Last week Robbi and I had the fun of recording an episode of My Generation with host Larry Vetter at Chestertown’s own 106.9 WCTR. We talked books, creative process, parenting, bus tour, and how Robbi and I found our way to Chestertown. The episode broadcast at 9am...
Busload of Books on the End Book Deserts Podcast
One of the best things about launching our Busload of Books Tour project has been discovering and connecting with others who share our mission to get books into the hands of kids. Case in point, the amazing Molly Ness, a teacher / scholar / author / advocate / force...
Busload of Books in the Washington Post
Thanks to the wonderful Mary Quattlebaum for this lovely piece about The Cookie of Perfection and the Busload of Books Tour in yesterday's Washington Post. Read the article. Get a copy of Perfection with a signed bookplate from our friends at Postmark Books. Help us...
Busload of Books on the #AmWriting Podcast
A few weeks ago, Robbi and I had the honor and fun of sitting down with dear friend and fellow author Jessica Lahey (The Gift of Failure and The Addiction Inoculation) to talk about writing, the creative process, and the Busload of Books tour. The conversation was fun...
Announcing the Busload of Books Tour!
We (and the kids) are going to spend the 2022-2023 school year on the ultimate road trip— living in a tiny home school bus, visiting Title I elementary schools in all 50 states, doing presentations on creativity and collaboration, and handing out 25,000 free books to...
The Busload of Books Tour is a year-long project to promote literacy and raise awareness of the challenges facing our nation’s public schools.

Author/illustrator duo Matthew Swanson and Robbi Behr (that’s us) and our four kids will spend the 2022-2023 school year traveling the country in a school bus/tiny home, visiting Title I schools in all 50 states (plus DC), and giving away 25,000 hardcover books to students and teachers from underserved communities.

As we travel, we will be blogging, vlogging and posting frequently to social media. All of our content will be appropriate for bringing families and students along on our ultimate road trip.
The latest on Instagram:
According to Goji, it’s Bring Your Dog to Work Day. He’s trying so hard, but his stories are dull, with tedious descriptions of sniffing and snorting, endless dull stretches of napping, and inevitably concluding with the protagonist consuming large bowls of tasteless brown nuggets with reckless disregard for common politeness or personal well-being. Also, he’s terrible at typing.