Mike Lowery is known for his ability to talk like a pirate. So he was the perfect guest to have on during TALK LIKE A PIRATE DAY. Mike also wrote and illustrated THE PURSUIT OF THE PESKY PIZZA PIRATE.
Elise Parsley: All The Wonders, Episode 288
Elise Parsley, illustrator of The Magic Word, a new picture book written by Mac Barnett, stops by the podcast to talk about what you can learn about a person from the stuff they keep around them, making illustrations for kids to go back and study, and the basic desire of wanting a cookie.
Mac Barnett and Adam Rex: All The Wonders, Episode 287
Mac Barnett and Adam Rex, author and illustrator of How This Book Was Made, stop by the podcast to talk about Mac’s interest in form and the picture book as a live performance, as well as the value Adam sees in taking time to make distance from your work in progress in order to reach a final illustration that feels, to the reader, inevitable.
Rafael López: Picturebooking, Episode 62
Rafael López is the illustrator and inspiration for the picture book MAYBE SOMETHING BEAUTIFUL: HOW ART TRANSFORMED A NEIGHBORHOOD. There is so much to love about Rafael’s true story, and the picture book that captured the spirit of this neighborhood art project.
The Global Read Aloud Project: Books Between, Episode 6
Share this PostTHE GLOBAL READ ALOUD PROJECTEpisode Transcript:As September has rolled around, and teachers, librarians, and homeschool families are making plans for the year, I thought now would be a ...
Maybe Something Beautiful: How Art Transformed a Neighborhood
Carter Higgins lead us on an exploration of the art and story of Maybe Something Beautiful.
Danielle Smith: All The Wonders, Episode 286
Danielle Smith, literary agent at Red Fox Literary, stops by the podcast to talk about asking “what’s important to you?”, knowing not everybody works well with everybody, and wearing her heart on her sleeve.
Alexis Braud: Picturebooking, Episode 61
Alexis Braud is the author and illustrator of PARADE. This is a book that celebrates the Louisiana culture of parading but what drew me into it was the notion of starting. Just getting yourself out there and starting something without much fanfare. Putting yourself on display and parading … even if it is only a parade of one small creature … something special might come of it, if only we start.
Books For Better, September Archive
Did you miss the Books for Better “Books to Evoke Change” Twitter chat last Monday? No worries! We saved the archives for you to explore.
Brendan Wenzel: All The Wonders, Episode 285
Brendan Wenzel, author-illustrator of They All Saw A Cat, stops by the podcast to talk about expressing perception, building in a lot of questions, and aspiring to create a book that children could use as a diving off point.