James Kennedy, author of The Order of Odd Fish and founder of the 90-Second Newbery Film Festival, stops by the podcast to talk about the stink of worthiness, blood-thirsty monsters, and the most frequently adapted Newbery winner.
Julie Falatko and Tim Miller: Let's Get Busy, Episode 233
Julie Falatko and Tim Miller, author and illustrator respectively of Snappsy The Alligator (Did Not Ask to Be in This Book), stop by the podcast to talk about buligerant main characters, the biggest riddle in creating their debut picture book, and answers arrived through countless mistakes.
Daniel Miyares: Let’s Get Busy, Episode 232
Daniel Miyares, author illustrator of Float and illustrator most recently of Surf’s Up, stops by the podcast to talk about the third dimension of picture book making, a willingness to let kids discover, and scanning art before you ruin it.
Jess Keating: Let’s Get Busy, Episode 231
Jess Keating, author of Pink is for Blobfish and How to Outrun a Crocodile When Your Shoes are Untied, stops by the podcast to talk about toning down the voiceyness, using all 88 keys to show everything you love about life, and to share a concept reveal of her upcoming Monsters of the Natural World.
Antoinette Portis: Picturebooking, Episode 45
Antoinette Portis stops by to chat about her amazing picture books, including WAIT, NOT A BOX and BEST FRINTS.
Sara O’Leary: Let’s Get Busy, Episode 230
Sara O’Leary, author of This is Sadie, which is illustrated by Julie Morstad, stops by the podcast to talk about creating a fondness to the voice of the narrator, one certain Max, and leaving room within a character to see yourself
Madelyn Rosenberg: Let’s Get Busy, Episode 229
Madelyn Rosenburg, author of How to Behave at a Dog Show and Nanny X Returns, stops by the podcast to talk about the sweet spot of talking to kids, pushing the reset button a lot, and how her stories are helping her fiure out what kind of person she wants to be.
Lesléa Newman and Marcus Ewert: Let's Get Busy, Episode 228
Lesléa Newman, author of Heather Has Two Mommies and, most recently, of Ketzel, the Cat Who Composed, along with Marcus Ewert, author of 10,000 Dresses and, most recently, Mummy Cat, stops by the podcast to talk about books with LGBT themes, the lineage of the poetic, prophetic voice, respecting the power of the words, and the only cat to ever have an obituary in the New York Times.
Lionheart: The Best Book Ever [this week]
Five picture books reviewed, including friendly dinosaurs, cut paper birds, and a cardboard box transformed.
Fred Bowen: Let’s Get Busy, Episode 227
Fred Bowen, author most recently of Out of Bounds, stops by the podcast to talk about dealing with disappointment, the best place for kids to learn to lose, and how sometimes you try your best and it still doesn’t work out for you.