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Picture book picks curated by Ratha Tep. My debut picture book WALLY THE WORLD'S GREATEST PIANO-PLAYING WOMBAT can be found here:

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What a delight to have @toniyuly onboard! Toni joins Max's Boat to talk about her upcoming book, THE PELICAN CAN!, her favorite picture books, and her artistic process. (I'll never look at torn paper the same way again!) https://t.co/UAo9gG6BiB

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Matthew Cordell stops by to talk WOLF IN THE SNOW, a timeless book that somehow manages to be even more timely today than when it first came out seven years ago. https://t.co/Cl1YQAuPNV

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Matthew Cordell's early character sketches for EVERGREEN. Process geeks, enjoy!
Check out more of Matthew's sketches on Max's Boat https://t.co/k8iqLeh0n1

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Matthew Cordell talks influences for EVERGREEN, the picture book creators he most admires, and exciting new talents. P.S. What a cover!!
https://t.co/AotUiHUmQn

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It's Matthew Cordell week on Max's Boat!
Matt joins Max's Boat this week with two interviews. Here's the first, for his latest picture book, EVERGREEN: https://t.co/AotUiHUmQn

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In my interview w @janeebrittany about her new book, FOREVER AND ALWAYS, illustrated by
@sknightjustice, Brittany retorted with questions of her own: What does it mean to be secure and who gets that right? Read the interview + Brittany's favorite books. https://t.co/ISy5D9MIpE

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@antwan_eady Thank YOU @antwan_eady ! Always a pleasure to have you on Max's Boat.

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So thrilled The Pumphrey Brothers stopped by again, this time joined by Antwan Eady, for Max's Boat's first three-person interview! https://t.co/j06pabueZS

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@tucsonann2 @jpumphrey @wjpumphrey @JasonReynolds83 I didn't even know that! Thanks for sharing!

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What better way to kick off #BlackHistoryMonth than by featuring this Caldecott Honor+Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor book. Learn how @jpumphrey+@wjpumphrey brought @JasonReynolds83 's text to life, plus The Pumphreys's 100 best picture books list. https://t.co/Eow9eDOdd5

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@FCPS_MLSolomon The picks are superb! ❤️

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@jpumphrey @wjpumphrey @JasonReynolds83 Thank YOU!!! Always an honor to have you both onboard!

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@Meg_Litwin @jpumphrey @wjpumphrey @JasonReynolds83 It's a rollicking tribute! ❤️

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@100scopenotes @JasharAwan @CarterHiggins Thank YOU Travis! It's an honor to have you on Max's Boat!

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Travis Jonker holds the honor of being 3 for 3: the last 3 folks on MB (@jasharawan @carterhiggins @jsarconeroach) have recommended his new book JUST ONE FLAKE! Here's @100scopenotes on JOF, his fave books of 2023 + the 2024 books he's most excited about. https://t.co/vvFexYYPNC

[Anna Kopp | THE MARBLE QUEEN out now! @AnnaKoppAuthor]

Aaaand my last post of 2023 (for real this time) is some of my favorite #2023Debuts books I read this year! I made them into a BINGO card...anyone a winner? And if you haven't read them, titles and authors are in thread to put on your TBR!

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@AnnaKoppAuthor @2023Debuts Thank you for all you do to support debuts! @AnnaKoppAuthor

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Jashar Awan always strikes that perfect balance between super simple and super smart, and his new book, I'M GOING TO BUILD A SNOWMAN, is no exception. Read on for @jasharawan's favorite books about winter, holidays titles and more: https://t.co/YyDWLOOsXs

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@JasharAwan It's always an honor
to have you on Max's Boat, Jashar!

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UK folks, stay tuned! WALLY is premiering on Channel 5’s Milkshake! Story Den tomorrow, 30th November at 9.05 am live. You'll also be able to catch it online here: https://t.co/nj5Cun428i