Deb­o­rah Kalb, a for­mer long­time jour­nal­ist cov­er­ing Con­gress and pol­i­tics, is the co-host of the podcast Rereading Our Childhood, and the host of the blog Book Q&As with Deborah Kalb. She will talk about themes often explored in children's literature, including nurturing empathy, encouraging creativity, and the importance of honesty, and will read excerpts of her work which exemplify those moral teaching.

Deb­o­rah Kalb's books include three middle grade time travel novels for kids: George Washington and the Magic Hat, John Adams and the Magic Bobblehead, and Thomas Jefferson and the Return of the Magic Hat, and Off to Join the Cir­cus, a novel for adults.