This week's episode features 10 year old Willa and her story seed about a girl who has to make the switch from homeschool to public school. Her author match: Veera Hiranandani, author of the 2019 Newbery Honor winning novel The Night Diary. Join host Betsy Bird on Veera and Willa’s realtime field trip at The Blue School in NYC, then hear Veera narrate the brand new original story that she grew from Willa's story seed, "Under The Maple Tree."

On this special bonus episode, host Betsy Bird chats with Dan Gutman and gets the behind the scenes scoop on what it was like to grow Hannah’s story seed. You’ll also hear more about how he decided to become an author, get an insight into his writing process, and get a few Dan-approved writing tips.

There’s a new bad guy in town and his name is COVID-19, aka Coronavirus. In a special PSA for The Story Seeds Podcast, Jason Reynolds, the National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature, gives kids (and grownups!) eight everyday tips for fighting germs and staying healthy, plus a quick and easy recipe for homemade hand sanitizer (for all those slime makers out there).

On our very first episode, Dan Gutman, the best-selling author of the My Weird School series collaborates with 11 year old creative rockstar Hannah to grow her story seed which is, err, about a wish-fulfilling seed! Join host Betsy Bird, as she guides you through Dan and Hannah’s Story Seeds adventure and reveals the brand new original story that grew out of Hannah’s idea: “The Magic Seed.”

Listen along as kids grow their story ideas with a little help from their favorite best-selling authors. The Story Seeds Podcast is coming to you on Thursday March 5th.