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"Maybe the difference is that in this book, love has unintended consequences." On this, the 10-year-anniversary of Dragons Love Tacos I talk with the creators on what makes it such a success.
When artists write picture books and encourage others to illustrate them, what's the reasoning? Today we've a beautiful interview with Eric Fan and Dena Seiferling on their upcoming NIGHT LUNCH and what this collaboration has entailed.
"Part of the appeal of forests, for me, is that as soon as you enter them and go a few feet, the outside world disappears. They are liminal spaces where anything can happen. You can go in one person, and come out another." A talk with Jenn Reese.
Chicago poet Harold Green III is switching from adult poetry to children's literature. Why the change and what does he hope to do? I have questions. He has answers.
Any book that combines the vernacular stylings of Alice Faye Duncan, the intricate hand sewn and illustrated art of Chris Raschka, and the rhythm and music of the Mississipi Delta is a book you need to hear more about right now.
"I want to make art, not taxidermy." A ribald talk with two greats in the field of children's literature. I reveal the cover of their latest: POLAR BEAR!
If you're familiar with America's history of sequestering people of color from pools of all sorts, then you'll be happy to hear that SWIM TEAM by Johnnie Christmas is thoroughly intentional. To see why, you'll need to read our interview
How do you adapt an adult title about wrongful conviction into a Young Reader's edition that will "be of service to young people"? I talk with two authors about the THE SUN DOES SHINE and what it takes to make something complex accessible to the young.
Process junkies, have I got a post for you today! A remarkable interview in which Meghan McCarthy breaks down how she created the epic and wonderful ACTION! about the birth of cinema.
Four authors come together to write . . . a picture book?! I interview the authors themselves, discuss the book, and reveal the cover of this fall release for you today.