Category Archive

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.

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.

Ashley Spires is an author-illustrator whose recent book, THE MOST MAGNIFICENT THING has unknowingly tapped into the maker culture.

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.

Gary Karton is an author who has struggled his entire life with reading. How would someone who hated reading as a child end up being a writer? And what type of book would an author write if they wanted to appeal to a person who hates reading?

Chris Ayers is the creator of the Daily Zoo; A personal daily drawing challenge that he has been doing for the past decade.

Author and poet Rebecca Kai Dotlich stops by to chat about words. Short words, long words, words that ryhme and words that shouldn’t.

Author and illustrator Molly Idle is spreading joy and creativity on today’s show. We talk about making successful sequels as her third Rex book (SEA REX) comes out this month.

Author and illustrator and all-around-creative-person Sanae Ishida is on the show today. We talk about her new picture book, Little Kunoichi, and how her blog transformed her creative life.

Author and illustrator Ovi Nedelcu stops in to chat about his new book JUST LIKE DADDY and his journey from feature animation to children’s books!