Episodes
Tuesday Jul 30, 2024
Everything Everywhere All At Once With Maddie Frost
Tuesday Jul 30, 2024
Tuesday Jul 30, 2024
Team Versy is Brenna Jeanneret, children’s lit author, mother, rock climber, outdoors person, and podcaster, Josh Monken, children’s lit author, father, science communicator, and podcaster Jon Seymour, podcast wizard, author/illustrator and family man.
Our guest for this conversation was Maddie Frost. You can find Maddie on Instagram.
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This episode’s book reviews:
VROOM by Barbara Mcclintock
TATE’S WILD RESCUE written by Jenny Turnbull and illustrated by Izzy Burton
SILLY BOOBIES A LOVE STORY written by Ame Dyckman and illustrated by Christopher Weyant
The artwork for You May Contribute a Verse features our new quokka mascot, Versey, and was generously created by the great Maddie Frost! Find her on IG @hellomaddiefrost or on her website Maddie-Frost.com
Our theme music is So Happy by Scott Holmes you can find more of his music at scottholmesmusic.com
Love the podcast and wanna support more episodes like this? Find Community Shoutouts, Merch and our Patreon here!!
Find us on Bluesky @joshmonkwords, @brennajeanneret, and @jonseym0ur as always, let us know what you think via a rating, review, or comment!
Thanks and see ya next time.
You May Contribute a Verse is a homespun production, produced, edited, recorded, conceptualized, and marketed by Josh Monken, Brenna Jeanneret, and Jon Seymour.
Tuesday Jul 16, 2024
Writing for Little Me with Chloe Ito Ward
Tuesday Jul 16, 2024
Tuesday Jul 16, 2024
Life hacks and tangents and accidental nonfiction, oh my!
Lots of potential episode titles in this one. Our conversation with Chloe Ito Ward is here!
Grab her book Love Grows Here... here!
Our podcast service auto-transcribed my intro with the name You Make a Drip Be Diverse. Should we change it to this AI-generated alternative??
(I apologize for the noise on my solo recording that sounded like I was recording from inside an airplane engine!)
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This episode’s book reviews:
MILLIE FLEUR'S POISON GARDEN by Christy Mandin
LUIS AND TABITHA by Steph Campisi (hi Steph!), illustrated by Hollie Mengert
EVERY DOG IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD by Philip C Stead, illustrated by Matthew Cordell
The artwork for You May Contribute a Verse features our quokka mascot Versey, and was generously created for us by the great Maddie Frost! Find her on IG @hellomaddiefrost or on her website Maddie-Frost.com
Our theme music is So Happy by Scott Holmes you can find more of his music at scottholmesmusic.com
Love the podcast and wanna support more episodes like this? Find Community Shoutouts, Merch and our Patreon here!!
Find us on Bluesky @joshmonkwords, @brennajeanneret, and @jonseym0ur as always, let us know what you think via a rating, review, or comment!
Tuesday Jul 02, 2024
Desperation and Bookshelves with James McGowan
Tuesday Jul 02, 2024
Tuesday Jul 02, 2024
The vibes are strong with James McGowan! Agent, author, YouTuber, and great guest!
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This episode’s book reviews:
CAN I BE YOUR DOG by Troy Cummings
BUILDING A BEAK: HOW A TOUCAN'S RESCUE INSPIRED THE WORLD, written by Becca McMurdie, illustrated by Diana Hernandez
EMERGENCY QUARTERS, written by Carlos Matias, illustrated by Gracey Zhang
The artwork for You May Contribute a Verse features our quokka mascot Versey, and was generously created for us by the great Maddie Frost! Find her on IG @hellomaddiefrost or on her website Maddie-Frost.com
Our theme music is So Happy by Scott Holmes you can find more of his music at scottholmesmusic.com
Love the podcast and wanna support more episodes like this? Find Community Shoutouts, Merch and our Patreon here!!
Find us on Bluesky @joshmonkwords, @brennajeanneret, and @jonseym0ur as always, let us know what you think via a rating, review, or comment!
Tuesday Jun 18, 2024
One of Three Josh Funks
Tuesday Jun 18, 2024
Tuesday Jun 18, 2024
Papa J Funk is here and he's taking no questions.
Luckily for us, Josh Funk IS taking questions!
