The MOTHER Podcast with Katie Hintz-Zambrano

Mac Barnett - The Best-Selling Author on the Magic of Children’s Books, Falling in Love With Fatherhood, & What It Means To Be A Man

January 15, 2026·1h 5m
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Mac Barnett is the best-selling, award-winning author of over 60 kid-lit titles that are beloved by moms, dads, and kids alike. This includes the Shapes Trilogy (illustrated by his good friend and frequent collaborator Jon Klassen), Sam and Dave Dig a Hole, Extra Yarn, The Wolf, the Duck, and the Mouse, The First Cat in Space—and many, many more. Raised in Northern California by a single mother who encouraged a love of reading, Mac’s books have sold over 5 million copies worldwide and h...

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