Ed Vere, author illustrator most recently of Max the Brave, which is published by Sourcebooks, stops by to talk about storytelling with a jazz trio, a stubborn and tenacious cat, and how it’s all in the eyes.
K.A. Holt: Let's Get Busy, Episode 197
K.A. Holt, author of House Arrest, which is published by Chronicle Books, returns to the podcast to talk about writing out of order, pulling all the story threads apart, and accepting help doesn’t mean you’re accepting weakness.
Max The Brave Song With Emily Arrow
Singer songwriter Emily Arrow (Em is for Music) has created a wonderful song adaptation of Ed Vere’s MAX THE BRAVE. We can’t stop singing along and we can’t wait to hear your voices, too!
The Making of Cloud Country, Part 2 of 3
Today we return to Noah Klocek’s studio for part 2 of this three-part video series. Noah shows us how words and pictures were brought together through several different drafts before reaching what would become CLOUD COUNTRY as we know it.
Three Bears in a Boat: The Best Book Ever [this week]
Five picture books reviewed, including a performance of the Nutcracker, a snake-loving family and the odd sister out, and the greatest ancient artifacts in history curated in one illustrated museum’s historical collection.
Lizi Boyd: Let’s Get Busy, Episode 196
Lizi Boyd, author illustrator of Big Bear, Little Chair, which is published by Chronicle Books, returns to the podcast to talk about unexpected opposites, the way a good editor knows how to mine the good stuff out of you and your work, and the value of acknowledging you just need to “go and draw sheep.”
12 Books for Back to School
There’s so much to process about a school year, from start to finish. There are so many moments. Here are a dozen wonderful picture books that speak to some of them—from making friends to manners, from being on the outside to being the perfect person for a task.
Your Alien: The Best Book Ever [this week]
Five picture books reviewed, including a emotive monsters, a faraway companion and the secret weapon.
037: Sheboygan Children Book Festival – A World of Wonders
Wisconsin’s only free children’s book festival returns to the Bookworm Gardens, Mead Public Library and the John Michael Kohler Arts Center in Sheboygan, Wis. on Oct. 9-11.
WELCOME TO MY STUDIO with K.A. Holt
K.A. Holt, author of RHYME SCHEMER and HOUSE ARREST (Chronicle Books), takes us on a tour of her writing space to show how she develops a novel written in verse.