Lizi Boyd, author illustrator of Big Bear, Little Chair, which is published by Chronicle Books, returns to the podcast to talk about unexpected opposites, the way a good editor knows how to mine the good stuff out of you and your work, and the value of acknowledging you just need to “go and draw sheep.”
Your Alien: The Best Book Ever [this week]
Five picture books reviewed, including a emotive monsters, a faraway companion and the secret weapon.
037: Sheboygan Children Book Festival – A World of Wonders
Wisconsin’s only free children’s book festival returns to the Bookworm Gardens, Mead Public Library and the John Michael Kohler Arts Center in Sheboygan, Wis. on Oct. 9-11.
Mike Curato: Let’s Get Busy, Episode 195
Mike Curato, author illustrator of Little Elliot, Big Family, which is published by Henry Holt and Company, returns to the podcast to talk about setting a story in a time predating modern technology, seeing your character come to life with the help of Merrymakers, and celebrating the family that you have and the families that you make.
036: Don Tate – Slavery, Poetry & Stories
Don Tate is the author and illustrator of POET: THE REMARKABLE STORY OF GEORGE MOSES HORTON. This picture book is about a slave’s story. But it’s unlike any slave story I’ve ever been exposed too.
Ben Clanton – Picturebooking, Episode 35
Ben Clanton is the author and illustrator of the new picture book SOMETHING EXTRAORDINARY. Ben uses simple words and simple pictures to make extraordinary stories.
034: Julie Danielson – Listen Before Breakfast
Julie Danielson is a children’s literature blogger who focuses on illustration and picture books. Her blog, Seven Impossible Things Before Breakfast is such a wonderful resource for children’s literature.
033: Tara Lazar – I Thought This was a Picture Book Idea Episode
Tara Lazar is a picture book author and creator of Picture Book Idea Month (PiBoIdMo). This talk is less about PiBoIdMo and more about Tara, her books and her journey.
032: Ashley Spires – The Maker Movement in a Picture Book
Ashley Spires is an author-illustrator whose recent book, THE MOST MAGNIFICENT THING has unknowingly tapped into the maker culture.
031: Miranda Paul – The Long Journey of Story-making
Miranda Paul is an author of two amazing new non-fiction picture books (ONE PLASTIC BAG and WATER IS WATER). She is also doing some amazing work for children’s literature through SCBWI, RateYourStory.org and We Need Diverse Books.