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Picture Books Are for Grown-Ups Too!
Picture books aren’t just for children. Picture books are for grown-ups too! Listen in as we speak with picture book authors, illustrators, and enthusiasts about how these stories contribute to human thriving. Discover how picture books can affirm our experiences, introduce us to new perspectives, serve as conversation starters, foster meaningful reflection, and give us words to make sense of the world! Ultimately, you’re never too old for a great picture book AND these tiny tales can lead to big connection! Join us for the journey, and discover something that might contribute to YOUR thriving.
Episodes
34 episodes
S2E10 | Gabriele Davis and 'Our Joyful Noise'
Gabriele Davis and Our Joyful Noise“The book honors those ancestors who struggled and sacrificed and stood up to make this family’s joy possible.” –Gabriele DavisToday we’re talking about sound and song and ...
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Season 2
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Episode 10
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22:41
S2E9 | Azadeh Westergaard and 'The One & Only Googoosh'
“The sense of loss of home, displacement, musical memories, losing family; I think all of those are things we can all relate to in different ways.” –Azadeh WestergaardToday we’re talking about community stories of loss, how music can con...
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Season 2
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Episode 9
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23:31
S2E8 | Melquea Smith and 'The Time Machine'
“We are not taught how to apologize. We are not taught how to communicate. We are not taught how to meta communicate.” –Melquea SmithToday we’re talking about friendship conflict, setting the table for repairing harm, courageous communic...
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Season 2
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Episode 8
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26:43
S2E7 | Roohi Choudhry and 'Memory Garden' (written by Zohreh Ghahremani and illustrated by Susie Ghahremani)
“It’s a sense of feeling seen and understood which is one of the big things we are all seeking.” –Roohi ChoudhryToday we’re talking the power of stories to help us feel seen, how the place where we are can return us to places in our memo...
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Episode 7
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31:05
S2E6 | Shannon Gibney and 'We Miss You, George Floyd'
“Trauma is multifaceted and moves through your body in different ways.” –Shannon GibneyAs we approach five years since the murder of George Floyd, we are talking today about trauma and processing trauma, creating space for people to feel...
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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23:54
S2E5 | Marie Tang and 'Baba’s Peach Tree'
“We know how much meaning and growth we can gain by putting things out into the world, such as gratitude.” –Marie TangToday we’re talking about gratitude and appreciation for what was and expressing gratitude to previous generations for ...
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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23:48
S2E4 | Nadia Alexis and 'Auntie Luce’s Talking Paintings' (written by Francie LaTour and illustrated by Ken Daley)
“There’s a lot of room . . . for us to be more connected to ourselves, more connected to our culture.” –Nadia AlexisToday we’re talking with picture book enthusiast Nadia Alexis about finding our way back to old memories, connecting with...
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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18:12
S2E3 | Valerie Bolling and 'I See Color'
“To say that you don’t see [color] is first of all actually not true, but it also diminishes people because if you don’t see someone’s color—which color is really about race and culture—then that means you’re not seeing the person completely an...
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Episode 3
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24:20
S2E2 | Janelle Harper and 'My Block Looks Like'
Janelle Harper and My Block Looks Like“Your neighborhood has its own soundtrack.” –Janelle HarperToday we’re talking about feeling seen, connecting across generations, recalling what was important to you as ...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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17:23
S2E1 | Fabienne Doucet and 'Love is Still Winning/El Amor Siempre Triunfa'
Fabienne Doucet and Love is Still Winning/El Amor Siempre Triunfa“Love is showing up for each other in these times of pain.” –Fabienne DoucetToday we’re talking about love triumphing over distressing situati...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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24:34
Season 2 Trailer
Welcome to Season 2 of Picture Books Are for Grown-Ups Too! New episodes release Saturdays beginning Saturday, February 15th. Book Mentions in this episode:
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Season 2
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Season 1 Reflection | Nyasha Gopo Interviews Patrice Gopo :)
In this end-of-season bonus episode of Picture Books Are for Grown-Ups Too!, Nyasha Gopo, Patrice’s husband, hosts the podcast and asks Patrice her thoughts about this first season. Listen as Patrice reflects back and shares a couple e...
