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September 30, 2025 54 mins

Danielle Sharkan is our guest this week! On her writing journey, debuting with some heavy topics, eggplants (or aubergines?), and more! 

Danielle debuted last year with SHARING SHALOM, following up this year with ELLIE THE EGGSPERT

Enjoy!

 

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This episode’s book reviews:  BORED PANDA by Mike Bender, illustrated by Chuck Dillon BEST BUDS by Becky Scharnhorst, illustrated by Jiarui Jiang

 

The artwork for You May Contribute a Verse features our 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  

 

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Find us on Bluesky @joshmonkwords@brennajeanneret, and @jonseym0ur and as always, let us know what you think via a rating, review, or comment!

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