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Tag: picture book author interviews

June 23, 2022 by Betsy Bird

Dual Interview Special: Adam Rubin and Daniel Salmieri Dish Dirt on the Dragons Love Tacos 10-Year Anniversary!

"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.

June 8, 2022 by Betsy Bird

Owl Enticements: A Cover Reveal and Interview with Eric Fan and  Dena Seiferling About the Upcoming NIGHT LUNCH

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.

May 25, 2022 by Betsy Bird

From Black Oak to Board Books: A Harold Green III Interview

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.

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Quite the Treat. A Yellow Dog Blues Interview with Alice Faye Duncan and Chris Raschka

May 24, 2022 by Betsy Bird

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.

Cover Reveal and Interview with Candace Fleming and Eric Rohmann: POLAR BEAR!

May 19, 2022 by Betsy Bird

"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!

ACTION!: How Books About Movies Get Made – A Meghan McCarthy Interview

May 11, 2022 by Betsy Bird

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.

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Halloween in May: A Witch Hazel Interview with Molly Idle

May 5, 2022 by Betsy Bird

Good news, process junkies. We're talking about how Molly Idle created her upcoming smash hit (at least I hope it is) Witch Hazel.

And Tango Gets Banned Again? Book Banning Perspectives from Peter Parnell and Justin Richardson

April 26, 2022 by Betsy Bird

and offer advice to book creators facing challenges to their own works for the very first time.

Pigeon & Cat: An Interview with Eddie Hemingway

April 22, 2022 by Betsy Bird

Interested in a retro-styled treat of friendship? Eddie Hemingway's back with a particularly sweet tale and I get to ask him about it at length.

Where Butterflies Fill the Sky: Talking About Flamingos and Watermelons with Zahra Marwan

March 29, 2022 by Betsy Bird

Sometimes it feels like I've seen so many picture books on immigration, and yet I've never seen anything like Zahra Marwan's WHERE BUTTERFLIES FILL THE SKY. There's a lightness to it, even in the midst of a deadly serious topic, that isn't like anything else out there.

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