Summary: <p>Before executive editor Katie Carella came to Scholastic, she taught first, second, and third grades, and she noticed a hole in her classroom library: There weren't enough books for the readers who were ready to move beyond leveled readers, but who weren't quite ready for chapter books. </p> <p>And so, she created Branches — and now Acorn — highly illustrated, easy-to-read books with engaging storylines and characters that will help kids fall in love with reading.</p> <p>In this episode, you'll hear more from Katie about the Branches and Acorn books and the needs they fill. We also talk with three authors — Troy Cummings (The Notebook of Doom), Rebecca Elliott (Owl Diaries), and Jonathan Fenske (Crabby) — about exactly what goes into making these delightful, compelling books for kids.</p> <p><strong>Additional resources:</strong></p> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.scholastic.com/branches" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Learn more about Branches books at scholastic.com/branches</a></li> <li><a href="https://kids.scholastic.com/kids/books/acorn/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Learn more about Acorn books at scholastic.com/acorn</a></li> </ul><p><strong>Guests:</strong></p> <ul> <li> <strong>Katie Carella </strong>is an executive editor at Scholastic.</li> <li> <strong>Troy Cummings </strong>is the author of The Notebook of Doom and The Binder of Doom series.</li> <li> <strong>Rebecca Elliott </strong>is the author of the Owl Diaries series.</li> <li> <strong>Jonathan Fenske </strong>is the author of the Crabby series.</li> </ul><p><strong>Special thanks:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Music composed by Lucas Elliot Eberl</li> <li>Sound mix and recording by Daniel Jordan</li> <li>Edited by Mackenzie Cutruzzula</li> <li>Produced by Emily Morrow</li> </ul>
