Podcast Roundup: December Guests on the Children’s Book Podcast

Jan 12, 2026 | Black Voices, Latinx Voices, LGBTQIA+ Voices, Native Creatives, Podcasts

This year, Boyds Mills is partnering with The Children’s Book Podcast. As partner, we’ll be helping to bring some of our friends, faculty, scholarship recipients, and alumni onto the show.

This roundup features faculty members Nikki Grimes, Stacy Wells, and Alison Green Myers, along with Yuyi Morales and Jessica Sima.

Nikki Grimes

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Nikki Grimes, author of A Cup of Quiet (Bloomsbury Children’s Books), joins Matthew to talk about creating an entryway to discussion.

Stacy Wells

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Stacy Wells, co-author of Stronger Than (Heartdrum), co-authored by Nikki Grimes and illustrated by E.B. Lewis, joins Matthew to talk about never giving up because those that came before us never gave up.

More About Stacy Wells

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Stacy Wells Website

Alison Green Myers

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Alison Green Myers, author of This Way to Happy (Dutton Books for Young Readers), joins Matthew to talk about the inconsistent upbringings and emotional rollercoasters.

Yuyi Morales

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Yuyi Morales, author illustrator of Little Rebels (Neal Porter Books), joins Matthew to talk about the voices of people fighting to protect our world, our rights, and our people.

Visit Yuyi Morales online at yuyimorales.com.

Jessie Sima

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Jessie Sima, author illustrator of Snow Kid (Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers), joins Matthew to talk about the constant journey each of us takes to become ourselves.

Visit Jessie Sima online at www.jessiesima.com.