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21:07
S1E20 | Judy Allen Dodson and 'The Ashe Brothers: How Arthur and Johnnie Changed Tennis Forever'
“We can give and share our gifts no matter where we are. No matter where we are in life, no matter what we are going through, we all have gifts to share.” –Judy Allen DodsonToday we’re talking the beauty and importance of sports, sibling...
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Season 1
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Episode 20
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23:30
S1E19 | Patty Lyons and 'Something about Grandma' (written and illustrated by Tania de Regil)
“We have to be very conscious about how we’re going to tell our stories to our children and our grandchildren.” –Patty LyonsToday we have a lovely discussion with picture-book enthusiast and librarian Patty Lyons about thinking about who...
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Season 1
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Episode 19
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21:28
S1E18 | Amanda Davis and 'Moonlight Memories'
“Art can be a place of comfort and healing after loss.” and “Healing isn’t linear. It’s a journey that continues on.” –Amanda Davis | Join in today’s thoughtful and poignant conversation about grief, loss, and the power of art to help us heal.&...
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Season 1
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Episode 18
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24:10
S1E17 | Alliah L. Agostini and 'Big Tune: Rise of the Dancehall Prince'
“It’s important for people to understand that there is more than one immigrant experience, there is more than one Jamaican-American experience. There are so many.” –Alliah L. AgostiniToday’s conversation is filled with joy, energy, and ...
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Season 1
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Episode 17
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25:13
S1E16 | Kamalani Hurley and 'Unspeakable' (written by Carole Boston Weatherford and illustrated by Floyd Cooper)
“We don’t ignore the past. We live with the past every day. And so this idea of ignoring difficult past subjects really doesn’t make too much sense for me. How will you learn if you don’t talk about it?” –Kamalani HurleyListen in as Kama...
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Episode 16
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23:55
S1E15 | Jenin Mohammed and 'Song in the City'
“It does feel like when you’re reading a picture book for the first time, there is a stop in time.” –Jenin MohammedToday we talk about the reality that life doesn’t allow everyone the time to face a “wall of text,” the process of bringin...
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Season 1
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Episode 15
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20:58
S1E14 | Shirin Shamsi and 'Zahra’s Blessing: A Ramadan Story'
“Picture books are a way of connecting our human family and making the world kinder and more empathetic. I really hope we can make the world better by sharing stories with everyone.” –Shirin ShamsiListen in as Shirin Shamsi talks about u...
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Episode 14
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25:01
S1E13 | Abbigail Glen of Shelves Bookstore & 'Ruby Finds a Worry' (by Tom Percival)
“Picture books show us is that there was a point in all of our lives where you were allowed to just figure things out. Is there room in your life now to give yourself that same grace?” —Abbigail Glen of S...
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Season 1
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Episode 13
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20:47
S1E12 | Gloria Amescua and 'Child of the Flower-Song People'
“I hope [this story] helps people appreciate where they came from and who they are and being proud of that . . . Adults also feel, ‘I can be proud of my origins. I can be proud of who I am and what I have to give to the world.’” –Gloria A...
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Season 1
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Episode 12
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25:42
S1E11 | Holly Hatam and 'A Good Deed Can Grow'
“You don’t have to have this huge good deed that you have to do. Something that is not obtainable. A good deed is just opening a door or saying “hello” or helping someone with their bags . . . I wanted to show that a good deed can be so s...
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Episode 11
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21:12
S1E10 | Terry Catasús Jennings and 'The Little House of Hope'
“Hope is the beginning of progress. Hope is the beginning of moving forward.” –Terry Catasús JenningsToday we’re talking about immigration experiences, seeing past labels, and the power of hope with Terry Catasús Jennings.Tod...
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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25:09
S1E9 | Maria Marianayagam and 'Watercress' (written by Andrea Wang and illustrated by Jason Chin)
Join us for this touching, poignant, and important conversation about family stories, shame, understanding our history, engaging our humanity, and the power of rewriting the stories we tell with picture book enthusiast Maria Marianayagam. ...
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Episode 9
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20:14
S1E8 | Michelle Nott and 'Teddy, Let’s Go'
Listen in as Michelle talks about love and trust, the emergence of stories, and the ways thinking about first moments can connect with others.“Just by pure design, a picture book is for all ages, for all generations.” –Michelle Nott<...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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