Kate DiCamillo, two-time Newbery-winning author most recently of Raymie Nightingale, stops by the podcast to talk about her time as Ambassador for Children’s Literature, how you can’t write anything without revealing yourself, and likening writing a story to trying to get a wild animal to eat out of your hand.
Dan Santat: All The Wonders, Episode 249
Dan Santat, author illustrator of Are We There Yet? and Beekle, which won the Caldecott medal in 2015, returns to the podcast to talk about enduring every minute of a road trip, parents doing the best they can, and his son’s complete lack of patience.
Blake Hamilton: All The Wonders, Episode 248
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”.
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
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.
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.
Tony Cliff: Let’s Get Busy, Episode 242
Tony Cliff, cartoonist behind Delilah Dirk and the King’s Shilling, the newest book in the Delilah Dirk graphic novel series, stops by the podcast to talk about controlling the flow of the story, starting small, and comics being a good solution to a problem that film couldn’t accomplish.
Aaron Reynolds and Sara Varon: Let’s Get Busy, Episode 241
Aaron Reynolds and Sara Varon, author and illustrator respectively of President Squid, stop by the podcast to talk about taking inspiration from a 5-year-old, the importance of having confidence in your brand when you’re a squid, and main characters committed to putting in 110%.