Author-illustrator Philip C Stead takes us back in time to learn how he first became interested in drawing and how his childhood work influences him today.
Empathy: Stead’s Common Thread
Read on to learn more about how Samson in the Snow weaves empathy throughout its pages, and how several of Stead’s other works incorporate this significant and timely theme as well.
Moving Forward with SAMSON IN THE SNOW
Author-illustrator Philip C Stead keeps readers feeling safe as they journey through his picture book SAMSON IN THE SNOW
ALL THE WONDERS of Samson in the Snow
Celebrate author-illustrator Philip C. Stead’s SAMSON IN THE SNOW, a beautiful story about walking to forget our worries and the lengths some will go to help a friend.
Philip C. Stead: All The Wonders, Episode 313
Philip C. Stead, author illustrator of Samson in the Snow, stops by the podcast to talk about being a natural worrier, using various materials to express the whole rainbow of what snow can be, and what time means to a creative person.
Books for Better: Books to Nurture Empathy
This month’s Books For Better theme is “Books to nurture empathy.” The more our little ones read, learn about others, and see themselves in stories conveying messages of empathy, the more this virtue will become an instinctual part of their behavior and makeup.
Book Cover Premiere: The Only Fish in the Sea
Philip C. Stead and Matthew Cordell join us today to reveal the cover for their brand new picture book, The Only Fish in the Sea!
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.
Philip and Erin Stead: Let’s Get Busy, Episode 201
Philip Stead and Erin Stead, author and illustrator respectively of Lenny & Lucy, which is published by Roaring Brook Press, stop by the podcast to talk about infusing work with sincerity, living by the “don’t say mean things” motto, and trying to create content just as relevant now as the day it was published.