The leading figure in the popular ‘Doodle’ art style, Jon Burgerman stops by the pod to talk about his debut picture book SPLAT. Flipping through this book will cause a hilarious mess. If you need a bit of a creative recharge … Jon, Splat and this conversation will do the trick.
Caroline Starr Rose & Favorite Fictional Dads: Books Between, Episode 26
Isabel Minhós Martins and Bernardo P. Carvalho: All The Wonders, Episode 361
Isabel Minhós Martins and Bernardo P. Carvalho, author and illustrator of Don’t Cross The Line!, stop by the podcast to talk about exploring the frontier of a book, asking if we should always obey, and inviting the reader to participate in the storytelling.
Margarita Engle and Rafael Lopez: All The Wonders, Episode 360
Margarita Engle and Rafael Lopez, poet and illustrator of Bravo!: Poems About Amazing Hispanics, stop by the podcast to talk about capturing the spirit of a person through poem and portrait, creating a first person-voiced time travel experience for children, and seeking to show the emotional essence of the individual.
Rowboat Watkins – Picturebooking, Episode 81
Maurice Sendak fellow, author-illustrator Rowboat Watkins stops by the pod to talk about his latest book PETE WITH NO PANTS. This book really surprised me. I was ready for silly … I was ready for fun … I was ready to laugh. And this story has all of that … but even after several readings I still get a little choked up at the end.
Corinna Luyken: All The Wonders, Episode 359
Corinna Luyken, debut picture book author illustrator of The Book of Mistakes, stops by the podcast to talk about loving the strangeness, paying attention, and laying bare some real mistakes.
Laurel Snyder: Books Between, Episode 25
Shana Corey and R. Gregory Christie: All The Wonders, Episode 358
Shana Corey and R. Gregory Christie, author and illustrator of A Time To Act: John F. Kennedy’s Big Speech, stop by the podcast to talk about an obsession over primary documents, making the choice to listen to wisdom, and the difference between painting from the outside in or the inside out.
Summer Reading & Nanci Turner Steveson: Books Between, Episode 24
Julia Donaldson – Picturebooking, Episode 80
Internationally bestselling author Julia Donaldson stops by the pod to talk about her latest book THE GIANT JUMPEREE brought to life by award-winning illustrator Helen Oxenbury. This cozy read-aloud centers around a mysterious, booming voice coming from inside Rabbit’s burrow. Rabbit’s friends come to help, but are they any match for a Giant Jumperee?