Nidhi Chanani, debut cartoonist of Pashmina, stops by the podcast to talk about working within an economy of words, the burden of the art, and never wanting to use an asterisk.
Latest in Graphic Novels: Books Between, Episode 36
Dan Santat: All The Wonders, Episode 392
Dan Santat, author illustrator most recently of After The Fall (How Humpty Dumpty Got Back Up Again), stops by the podcast to talk about overcoming obstacles, an obsession with negative space, and a story synonymous with falling.
Katherine Roy – Picturebooking, Episode 90
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.
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.
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.