A Nose that Knows with Katherine Applegate

Published: Oct. 28, 2021, 4 a.m.

The Story Seeds Podcast is back with a special episode to raise awareness for childhood cancer. Nine-year old Jocelyn teams up with Newbery Award-winning author Katherine Applegate to grow her story seed about a super dog who helps a girl with cancer feel better. Jocelyn\u2019s story idea was inspired by her own experience and diagnosis with leukemia\u2014the most common type of childhood cancer in the world\u2014and how her dog Sally sensed she had cancer even before the doctors knew. \n\nListen along as Jocelyn and Katherine meet up on a video chat with their BFF canine companions to hash out Jocelyn\u2019s story idea, then sit back and hear the story Katherine grew out of their collaboration, \u201cTwo Brave Girls, One with Four Paws.\u201d This episode is sponsored by Macmillan Children\u2019s Publishing.