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Tag: picture book biographies

August 22, 2023 by Betsy Bird

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.

July 19, 2023 by Betsy Bird

Where’s THEIR Book? Ten Historical Figures I’d Like To See in Picture Book Biographies

If you could hold in your hands a picture book biography of anyone at all, who would it be? Today I name ten folks deserving of their own books.

February 14, 2023 by Betsy Bird

Twin Stars, One Light: A Fire of Stars Dual Interview with Kirsten Larson and Katherine Roy

With four starred reviews (and counting) to its name, today I talk about The Fire of Stars with its creators and learn just how difficult this sophisticated picture book bio was to create.

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31 Days, 31 Lists: 2022 Unique Biographies for Kids

December 26, 2022 by Betsy Bird

Today, we're giving lesser known people their place in the sun while also acknowledging people with famous names who finally have picture book bios worthy of their fame.

Review of the Day: Choosing Brave by Angela Joy, ill. Janelle Washington

October 14, 2022 by Betsy Bird

Choosing Brave is the book for kids we will turn to on the topic of Emmett Till for decades and decades and decades to come.

Best Picture Book Bios of 2022 (So Far)

July 21, 2022 by Betsy Bird

Today I present to you a slew of 2022 picture book bios, some out already and some yet to come, that are not blerg. They are not boring. They are boffo. Fantastic. Memorable. Cool.

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Review of the Day: Out of the Shadows by Fiona Robinson

January 14, 2022 by Betsy Bird

It is the easiest thing in the world to write a mediocre picture book biography. Writing one that’s as good as Out of the Shadows, that knows precisely where to cut the story, how to present the art, and then allows you to fall in love with the subject? Such books are uncommon little gems.

Excuse Me While I Interview These Guys. Charles R. Smith Jr. and Edel Rodriguez Discuss SONG FOR JIMI

November 24, 2021 by Betsy Bird

The psychedelic 60s never looked so good. I talk with creators Charles R. Smith Jr. and Edel Rodriguez about their joint work on the latest Jimi Hendrix biography.

NINA: A STORY OF NINA SIMONE – An Interview with Author Traci N. Todd

September 14, 2021 by Betsy Bird

Today I talk with author Traci N. Todd to discuss her new picture book biography of Nina Simone and the art of reducing a life to its essentials.

Dorothy the Brave Cover Reveal: A Q&A With Meghan P. Browne

July 9, 2021 by Betsy Bird

Why children's writers are sometimes the first ones to sing for the unsung? I discuss Meghan P. Browne's upcoming picture book bio Dorothy the Brave with her and reveal its cover.

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