Continuing our Week of MS. BIXBY’S LAST DAY, Jess Townes shares her thoughts on John David Anderson’s novel and the true meaning of “carnation days.”
Evan Turk: All The Wonders, Episode 271
Evan Turk, author-illustrator of The Storyteller, stops by the podcast to talk about the thousand-year-old tradition, what happens in the moment when you aren’t drawing, and capturing life as it happens.
Beyond the Book: Ms. Bixby’s Last Day
A multimedia roundup in celebration of John David Anderson’s Ms. Bixby’s Last Day, featuring the All the Wonders podcast with Matthew Winner.
Whatever Happened to My Sister?: THE BEST BOOK EVER [THIS WEEK]
A stack of books I think you’ll love, including stories about dad’s tattoos, a first-time parent, and looking up to a big sister. It’s the Best Book Ever (this week)!
Lucy Ruth Cummins: All The Wonders, Episode 270
Lucy Ruth Cummins, author-illustrator of A Hungry Lion, or a Dwindling Assortment of Animals, stops by the podcast to talk about knowing when to stop, playing it close to your chest, and the essential role of predators when make-believe playing as animals.
Esme Shapiro: All The Wonders, Episode 269
Esme Shapiro, author-illustrator of Ooko, stops by the podcast to talk about creating art intuitively, the many rebirths of her protagonist fox, and feeling connected to what she’s doing.
The Power of Reading Time: Books Between, Episode 1
Super Happy Magic Forest: THE BEST BOOK EVER [THIS WEEK]
A stack of books we think you’ll love, including stories about some unusual mail, a particularly loud child, and animal behaviors at the zoo. It’s the Best Book Ever (this week)!
Maria Carluccio: Picturebooking, Episode 56
Today’s show features Maria Carluccio and her book D IS FOR DRESS-UP. You’ll learn how Maria made the art for this gorgeous picture book. How she developed the concept and why she loves collaborating. Plus we overshare with a couple stories about personal fashion failures.
Minh Le and Isabel Roxas: All The Wonders, Episode 268
Minh Le and Isabel Roxas, author and illustrator respectively of Let Me Finish!, stop by the podcast to talk about writing yourself into a corner, putting an idea out into the world to fail, and how much the interplay between text and illustration makes or breaks the book.