Kate DiCamillo, author Raymie Nightingale and the 2016 National Summer Reading Champion, stops by the podcast on behalf of the Collaborative Summer Library Program to talk about reasons to read this summer, some titles from her recommended reading list, and her habit of always making other people read books.
Jon Chad: Picturebooking Episode 54
How far can one push the medium of comics and picture books? And what can we learn from unorthodox books? Jon Chad and his Leo Geo books are on the show today!
Scott McCormick and R.H. Lazzell: All The Wonders, Episode 262
Scott McCormick and R.H. Lazzell, author and illustrator team behind Mr. Pants: Camping Catastrophe and other books in the Mr. Pants series, stop by the podcast to talk about breaking convention, kids who never read, and how to remain funny.
Christopher Silas Neal: All The Wonders, Episode 261
Christopher Silas Neal, debut author/illustrator of Everyone…, stops by the podcast to talk about a big philosophy captured in a few words, the universality of feelings, and making space for the sadness along with the happiness.
Book Cover Premiere: Not Quite Narwhal
Jessie Sima joins us today to reveal the cover for her brand new picture book, Not Quite Narwhal!
Brianne Farley: All The Wonders, Episode 260
Brianne Farley, author/illustrator of Secret Tree Fort, stops by the podcast to talk about reading in trees, finding the story’s voice, and the universality of tree forts.
David Lubar: All The Wonders, Episode 259
David Lubar, author most recently of Character, Driven, stops by the podcast to talk about his metafictional experiment, pulling from many of the most demeaning times of his life, and turning to his main character whenever he ran into a problem with writing his story.
Translating the Wild: The Making of Swatch, Part 2
In this second making-of post, author illustrator Julia Denos shares the reasoning, revisions, and character designs that became Swatch: The Girl Who Loved Color. For more, visit our All The Wonders of SWATCH feature.
Greg Pizzoli: Picturebooking Episode 53
Greg Pizzoli creates some of my favorite picture books and his latest story GOOD NIGHT OWL is no exception. We talk about the world he has been developing with these stories and how he weaves himself and his characters throughout each story.
Suzanne Kaufman: All The Wonders, Episode 258
Suzanne Kaufman, illustrator of Samanthasaurus Rex, written by B. B. Mandell, stops by the podcast to talk about brain over brawn, the sadness that comes from finishing a book, and visiting the morgue of poses.