Read, Understand, Enjoy, and Relate with Rob Sanders
- Matthew C. Winner
- May 20
- 1 min read
Rob Sanders, author of Book Comes Home: A Banned Book’s Journey (Random House Books for Young Readers), illustrated by Micah Player, joins Matthew to talk about the final stage of publication: readers.
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About the book: Book Comes Home: A Banned Book’s Journey by Rob Sanders; Illustrated by Micah Player. Published by Random House Books for Young Readers.
Celebrate the right to read with this kid-friendly picture book that explores book banning from the book’s point of view. From the award-winning author of Pride: The Story of Harvey Milk and the Rainbow Flag.
Book loved being a book.
And she loved the children who came to visit her.
She was checked out.
Read and reread.
Shared and discussed.
And each time, Book was brought back to the library.
It was her home . . .
. . . until the day it wasn’t.
Acclaimed author Rob Sanders delivers an insightful and compassionate story about book banning, told from a book’s point of view.
More:
Visit Rob Sanders online at www.robsanderswrites.com
Other helpful links:
All About Picture Books: A Retreat for Storytellers (June 1–4 at the Highlights Foundation) alongside friends of the show Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen and Kaz Windness
Writing the Rainbow with kidlit notable Lesléa Newman
Transcript:
For a full transcript, episode takeaways, quotes, and more, visit https://deepcast.fm/episode/read-understand-enjoy-and-relate-with-rob-sanders
