next week!
The list of books mentioned in this podcast:
Verity by Colleen Hoover
Father Brown by G.K. Chesterton
Maniac Magee by Jerry Spinelli
The...2022-11-251h 26
The Reading CultureVoice Training: Zetta Elliott on Reckoning with Your Past and Disrupting the FutureOn Today's Show"When you're a kid, and if you love to read, you love stories, you aren't always aware of the fact that you're being erased from those stories, or you don't yet have the expectation that you should be in those books." - Zetta ElliottScholar and author Zetta Elliott knows the long-term damage of not having representative, relatable stories to read while growing up. Growing up Black in suburban Canada in the ’80s meant rarely seeing herself in the books she read. It wasn't until she was a young adult that she re...2022-11-1529 min
FVRL ReadRadio PodcastReading Link Challenge 2022-2023 Book ListIn this episode of Kids' ReadRadio, Jessica makes the BIG announcement you’ve all been waiting for: the 2022–2023 Reading Link Challenge book list! She introduces listeners to the main characters of each book, and the stories you’re about to fall in love with. Ready, set, read!
The books are:
1) Rez Dogs by Joseph Bruchac
2) Jada Sly, Artist and Spy by Sherri Winston
3) Song for a Whale by Lynne Kelly
4) Caterpillar Summer by Gillian McDunn
5) Dragons in a Bag by Zetta Elliott
6) The Wild Robot by Peter Brown2022-11-0105 minChalk and Ink: The Podcast for Teachers Who Write and Writers Who TeachJust Say Yes and Do the Work With Cindy RodriguezSend us a textIn this episode with Cindy Rodriguez, we talk about the importance of embracing opportunities, growth mindset, and developing relationships in and out of the classroom.Please help me spread the word by sharing the podcast on social media, writing a review wherever you listen to your podcasts, and/or sharing this episode with family, friends and colleagues.Maybe you’re not into promotion but you want to give me a boost and buy me a latte. It’s easy. Go to bu...2022-10-071h 17