Who can draw a mean imitation of Bone, Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Calvin & Hobbes, Garfield, Dog Man, and so many many more? Who harbors a deep-seated love of Muppet Babies? I interview R. Sikoryak about his latest, greatest, endeavor.
Why Does He Draw Like He’s Running Out of Time? R. Sikoryak Discusses Constitution Illustrated
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Prance Through Your Days Like Randy the Badly Drawn Horse: A Q&A with T.L McBeth
July 21, 2020 by Leave a Comment
What kind of confidence does it take to get through this cruel cold world? I interview T.L. McBeth about his newest character : An overly self-confident horsey.
Our Favorite Day of the Year: A Talk with Iranian Illustrator Rahele Jomepour Bell
June 16, 2020 by
Intrigued by Rahele Jomepour Bell’s style, I interview her about the book Our Favorite Day of the Year and learn a bit more about what precisely is going on in the world of publishing both here and overseas.
Adventure Time meets Moomintroll? Chatting with Aliza Layne About BEETLE AND THE HOLLOWBONES
June 9, 2020 by
Recently I had a little online Q&A with the author Aliza Layne about her past work and her strangely touching tale of goblin witches, cutie-pie ghosts, and nerdy-at-heart skeletal gals.
A Book That Demands Respect: Interviewing the Creators of We Are Water Protectors
April 28, 2020 by
I was originally going to post today’s interview on Earth Day, but this title is bigger than just a single point in time. It demands some respect. So let’s go.
Book Chat with Molly Idle: In Which the Poor Woman Gets Interviewed Doubly
April 27, 2020 by
Victoria Stapleton, Little, Brown’s Executive Director of School & Library Marketing, has appeared on this blog before with a video series called Book Chat. But it’s not just Victoria doing the talky talk today. I got to ask Molly Idle a couple questions of my own first about her latest picture book, Coral. Take a gander at what came of it.
Kittens, Mittens, and Pie: A Dip into The Three Little Kittens with a Barbara McClintock Interview
April 21, 2020 by
Today, I offer you a moment of respite from the world in which we live. Please take time to enjoy a discussion of why nursery rhymes are the ultimate earworms, the power of pie in any narrative, and the inescapable influence of Top Cat on the children’s literary field.
THE CAT MAN OF ALEPPO by Karim Shamsi-Basha and Irene Latham, illustrated by Yuko Shimizu
April 15, 2020 by
Today we feature an interview with the authors and artist behind this true story of a man who set out to save as many cats displaced by the Syrian Civil War as he could.
Group Interview: The Sowing Circle sisterhood
January 8, 2020 by
Today, I am very pleased to be interviewing not simply one creator but a whole group at once. The Sowing Circle is a sisterhood of Southern Black writers. And, in their own words, the group mission is to “sow affirming words and images in the hearts of children in order to reap a generation that is inquisitive, empathetic and enlightened”.
Cover Reveal and Interviews: Talking with Nina Crews and Angela Johnson
August 13, 2019 by
Angela Johnson has more than forty books to her name and she can write the gamut from board books to YA. This year, she’s giving us a poem-turned-book called A Girl Like Me, with illustrated photography by Nina Crews. Naturally I’d like to show you the cover, but first I had some questions for the creators.
Cover Reveal + Interview: Amphibian Acrobats with Leslie Bulion and Robert Meganck
July 26, 2019 by
The starry-eyed montane tree frog. The mutable rain frog that goes from smooth to spiny. The pebble toad that has a unique method of escaping predators. All this and more I discuss with my special guests, even as I reveal their latest book jacket.
Cover Reveal – Fred’s Big Feelings: The Life and Legacy of Mister Rogers
June 28, 2019 by
I’ve become very curious about the release of another Mister Rogers picture book biography. In fact, I had lots of questions for both the author and the illustrator. So before we get to the business of the cover reveal, let’s ask those two some questions about what really is going on here
Christmas in June? Book Trailer Premiere: The Great Santa Stakeout by Betsy Bird and Dan Santat!
June 24, 2019 by
Ho ho ho! They complain that Christmas arrives in stores earlier and earlier every year. Well I’m about to make such stores look like late lucys because today we’re celebrating my holiday-themed picture book collaboration with Dan Santat, coming out (interestingly enough) in September! Enjoy our goofy interview with one another.
Cover Reveal: Swashby and the Sea by Beth Ferry, ill. by Juana Martinez-Neal
June 13, 2019 by
It is my supreme pleasure to introduce you to a charming picture book slated for 2020. Too early, you say? Nonsense. It is never too early to get excited by a book. Particularly when it’s coming from a recent Caldecott Honor winner . . . .
Book Chat: LeUyen Pham on Bear Came Along
May 23, 2019 by
“It’s almost as if he grew a tree in a garden and didn’t allow any of the leaves to grow on it at all, it’s just the bare bones of a tree, and asked me to come in and decorate the tree. But without that strength of that tree, nothing would hold up on it.” LeUyen Pham and Victoria Stapleton talk about the fabulous picture book Bear Came Along.
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