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The Quadruple Collaboration: Nikki Grimes and Brian Pinkney Discuss Jerry Pinkney and A Walk in the Woods
Poetry and friendship. Family and legacy. The story behind the collaboration of Jerry Pinkney, Nikki Grimes, Brian Pinkney, and Charnelle Pinkney may be one of the finest you read all year.
The Bridge: Featuring Eva Lindström and Jon Klassen in Conversation
One of my favorite parts of this job is talking to picture book creators about their art. But you know what's even better than that? Talking to picture book creators about other picture book creators.
Art and Science Combine As One: It’s an Iguanodon’s Horn Cover Reveal + Interview with Sean Rubin!
Dinosaur paleontology: a science mediated by illustrators. Today we're talking with multi-talented Sean Rubin about dinos and an upcoming book that explains how we get them a little more right with every generation.
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Water is Life: A Deep Dive Interview with Carole Lindstrom On Her Upcoming Dual Biography
Today Carole Lindstrom, Caldecott Award-winning author, discusses her dual biography of Grandma Josephine and Autumn Peltier.
Fathers and Sons Making Books Together: An Interview with Joshua and Michael Sampson
Just in time for Father's Day we're joined by Michael and Joshua Sampson, a father/son team, discussing their first collaboration together.
Celebrate Gender Expression with a South Asian Focus: An Interview with Jyoti Rajan Gopal About MY PAATI’S SARIS
I almost never do this, but today I'm looking at a book that came out a little while ago. Why? Because it's important and because author Jyoti Rajan Gopal took the time to talk to me about it.
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Don’t Take a Pass On This One. A Talk with Susanna Reich and Raúl Colon on Pass the Baby and Cover Reveal
Cute baby alert! Come for a cover reveal of one of the sweetest little picture books you'll ever be lucky enough to see. Stay for the interview with the creators.
Faced with a Parenting Dilemma? Write a Book About It! Jacob Grant Comes By to Talk About NO FAIR
It's the cry of every toddler. The call of indignation that demands justice in a cold cruel world. We're talking fairness with Jacob Grant today and why it makes for perfect picture book plots.
Cover Reveal: This Book Is Banned – The Latest from Raj Haldar (With a Helpful Q&A for Spice)
"I hadn’t really thought about it specifically, but I guess by the time I was in middle school, I already had the formative understanding of censorship as a political tool to suppress different points of view."
A Beautiful Safe Space: Getting Into the Humor and Delights of Mama Shamsi at the Bazaar with Mojdeh Hassani and Samira Iravani
Silly antics abound in this picture book, set in Iran. I interview the book's creators to talk about the fun and whimsy in Mama Shamsi at the Bazaar.
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