Julie Segal Walters and Brian Biggs, author and illustrator of This is Not a Normal Animal Book, stop by the podcast to talk about creating a metafiction book over animal classifications, incorporating the voices of a parent and a precocious child, and asking “what the heck is going on here?”
Tillie Walden: All The Wonders, Episode 400
Tillie Walden, cartoonist of Spinning, stops by the podcast to talk about creating love and empathy with other people, the strong feeling of not wanting to be in fear of your own story, and the difficulty of defining coming out in any universal way.
Elissa Brent Weissman & Friends – Picturebooking, Episode 91
26 award winning authors and illustrators share things they wrote and drew as kids in the inspirational book, OUR STORY BEGINS. Editor Elissa Brent Weissman stops by the pod to introduce the collection with cameos by Chris Grabenstein, Grace Lin, Jarrett J. Krosoczka, Marla Frazee, Peter Lerganis and Tom Angleberge.
Melissa Iwai: All The Wonders, Episode 399
Melissa Iwai, author and illustrator of Pizza Day, stops by the podcast to talk about a past life full of syllable structure, learning from Marla Frazee, and having a different world to explore.
Sharee Miller: All The Wonders, Episode 398
Sharee Miller, author and illustrator of Princess Hair, stops by the podcast to talk about creating a self-affirming book, incorporating the twelve styles of natural hair, and promoting a positive representation of self image.
Duncan Tonatiuh: All The Wonders, Episode 397
Duncan Tonatiuh, author illustrator of Danza!: Amalia Hernandez and Mexico’s Folkloric Ballet, stops by the podcast to talk about folkloric dances, an expression of nationalism, and important things shown in a way that feels new and interesting.
Orli Zuravicky: Books Between, Episode 37
Share this PostOrli ZuravickyInterview Outline:Today I am so happy to welcome Orli Zuravicky to the podcast. She is a senior editor at Scholastic and the author of several books including ...
Julie Kim: All The Wonders, Episode 396
Julie Kim, author illustrator of Where’s Halmoni?, stops by the podcast to talk about being a bridge to bank of experience, the revealing nature of folk tales, and the experience of the 2nd generation immigrant.
Debbie Ridpath Ohi: All The Wonders, Episode 395
Debbie Ridpath Ohi, author illustrator most recently of Sam & Eva, stops by the podcast to talk about figuring out how to collaborate, proving your own lightning rod, and being able to interact with people of the same interests.
Monica Brown and John Parra: All The Wonders, Episode 394
Monica Brown and John Parra, author and illustrator of Frida Kahlo and Her Animalitos, stop by the podcast to talk about a mother’s muse, paralleling an artist’s life with her pets, and the extraordinary life of the great artist before she was famous.