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%.
Fred Koehler: Let's Get Busy, Episode 240
Fred Koehler, author illustrator of Super Jumbo, stops by the podcast to talk about striving to create a character that embodies every child everywhere, a perdiod of time where he was redrawing his entire portfolio from one writing conference to the next, and the important understanding that kids have to make mistakes
Why Read?: Picturebooking, Episode 47
Since today, Feb. 24, 2016, is World Read Aloud Day (and my birthday) I thought we’d throw a reading party. So why is reading is important? I asked that question to some picture book people and here are their answers …
J.J. Austrian and Mike Curato: Let’s Get Busy, Episode 239
J.J. Austrian and Mike Curato, the author and illustrator respectively of Worm Loves Worm, stop by the podcast to talk about Pants-of-the-Month, having conversations with children through children’s books, and the impact of two worms falling in love.
Keith Negley: Let's Get Busy, Episode 238
Keith Negley, author illustrator of Tough Guys (Have Feelings Too), stops by the podcast to talk about mixed-up emotions, picking five colors and sticking to them, and the memory of not wanting his son to see him cry.
Hannah Barnaby: Let's Get Busy, Episode 237
Hannah Barnaby, author of Some of the Parts and Wonder Show, stops by the podcast to talk about having a good sense of humor, trusting the author, and the realization that sometimes what you think you needed is what you needed at all.
Sara Varon: Let’s Get Busy, Episode 236
Sara Varon, cartoonist of Sweaterweather: & Other Short Stories, stops by the podcast to talk about signs of being on the right track, her love for stationary, and her trip to the Fumetto Comic Festival.
Charles Santoso: Picturebooking, Episode 46
Charles Santoso brings stories to live with a variety of classic picture book illustration styles. In this episode we talk about how his work feels more like art directing than traditional illustrating.
Charise Harper and Anna Raff: Let's Get Busy, Episode 235
Charise Harper and Anna Raff, author and illustrator respectively of A Big Surprise for Little Card, stop by the podcast to talk about a rainbow of books, thinking with pictures, and the fact that when you come to a song in a book, you have to sing.