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

Apr 16, 2026 | Asian American Voices, Black 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 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

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Debbi Michiko Florence, author of The Mastermind’s Trap (Aladdin), joins Matthew to talk about finding a way to get back home.

Bringing Joy with Steve Light

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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.

Protecting Our Joy with Alicia D. Williams

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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.

Expanding the Heart’s Capacity with Matthew Burgess and Cátia Chien

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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

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Steph Littlebird, author illustrator of You Are The Land (Nancy Paulsen Books), joins Matthew to talk about overcoming doubt and remaining hopeful.