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Two Cats
Lesléa Newman (@lesleanewman), author of Heather Has Two Mommies and, most recently, of Ketzel, the Cat Who Composed, along with Marcus Ewert (@MarcusEwert), author of 10,000 Dresses and, most recently, Mummy Cat, stops by the podcast to talk about books with LGBT themes, the lineage of the poetic, prophetic voice, respecting the power of the words, and the only cat to ever have an obituary in the New York Times.
Episode Notes
Lesléa Newman‘s homepage
Marcus Ewert‘s Facebook page
Stonewall Book Awards
Seven Stories Press
The Danish Girl theatrical trailer
Recommended books
Recommended Book List (annotated)
– 10,000 Dresses by Marcus Ewert; illustrated by Rex Ray
– I Am Jazz by Jessica Herthel and Jazz Jennings; illustrated by Shelagh McNicholas
– Morris Micklewhite and the Tangerine Dress by Christine Baldacchino; illustrated by Isabelle Malenfant
– Jacob’s New Dress by Sarah Hoffman and Ian Hoffman; illustrated by Chris Case
– Sparkle Boy by Lesléa Newman; illustrated by Maria Mola (Spring 2017)
– Max the Stubborn Little Wolf by Marie-Odile Judes; illustrated by Bourre Martine
– Pugdog by Andrea U’Ren
– Oliver Button Is a Sissy by Tomie DePaola
– William’s Doll by Charlotte Zolotow; illustrated by William Pene Du Bois
– Princess Smartypants by Babette Cole
– A Fire Engine for Ruthie by Leslea Newman; Cyd Moore
– Stella Brings the Family by Miriam B. Schiffer; illustrated by Holly Clifton Brown
– King and King by Linda de Haan; illustrated by Stern Nijland
– King and King and Family by Linda de Haan; illustrated by Stern Nijland
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