The Children's Book Podcast

Matthew C. Winner

matthewmakespods@gmail.com

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Booking Overview

A children’s literature podcast that spotlights the people behind books—authors, illustrators, and publishing professionals—through practical, behind-the-scenes conversations. It’s a strong platform for PR teams who want family-friendly visibility and credibility in education/reading audiences.

Metrics

Episodes: 859

Frequency: Weekly

Rating: 4.4/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Neutral

Location: USA

YouTube: 63 subscribers

Instagram: 32.0k followers

Contact Information

matthewmakespods@gmail.com

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Host

Matthew C. Winner - Hosted by Matthew C. Winner, a teacher, librarian, writer, and fan of kids. The show focuses on authors, illustrators, and everyone involved in taking a book from drawing board to bookshelf.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

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Typical Credentials:  
Children’s book authors, illustrators/cartoonists, and publishing professionals (e.g., literary agents) connected to kids’ titles and book-creation process.
Required Achievements:  
Published children’s books, Representation or leadership roles in literary agencies, Notable credited creators (author/illustrator/cartoonist) associated with children’s titles

Recent Guest Discussions

Julie Fiveash - Getting Over The Challenge Of A New Project And Pretending That You Know Enough About What You're Doing

Jennifer Rof - Growing Together And Following That Gut Feeling

Andrew W. Shaffer - Focusing The Script When There's So Much Content To Cover

Recent Topics

Children's Books, Publishing, Literacy, Authors, Illustration

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
The Children's Book Podcast
:

The Best We Can Possibly Be with Sophie Blackall

July 14, 2026

Sophie Blackall, author of Story Rug (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers), illustrated by Phoebe Wahl, joins Matthew to talk about being bound together in community through listening and making things with our hands.   Visit Sophie Blackall online at www.sophieblackall.com    Learn more about Boyds Mills and their upcoming programs by visiting www.boydsmills.org.    Our podcast logo was created by Duke Stebbins (https://stebs.design/).    Our music is by Podington Bear.    Podcast hosting ...

Do It Together with Julie Fiveash

July 07, 2026

Julie Fiveash, cartoonist of The Froggy Library: Welcome to Soggy Stump (Levine Querido), with colors by Jess Lome, joins Matthew to talk about getting over the challenge of a new project pretending that you know enough about what you're doing.   Visit Julie Fiveash online at www.instagram.com/jooliefiveash    Visit the Barnard Zine Library at https://zines.barnard.edu   Learn more about Boyds Mills and their upcoming programs by visiting www.boydsmills.org.    Our podcast logo was created by...

A Gut Feeling with Jennifer Rofé

June 30, 2026

Jennifer Rofé, senior agent with the Andrea Brown Literary Agency, joins Matthew to talk about growing together and following that gut feeling.   Visit Jennifer Rofé online at https://www.andreabrownlit.com/Team/jennifer-rof%C3%A9    You can learn more about the Andrea Brown Literary Agency and their clients by visiting www.andreabrownlit.com.    Learn more about Boyds Mills and their upcoming programs by visiting www.boydsmills.org.    Our podcast logo was created by Duke Stebbins (https://s...

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