I started listening to the Tim Ferriss Show a few months ago. He does an amazing job interviewing people. I got his book Tribe of Mentors For Christmas. In it, he asks a ton of people his favorite 11 interview questions. It is really cool to see how different people answer the same questions. I thought it might be fun to try my hand at answering his questions, so I made a video where I do.

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The Creativity Project comes out in 8 days!!! If you’d like to preorder a signed copy from Bookbug in Kalamazoo, just click the image below.

Stephanie Harvey and Annie Ward created an amazing book for reading teachers. From Striving to Thriving is a must read for everyone that teaches young readers. I asked Stephanie and Annie to share something that surprised them while working on the book.

Scholastic is giving away one copy of From Striving to Thriving. To enter the giveaway just leave a comment on this video.

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2018 is off to a great start when it comes to children’s literature. In yesterday’s livestream, I talk a little bit about some of the books I’ve loved and some of the books that I’m dying to read.

Let me know in the comments what 2018 book you are most excited to read!

Getting a lot of preorders can really help a book gain the momentum it needs to get into the hands of lots and lots of readers. In this video I share a handful of reasons why it is important for readers to preorder books.

I’d love to know what book you preordered last. Let me know in the comments below!

Henry Lien seems like an amazing guy. I asked him how he went from a child in Tawaiin to a children’s book author in Hollywood. That’s pretty wild, right? Henry explains how it all went down in the video below.

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The Creativity Project comes out in two weeks!

If you’d like to pre-order a signed copy, you can do so by clicking on the image below. All pre-orders from Bookbug come signed by myself, Travis Jonker, Laurie Keller, John Schu and Liesl Shurtliff.

As soon as I finished Amal Unbound by Aisha Saeed I knew that I needed to talk about it ASAP! YouTube live felt like the perfect place to talk about the amazing 2018 middle grade novel. I’m going to book talk it as soon as my students start walking in the classroom Monday morning.

You.

Need.

To.

Own.

This.

Book.

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Ben Rimes is a brilliant Michigan educator. You should follow him and his work. Links below. I asked Ben to talk about how he is helping kids and educators in his district get over and/or deal with the fear of failure.

I asked Ben: What are some tips you have for students/educators that struggle with a fear of failure. You can find Ben’s response in the video below.

Places to find Ben:
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