Steve Light (@SteveLight), author illustrator most recently of Lucky Lazlo, stops by the podcast to talk about theater superstitions, the most unlucky theater in the world, and a fountain pen nib custom designed by Richard Binder.
Steve Light: Let's Get Busy, Episode 245
Steve Light, author/illustrator of Swap!, stops by the podcast to talk about the greatest joy, using items in unconventional ways, and feeding clues to the reader by way of a monkey.
My Early Works: Steve Light
Steve Light, author illustrator of HAVE YOU SEEN MY DRAGON? and PLANES GO , shows us some of the drawings he made as a kid and shares why, to him, it was crucial to draw every single detail.
Steve Light: Creative Spaces, Episode 1
Some artists work in small spaces. Some artists work in large spaces. Author/illustrator, Steve Light’s New York studio is just right for an artist who collects fountain pens and very small toys.
Summer Reading & Nanci Turner Steveson: Books Between, Episode 24
Share this PostSummer Reading & Nanci Turner StevesonEpisode TranscriptOur main topic today is summer reading! For me, my school year up here in New York doesn’t end for another five ...
Book Trailer Premiere: Lucky Lazlo
Author/illustrator, Steve Light, stops by to premiere the trailer for his newest picture book, LUCKY LAZLO, and to give us a peak behind the scenes. He shares handwritten backstory, unreleased illustration drafts, and more!
Book Trailer Premiere: Swap!
Steve Light joins us to debut the trailer for Swap!, his newest picture book!
Swap! Pirate Ship Snacks
One of the super things about SWAP! (that I’m pretty sure author/illustrator Steve Light never suspected as he wrote it) is that it is packed with snacking potential. After all, what does any average group of kids do when they sit down in the cafeteria and open their lunch boxes?
They SWAP!
Art from its Start
Author/illustrator Steve Light shares the design process that went into each of the elements of SWAP!, from blocking the blue paint for the water to selecting the right contrasting colors for each of the swapped items to finding the perfect fountain pen nib to create his drawings.
ALL THE WONDERS of Swap!
This week we’re celebrating SWAP!, a picture book from author/illustrator Steve Light about a broken down ship, a pirate captain overcome with sadness, and how a peg-legged boy saves the day through some inventive swapping!