Blake Hamilton, filmmaker, writer, and, most important to this episode, co-founder of All The Wonders, stops by the podcast to talk about making barriers, conceptualizing a home for readers and books, the moment when he “finally found his way home”.
Letter to My Younger Self: Tara Lazar
Many of the experiences we have in elementary school shape the person we become in our adulthood. We invited author Tara Lazar to send a letter to her younger self along with a copy of Normal Norman, written by Tara and illustrated by S. Britt.
Joseph Kuefler: Picturebooking, Episode 50
Joseph Kuefler is the creator of BEYOND THE POND, a story about the ordinary being transformed into something not-so-ordinary.
Peter Brown: Let’s Get Busy, Episode 247
Peter Brown, author/illustrator of The Curious Garden, Children Make Terrible Pets, and Mr. Tiger Goes Wild, and now debut middle grade author of The Wild Robot, stops by the podcast to talk about paying attention to wording and phrasing, telling the story as efficiently as possible, and certain subjects you can’t avoid.
Faith Erin Hicks: Let’s Get Busy, Episode 246
Faith Erin Hicks, author/cartoonist of The Nameless City, stops by the podcast to talk about drawing like a kid, unstable ground, and putting the readers in the shoes of the character
Alice Kuipers: Picturebooking, Episode 49
Alice Kuipers is the author of VIOLET AND VICTOR WRITE THE MOST FABULOUS FAIRY TALE. This book is an inspiring invitation for kids and families to create. And this talk with Alice was such a treat.
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.
Karen Rivers: Let's Get Busy, Episode 244
Karen Rivers, author of The Girl in the Well is Me, stops by the podcast to talk about casual cruelty, feeling anxiety start at an early age, and her metaphor for popularity.
Romp a Mile in Someone Else’s Paws
Victoria J. Coe, author of Fenway and Hattie, joins us to share why she loves considering life through a dog’s perspective.
Philip C. Stead: Let's Get Busy, Episode 243
Philip C. Stead, author illustrator most recently of Ideas Are All Around, stops by the podcast to talk about how he views inspiration, accidental bungling grace, and the beauty in the way polaroids look just a little bit off.