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This episode’s book reviews:
TOUCH THE SKY by Stephanie Lucianovic, illustrated by Chris Park
THE MESS THAT WE MADE by Michelle Lord, illustrated by Julia Blattman
DUCK AND MOOSE: DUCK MOVES IN and MOOSE BLASTS OFF by Kirk Reedstrom
The artwork for You May Contribute a Verse features our quokka mascot Versey, and was generously created for us by the great Maddie Frost! Find her on IG @hellomaddiefrost or on her website Maddie-Frost.com
Our theme music is So Happy by Scott Holmes you can find more of his music at scottholmesmusic.com
Love the podcast and wanna support more episodes like this? Find Community Shoutouts, Merch and our Patreon here!!
Find us on Bluesky @joshmonkwords, @brennajeanneret, and @jonseym0ur as always, let us know what you think via a rating, review, or comment!
Tuesday Jun 04, 2024
Falling Out The Window with Jacob Sager Weinstein
Tuesday Jun 04, 2024
Tuesday Jun 04, 2024
Team Versy is Brenna Jeanneret, children’s lit author, mother, rock climber, outdoors person, and podcaster, Josh Monken, children’s lit author, father, science communicator, and podcaster Jon Seymour, podcast wizard, author/illustrator and family man.
Our guest for this conversation was Jacob Sager Weinstein. You can find Jacob on Twitter and Bluesky.
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This episode’s book reviews:
STAY WILD MY CHILD by Mandy Archer, with illustrations by Shane Crampton
A SPOONFUL OF FROGS by Casey Lyall’s illustrated by Vera Brosgol
SUMMER: A SOLSTICE STORY written by Kelsey Gross and illustrated by Renata Liwska
The artwork for You May Contribute a Verse features our new quokka mascot, Versey, and was generously created by the great Maddie Frost! Find her on IG @hellomaddiefrost or on her website Maddie-Frost.com
Our theme music is So Happy by Scott Holmes you can find more of his music at scottholmesmusic.com
Love the podcast and wanna support more episodes like this? Find Community Shoutouts, Merch and our Patreon here!!
Find us on Bluesky @joshmonkwords, @brennajeanneret, and @jonseym0ur as always, let us know what you think via a rating, review, or comment!
Thanks and see ya next time.
You May Contribute a Verse is a homespun production, produced, edited, recorded, conceptualized, and marketed by Josh Monken, Brenna Jeanneret, and Jon Seymour.
Tuesday May 28, 2024
Remembering Katey Howes
Tuesday May 28, 2024
Tuesday May 28, 2024
The world lost one of the brightest lights in the kidlit sky last week with the passing of author Katey Howes.
Today we're remembering Katey and honoring her memory with a reshare of a conversation Josh first had with her in July 2021.
If you have a memory of Katey you'd like to share, please consider doing so via this Google Form. A memory book will be created and gifted to each of her three children, containing photos and remembrances from those of us in the kidlit community who were fortunate enough to know her.
Katey's work is beautiful, sincere, encouraging, and timeless. To further support her family, if you're able, order one of her books or request them from your local library. Katey's published work can be found on her website.
Katey's latest book, Reindeer Remainders, is just a few weeks away from release. Please also consider ordering it from Amazon or your local bookseller.
Tuesday May 14, 2024
Don't Forget to Love It with Charles Santoso
Tuesday May 14, 2024
Tuesday May 14, 2024
Team Versy is Brenna Jeanneret, children’s lit author, mother, rock climber, outdoors person, and podcaster, Josh Monken, children’s lit author, father, science communicator, and podcaster Jon Seymour, podcast wizard, author/illustrator and family man.
Our guest for this conversation was Charles Santoso. You can find Charles on Twitter and Instagram.
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This episode’s book reviews:
SOMETIMES: A DAY FULL OF FEELINGS by Stephanie Stansbie, illustrated by Elisa Paganelli
TOO MUCH SLIME by Frances Gilbert illustrated by Vin Vogel
NANCY BESS HAD A DRESS by Claire Noland illustrated by Angela C. Hawkins
The artwork for You May Contribute a Verse features our new quokka mascot, Versey, and was generously created by the great Maddie Frost! Find her on IG @hellomaddiefrost or on her website Maddie-Frost.com
Our theme music is So Happy by Scott Holmes you can find more of his music at scottholmesmusic.com
Love the podcast and wanna support more episodes like this? Find Community Shoutouts, Merch and our Patreon here!!
Find us on Bluesky @joshmonkwords, @brennajeanneret, and @jonseym0ur as always, let us know what you think via a rating, review, or comment!
Thanks and see ya next time.
