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In the Night Kitchen by Maurice Sendak
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David Foster Wallace, author of Infinite Jest and A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again
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The Stinky Cheese Man by Jon Scieszka, illuistrated by Lane Smith
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Wanda Gág, author of Millions of Cats
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Margaret Wise Brown, author of Goodnight, Moon (hear Mac and other writers talk about Margaret Wise Brown and Goodnight Moon on this Remember Reading podcast episode)
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The Far Side by Gary Larson
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Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson
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Mystery Science Theater 3000
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Billy Twitter and His Blue Whale Problem by Mac Barnett, illustrated by Adam Rex
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Dinotopia, A Land Apart From Time by James Gurney
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826LA and its Time Travel Mart
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Dave Eggers, author of The Circle, What is the What, and A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius and founder of McSweeny's and the 826 Literary non-profit
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No Country For Old Men (movie)
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Dear Genius by Ursula Nordstrom
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Steven Malk, Mac's literary agent with Writer's House
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The Picture Book Manifesto
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"Picture Books No Longer a Staple for Children," by Julie Bosman for the New York Times
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Carson Ellis, author and illustrator of bestselling picture books Home and Caldecott Honor book Du Iz Tak?, talks about her newest picture book, In the Half Room.
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The Horn Book Magazine
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Marla Frazee, two-time Caldecott Honor-winning author and illustrator of The Boss Baby, A Couple of Boys Have the Best Week Ever, All the World, and many more. She joins us to talk about the Farmer series: The Farmer and the Clown, The Farmer and the Monkey, and The Farmer and the Circus, out now. Hear her First Draft interview here.
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Jon Klassen, Caldecott Award-winning and New York Times bestselling author and illustrator of the I Want My Hat Back series, who is back with a book he wrote and illustrated: The Rock From the Sky. Hear his First Draft interviews here and here.
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The Real Dada Mother Goose: A Treasury of Complete Nonsense by Jon Sciezka and illustrated by Julia Rothman
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The Three Billy Goats Gruff by Mac Barnett and illustrated by Jon Klassen
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The First Cat in Space Ate Pizza by Mac Barnett and illustrated by Shawn Harris
