The cover of Something Extraordinary contains a wish. A boy blowing on a dandelion, as you do. The first page tells us what the wish is: to fly. In fact, everything the boy wishes for is extraordinary like that. But as the book goes on, the boy learns that extraordinary stuff is in the every day too. Wish granted!
Michael Arndt: Let's Get Busy, Episode 215
Michael Arndt, author of Cat Says Meow, stops by the podcast to talk about starting with a circle and some nondescript blobs, letting the letters create an animal, and the fact that letters are just shapes.
Gus Gordon: Let’s Get Busy, Episode 214
Gus Gordon, author of Herman and Rosie, stops by the podcast to talk about ideas starting at the sketch stage, drawings that ask lots of questions, and two characters that need to find one another.
Mother Bruce: THE BEST BOOK EVER [THIS WEEK]
Five picture books reviewed, including some rainy day fun, an anniversary for the Wheels on the Bus, and a song turned book turned celebration of all things happy. It’s the Best Book Ever (this week)!
Ellen Fischer: Let's Get Busy, Episode 213
Ellen Fischer, author of If an Elephant Went to School, stop by the podcast to talk about getting into a good writing group, editing to make a story stronger, and asking “what if?”
Ryan T. Higgins: Picturebooking, Episode 41
Ryan T. Higgins, is my hero! Ok, that might be a little over the top, but I love his book MOTHER BRUCE and I love the path his career is taking.
12 Ninja Books to Add the Ki-Ya to Any Read Aloud
There’s a little ninja in every kid and, with the help of these great books, there can be a little ninja in every great story time, too!
Kris Remenar and Matt Faulkner: Let’s Get Busy, Episode 212
Kris Remenar and Matt Faulkner, author and illustrator of Groundhog’s Dilemma, stop by the podcast to talk about treating the process like a business partnership, a writer who can write to the child in us all, and how the best revenge is living well.
National Ninja Day
Talk like a pirate day has come and gone. It’s time to get your ninja on.
In a Village By the Sea: THE BEST BOOK EVER [THIS WEEK]
Five picture books reviewed, including gathering up lost things, cars of all sorts, and a hunt for a yeti. It’s the Best Book Ever (this week)!