Author and illustrator Katherine Roy stops by the pod to talk about her latest non-fiction picture book HOW TO BE AN ELEPHANT. Somehow the conversation ties in these amazing animals, her book about them and the balance of parenthood and artistic expression.
Todd Parr: All The Wonders, Episode 391
Todd Parr, author illustrator of Love The World, stops by the podcast to talk about confidence, denial, and never forgetting what it means to need someone.
Person, Place, and Thing: Ahimsa
Laurie Berkner: All The Wonders, Episode 390
Laurie Berkner, children’s singer songwriter and author of Pillowland, stops by the podcast to talk about giving as much freedom as possible to concert attendees, exponential expansion, and one of the most wonderful things about preschool.
Monique Gray Smith: All The Wonders, Episode 389
Monique Gray Smith, author of Speaking Our Truth and You Hold Me Up, stops by the podcast to talk about moral courage, living with what you learn, and the gift of the wind.
LIVE at ALA – Mira Bartók: Books Between, Episode 35
Michael Mahin and Evan Turk: All The Wonders, Episode 388
Michael Mahin and Evan Turk, author and illustrator respectively of Muddy: The Story of Blues Legend Muddy Waters, stop by the podcast to talk about stumbling through life, hearing the blues in the place it was born, and the structure and motifs overlayed by improvisation.
Book Cover Premiere: Everything You Need For A Treehouse
Author Carter Higgins joins us to reveal the cover of her new picture book, Everything You Need for a Treehouse!
Patrick Wensink – Picturebooking, Episode 89
Bestselling author of five books for grownups, Patrick Wensink shifts gears into children’s literature with his picture book GO GO GORILLAS (Illustrated by Nate Wragg). We talk about why his career transitioned from writing for adults to writing for kids.
Susan Middleton Elya and Juana Martinez-Neal: All The Wonders, Episode 387
Susan Middleton Elya and Juana Martinez-Neal, author and illustrator respectively of La Princesa and the Pea, stop by the podcast to talk about wanting the character in their story to be everybody/anybody.