You May Contribute a Verse is a homespun production, produced, edited, recorded, conceptualized, and marketed by Josh Monken, Brenna Jeanneret, and Jon Seymour.
Tuesday Apr 30, 2024
The Sweet Spot with Brenna Jeanneret (and bonus Betsy!)
Tuesday Apr 30, 2024
Tuesday Apr 30, 2024
Pants vs Cake. Pantsing vs archaeology. The Mental Snack Drawer. Flax Eggs. Blogs on Saturday. The meh shelf.
Betsy Bird pops into the co-host chair as we grill Brenna on her debut The Law of Birthdays in what turned out to be quite the conversation!
Get The Law of Birthdays here!
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This episode’s book reviews:
I DO NOT EAT CHILDREN by Matthew Cutler
I AM NOT A CHAIR by Ross Burach
EVERGREEN by Matthew Cordell
The artwork for You May Contribute a Verse features our quokka mascot Versey, and was generously created for us by the great Maddie Frost! Find her on IG @hellomaddiefrost or on her website Maddie-Frost.com
Our theme music is So Happy by Scott Holmes you can find more of his music at scottholmesmusic.com
Love the podcast and wanna support more episodes like this? Find Community Shoutouts, Merch and our Patreon here!!
Find us on Bluesky @joshmonkwords, @brennajeanneret, and @jonseym0ur as always, let us know what you think via a rating, review, or comment!
Tuesday Apr 16, 2024
Oh No, the Adam Rex is Here
Tuesday Apr 16, 2024
Tuesday Apr 16, 2024
A generous helping of Adam Rex awaits you. No cause for alarm, the episode title is merely a play on the title of one of Adam's three 2023 book releases!
Catch these books in order of age group: Oh No, the Aunts are Here, The Story of Gumluck the Wizard, and A Little Like Waking!
Guess what? YOU MAY CONTRIBUTE A VERSE IS FIVE YEARS OLD.
Thank you for listening! I wish this milestone would have coincided with our 100th episode, but we're ALMOST THERE.
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This episode’s book reviews:
HOW TO MAKE A PEANUT BUTTER SANDWICH IN 17 EASY STEPS by Bambi Edlund
A LITTLE LIKE WAKING by Podcast Guest Adam Rex!
KATHI Q BUILDS A TIME MACHINE by Jo-Anne Scranton, illustrated by Gabi Moraes
The artwork for You May Contribute a Verse features our quokka mascot Versey, and was generously created for us by the great Maddie Frost! Find her on IG @hellomaddiefrost or on her website Maddie-Frost.com
Our theme music is So Happy by Scott Holmes you can find more of his music at scottholmesmusic.com
Love the podcast and wanna support more episodes like this? Find Community Shoutouts, Merch and our Patreon here!!
Find us on Bluesky @joshmonkwords, @brennajeanneret, and @jonseym0ur as always, let us know what you think via a rating, review, or comment!
Tuesday Apr 02, 2024
Trust and Heart with Andrew Hacket
Tuesday Apr 02, 2024
Tuesday Apr 02, 2024
Team Versy is Brenna Jeanneret, children’s lit author, mother, rock climber, outdoors person, and podcaster, Josh Monken, children’s lit author, father, science communicator, and podcaster Jon Seymour, podcast wizard, author/illustrator and family man.
Our guest for this conversation was Andrew Hacket. You can find Andrew on Twitter.
Check out his blog The Backstory and make sure to pre-order or add his books to Goodreads here.
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This episode’s book reviews:
THE DOOR THAT HAD NEVER BEEN OPENED BEFORE BY by Mrs. & Mr. MacLeod
BOO BOOS OF BLUEBELL ELEMENTARY by Chelsea Lin Wallace and Alison Farrell
HARRIET’S REFLECTIONS written and illustrated by Marion Kadi
The artwork for You May Contribute a Verse features our new quokka mascot, Versey, and was generously created by the great Maddie Frost! Find her on IG @hellomaddiefrost or on her website Maddie-Frost.com
Our theme music is So Happy by Scott Holmes you can find more of his music at scottholmesmusic.com
Love the podcast and wanna support more episodes like this? Find Community Shoutouts, Merch and our Patreon here!!
Find us on Bluesky @joshmonkwords, @brennajeanneret, and @jonseym0ur as always, let us know what you think via a rating, review, or comment!
Thanks and see ya next time.
You May Contribute a Verse is a homespun production, produced, edited, recorded, conceptualized, and marketed by Josh Monken, Brenna Jeanneret, and Jon Seymour.