Anna Kang and Christopher Weyant, author and illustrator of I Am (Not) Scared, stop by the podcast to talk about creating safe places to talk to children about their emotions, letting thoughts and feelings out, and how not all fears are scary for the same people.
Giuseppe Castellano: All The Wonders, Episode 339
Giuseppe Castellano, executive art director at Penguin Random House and founder of the Illustration Department, stops by the podcast to answer publishing and illustration questions submitted by our listeners.
Peter H. Reynolds: All The Wonders, Episode 338
Peter H. Reynolds, author illustrator of The Dot, Ish, and, most recently, of Happy Dreamer, stops by the podcast to talk about being a very distracted kid, the power we all possess to make things better, and the idea that technology isn’t as cool as innovative thinking.
Jon Chad: All The Wonders, Episode 337
Jon Chad, cartoonist behind Volcanoes, the newest in First Second’s Science Comics series, stops by the podcast to talk about his underlying love of science, looking for narrative beats, and the emotion you get from Darth Vader just from his slight tip of the helmet.
David Jacobson and Toshikado Hajiri: All The Wonders, Episode 336
David Jacobson and Toshikado Hajiri, author and illustrator of Are You An Echo?: The Lost Poetry of Misuzu Kaneko, stop by the podcast to talk about the life and works of Misuzu, her sense of vulnerability in her poems, and the universal nature of her words, written 100 years ago.
David Wiesner and Donna Jo Napoli: All The Wonders, Episode 335
David Wiesner and Donna Jo Napoli, illustrator and author of Fish Girl, stop by the podcast to talk about understanding things in your own way, trusting that the words will elicit the art, and an idea of a story about a house full of water.
Alessandra Balzer: All The Wonders, Episode 334
Alessandra Balzer, co-publisher of Balzer + Bray, stops by the podcast to talk about work as an editor, a publisher, and a person who passionately loves children’s books.
Audrey Vernick, Liz Garton Scanlon, and Matthew Cordell: All The Wonders, Episode 333
Audrey Vernick, Liz Garton Scanlon, and Matthew Cordell, authors and illustrator of Bob, Not Bob!, all stop by the podcast to talk about one disgusting cold.
Carter Higgins: All The Wonders, Episode 332
Carter Higgins, author of A Rambler Steals Home, stops by the podcast to talk about growing up a resolute kid, repopulating ghost towns, and how, quite frankly, it’s hard to write a novel.
Michael Sampson and Brian Won: All The Wonders, Episode 331
Michael Sampson and Brian Won, co-author and illustrator respectively of Spunky Little Monkey, stop by the podcast to talk about reading the pictures, referencing jazz album covers, and a reflection of what it means to be a kid.