Christopher Denise’s illustrations are stunning. Some are warm and tender. Some are breathtaking and epic. All are crafted with care.
Alexis Frederick-Frost: Let’s Get Busy, Episode 207
Alexis Frederick-Frost, contributing cartoonist to Gryphons Aren’t So Great, the newest story in the Adventures in Cartooning series, stops by the podcast to talk about bonding over ping pong, how it takes a stronger writer to write a shorter story, and empowering kids to tell their stories through simple pictures.
Sophy Henn: Let’s Get Busy, Episode 206
Sophy Henn (@sophyhenn), author illustrator of Pom Pom Panda Gets the Grumps, and Where Bear?, stops by the podcast to talk about instinctive writing, letting the characters tell you the story, and those days you get up and it’s just wrong.
Storytime: Aliens!
If there’s a kid out there who isn’t interested in what else is out there, I haven’t met him. Gather up this bunch of books about our favorite extraterrestrials, and round up your littles for some alien fun.
Make Your Own Clay Alien
YOUR ALIEN by Tammi Sauer, illustrated by Goro Fujita, will make you want your own alien. In fact, because the book is written in second person, it says you will see an alien out your window and you will want to keep him. Of course you will!
Your Alien Song with Emily Arrow
Singer songwriter Emily Arrow (EmilyArrow.com) created this awesome song adaptation of Tammi Sauer’s YOUR ALIEN and we’re over the moon to premiere here at All The Wonders. With more meeps and oogs than you can shake a stick at, this is a song we know your young readers will be singing day in and day out.
Adam Rubin: Let’s Get Busy, Episode 205
Adam Rubin, New York Times bestselling author of Dragons Love Tacos, Those Darn Squirrels, and most recently of Robo-Sauce, all illustrated by Daniel Salmieri, stops by the podcast to talk about writing what you like, feelings of being a person in a position of authority doomed to screw stuff up. and how this is definitely not a presentation about monkeys.
Sigmund Brouwer: Let’s Get Busy, Episode 204
Sigmund Brouwer, author most recently of Unleashed, published by Orca Book publishers and one of three books in the Retribution trilogy, stops by the podcast to talk about great stories connecting like great songs, lettering the story dictate the characters, and how a book is just a delivery system for stories.
Chris Barton: Picturebooking, Episode 39
Chris Barton is an author, but a more descriptive title might be that he is a curious storyteller. His book span ballet, reconstruction, sharks, trains and cheat codes.
Then and Now: The Little House and Little Tree
The thing about picture books is that they can stick in your heart and your brain and become an actual memory, a feeling, and a true part of your childhood. In this series, we’ll take a look at picture books of the past and relive those memories through modern picture books. Let’s make connections between then and now.