This roundup features Boyds Mills faculty members Debbi Michiko Florence, Alicia D. Williams, and Steve Light, along with Matthew Burgess & Cátia Chien and Steph Littlebird
Getting Back Home with Debbi Michiko Florence
Debbi Michiko Florence, author of The Mastermind’s Trap (Aladdin), joins Matthew to talk about finding a way to get back home.
More About Debbi Michiko Florence
Debbi Michiko Florence Bio
Debbi Michiko Florence Website
Podcast: Grace Lin and Debbi Michiko Florence
Bringing Joy with Steve Light
Steve Light, author illustrator of Gus & Sully All Week Long (Candlewick), joins Matthew to talk about distilling ideas to their most accessible and truest forms for our youngest readers.
More About Steve Light
Steve Light Bio
Steve Light Website
Steve Light Pen & Ink Drawing Demo
Protecting Our Joy with Alicia D. Williams
Alicia D. Williams, author of Nani and the Lion (Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy Books), illustrated by Anna Cunha, joins Matthew to talk about protecting our joy through what we cultivate and what we believe.
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Expanding the Heart’s Capacity with Matthew Burgess and Cátia Chien
Matthew Burgess and Cátia Chien, author and illustrator of Fireworks (Clarion Books), join Matthew to talk about becoming a mirror for feelings and experiences in their ode to a summer day.
Overcoming Doubt with Steph Littlebird
Steph Littlebird, author illustrator of You Are The Land (Nancy Paulsen Books), joins Matthew to talk about overcoming doubt and remaining hopeful.








