Media
November 20, 2020
Urban Playground: What Kids Say About Living in San Francisco
is a finalist in American Book Fest's 2020 Annual Best Book Awards,
Children's Non-Fiction category
September 1, 2020
Urban Playground: What Kids Say About Living in San Francisco is a finalist in the Children-Social Issues category of the Readers' Favorite awards
July 10, 2020
John O'Grady reviews Urban Playground: What Kids Say About
Living in San Francisco in San Francisco Attorney Magazine
July 7, 2020
Urban Playground: What Kids Say About Living in San Francisco wins the National Indie Excellence Awards, Juvenile Nonfiction category
July 6, 2020
Katie Burke talks to Janeane Bernstein, host of KUCI's Get the Funk Out!,
about Urban Playground: What Kids Say About Living in San Francisco
July 6, 2020
The Hasty Book List features Katie Burke on its
"13 Authors and Their Favorite Children's Books" list
June 13, 2020
GSMC Book Review Podcast speaks with Katie Burke about
Urban Playground: What Kids Say About Living in San Francisco
May 11, 2020
The Crunchy Mama Blog recommends reading Urban Playground:
What Kids Say About Living in San Francisco during quarantine
May 10, 2020
Book Q&As with Debra Kalb features Katie Burke's
Urban Playground: What Kids Say About Living in San Francisco
April 30, 2020
Katie Burke's Urban Playground: What Kids Say About Living in San Francisco tops BookBub's "14 Books to Satisfy Your Wanderlust" list
April 27, 2020
The Pen and Muse spotlights Urban Playground:
What Kids Say About Living in San Francisco
April 16, 2020
Booksmith launches Urban Playground by Zoom,
with three children reading their stories and
Nature journalist Monya Baker interviewing
author Katie Burke
April 12, 2020
"So, what do kids say about living in San Francisco?
In new book 'Urban Playground,' Noe Valley Voice columnist
Katie Burke interviews that rarest of SF species: children."
April 2, 2020
"This book offers a new perspective and insight into San Francisco. Especially those who live there, fans of the city, and those planning on visiting it will find these pages interesting. The thoughts and feelings are very personal and give a fresh view into what it is like to live in this city. Each of the fifty answers comes across with lovely honesty."
March 30, 2020
Big Blend Radio interviews Katie Burke, author of
Urban Playground: What Kids Say About Living in San Francisco
March 11, 2020
"To outsiders, the Bay Area is intrinsically linked to tech hubs and counterculture. But what about San Francisco’s kid culture?
In her new book, Urban Playground: What Kids Say About Living in
San Francisco, Katie Burke explores the experience of kids ages five to nine living in one of the country’s most iconic cultural hubs."
March 10, 2020
"An engaging series of glimpses into
the minds and priorities of kids in San Francisco."
March 7, 2020
"My favorite thing about Urban Playground: What Kids Say about Living in San Francisco by Katie Burke is the funny things kids say. I learned a lot about San Francisco from this book. I enjoyed finding out how many of the children at this young age are learning other languages."
March 6, 2020
The Dropping In podcast interviews Katie Burke, author of
Urban Playground: What Kids Say About Living in San Francisco
March 3, 2020 (aired April 2, 2020)
The Reading With Your Kids podcast interviews Katie Burke, author of
Urban Playground: What Kids Say About Living in San Francisco
March 3, 2020
"Seeing San Francisco Through Fresh Eyes: Behind the Book,"
by Katie Burke
March 3, 2020
"In Urban Playground: What Kids Say About Living in San Francisco,
Katie Burke explores the experience of kids ages five to nine
living in this place—what makes San Francisco special for kids
and why some are over it."
January 20, 2020
