Christian Robinson, illustrator most recently of Leo: a Ghost Story, written by Mac Barnett, stops by to talk about stories meant to be told visually, challenging himself and his art by limiting resources, and his influence from illustrators from a different time in picture books.
Mac Barnett: Let's Get Busy, Episode 181
Mac Barnett, author most recently of Leo: a Ghost Story, illustrated by Christian Robinson, stops by to talk about ghosts versus imaginary friends, intense connections, and how the lived experience of being a kid is different from just being a kid.
Sophy Henn: Let’s Get Busy, Episode 206
Sophy Henn (@sophyhenn), author illustrator of Pom Pom Panda Gets the Grumps, and Where Bear?, stops by the podcast to talk about instinctive writing, letting the characters tell you the story, and those days you get up and it’s just wrong.
Adam Rubin: Let’s Get Busy, Episode 205
Adam Rubin, New York Times bestselling author of Dragons Love Tacos, Those Darn Squirrels, and most recently of Robo-Sauce, all illustrated by Daniel Salmieri, stops by the podcast to talk about writing what you like, feelings of being a person in a position of authority doomed to screw stuff up. and how this is definitely not a presentation about monkeys.
Sigmund Brouwer: Let’s Get Busy, Episode 204
Sigmund Brouwer, author most recently of Unleashed, published by Orca Book publishers and one of three books in the Retribution trilogy, stops by the podcast to talk about great stories connecting like great songs, lettering the story dictate the characters, and how a book is just a delivery system for stories.
Chris Barton: Picturebooking, Episode 39
Chris Barton is an author, but a more descriptive title might be that he is a curious storyteller. His book span ballet, reconstruction, sharks, trains and cheat codes.
Ginee Seo: Let's Get Busy, Episode 203
Ginee Seo, children’s publishing director at Chronicle Books, stops by the podcast to talk about constant magic around every corner, missing train stops on account of reading, and making books that matter.
Loren Long: Let’s Get Busy, Episode 185
Loren Long, author illustrator most recently of Little Tree, published by Philomel Books, stops by to talk about a simple story about a simple tree, finding a safe harbor in picture books, and letting go.
Matt Phelan: Let's Get Busy, Episode 202
Matt Phelan, illustrator of Marilyn’s Monster, which is written by Michelle Knudsen and published by Candlewick Press, stops by the podcast to talk about studying theater, the parallels between drawing and playing an instrument, and the one scene in any book that’s the real reason for doing it.
Philip and Erin Stead: Let’s Get Busy, Episode 201
Philip Stead and Erin Stead, author and illustrator respectively of Lenny & Lucy, which is published by Roaring Brook Press, stop by the podcast to talk about infusing work with sincerity, living by the “don’t say mean things” motto, and trying to create content just as relevant now as the day it was published.