The Children's Book Podcast

Matt Tavares (@tavaresbooks), author illustrator most recently of Growing Up Pedro, published by Candlewick Press (@Candlewick), stops by to talk about pacing by pages, being a Redsox fan, and his crash course in making picture books. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/childrens-book-podcast/message

David Biedrzycki (@artofdavid), author illustrator most recently of Breaking News: Bear Alert, published by Charlesbridge (@charlesbridge), stops by to talk about selling homemade comics for a quarter, getting kids on your side at the very beginning of any author visit, and a couple of pairs-turned-media darlings. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/childrens-book-podcast/message

Cynthia Alaniz (@utalaniz) joins me to talk about our favorite books of 2015 so far in this all new segment of the Let's Get Busy podcast. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/childrens-book-podcast/message

Gewndal Le Bec, illustrator and author most recently of Danny, published by Flying Eye Books (@FlyingEyeBooks), stops by to talk about the collaborative process of writing a book with his brother, writing in French with a lisp, and how the crocodile in Danny didn't mean to eat the dentist. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/childrens-book-podcast/message

Julie Gribble (@JulieGribbleNYC) and Rocco Staino (@RoccoA), founders of Kidlit.TV (@nymediaworks), stop by to talk about the journey so far of their online resource to children's literatures, developing a show in the vein of Inside the Actor's Studio meets The Tonight Show, and picking up dance moves from Tim Federle. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/childrens-book-podcast/message

Rafael Rosado (@rafael_rosado1) and Jorge Aguirre (@jorgeagu), creators of Dragons Beware!, published by First Second (@01FirstSecond), stop by to talk about building a graphic novel with the start of a paragraph, the miusplaced confidence of their lead character, and how during the creative process it's sometimes best to admit, "we're not thinking about the audience". --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/childrens-book-podcast/message

Five books reviewed in five minutes. - Monty's Magnificent Mane by Gemma O'Neill - So Cozy by Lerryn Korda - Hippos are Huge! by Jonathan London; illustrated by Matthew Trueman - Danny by Yann & Gwendal Le Bec - Yard Sale by Eve Bunting; illustrated by Lauren Castillo --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/childrens-book-podcast/message

Paul Volponi, author most recently of Game Seven, published by Viking (@VikingChildrens), stops by to talk about teaching incarcerated youth on Rikers Island, faking it by listening, and El Fuego, the greatest Cuban baseball player of all time. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/childrens-book-podcast/message

Cale Atkinson (@2dCale), author illustrator of To The Sea, published by Disney Hyperion (DisneyHyperion), stops by to talk about big and chunky and strange and overcomplicated manuscripts, what it means to be seen by another, and a subtle detail in his debut picture book reflected in the eyes. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/childrens-book-podcast/message

Five (plus) books reviewed in five (plus) minutes. - Ruffer's Birthday Party by Soon-jae Shin; illustrated by Min-jung Kim - A Day at Grandma's by Mi-ae Lee; illustrated by Yang-sook Choi - "Could You Lift Up Your Bottom?" by Hee-jung Chang; illustrated by Sung-hwa Chung - The Flying Birds by Eun-sun Han; illustrated by Ju-kyoung Kim - Math at the Art Museum by Group Majoongmul; illustrated by Yun-ju Kim - Who Eats First? by Ae-hae Yoon; illustrated by Hae-won Yang --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/childrens-book-podcast/message

Julie Paschkis (@jpaschkis), author illustrator of P. Zonka Lays an Egg, published by Peachtree Publishers (@PeachtreePub), stops by to talk about her sister's egg decorating party, the imprint a special library bag made on her as a young reader, and feeding the creativity in every way possible. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/childrens-book-podcast/message

Ovi Nedelcu (@OviOvined), author illustrator of Just Like Daddy, published by POW! Kids Books (@POWkidsbooks), stops by to talk about being a visual storyteller, giving yourself permission to not be in love with the dialogue, and losing arts supplies to the dog and kids. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/childrens-book-podcast/message

Steven Malk (@StevenMalk), literary agent at Writers House, stops by to talk about the way every single decision an author makes has a large or small impact on a career, how his clients all believe making a picture book is *the best* thing in the world, and the reverential feeling he experienced meeting authors at his parent's bookstore when he was young. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/childrens-book-podcast/message

Maripat Perkins (@MaripatPerkins), author of Rodeo Red (@PeachtreePub), illustrated by Molly Idle (@MollyIdle), stops by to talk about writing "sturdy" girls, respecting the boundaries of your siblings, and reading Chinese folktales in a Western accent. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/childrens-book-podcast/message

Leslie Bulion (@LeslieBulion), author of Random Body Parts: Gross Anatomy Riddles in Verse (@PeachtreePub), illustrated by Mike Lowery, stops by to talk about the rhythmic language of science, double dactyls, and determining what is the most obvious for of poetry for each part of the body. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/childrens-book-podcast/message

Five books reviewed in five minutes. - Bird & Diz by Gary Golio; art by Ed Young - Spots In a Box by Helen Ward - The Death of the Hat: a Brief History of Poetry in 50 Objects selected by Paul B. Janeczko, illustrated by Chris Raschka - Orion and the Dark by Emma Yarlett - Sweep Up the Sun by Helen Frost and Rick Lieder --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/childrens-book-podcast/message

Rowboat Watkins, debut picture book author illustrator of Rude Cakes (@ChronicleBooks), stops by to talk about trust, avoiding ego as much as possible, and learning how to be a better listener. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/childrens-book-podcast/message

Jake Marcionette (@jakemarcionette), author of the Just Jake series (@GrossetPSS), stops by to talk about the newest installment in the Just Jake series, his work as a motivational speaker, and how "a book by a kid, for a kid, and from a kid's perspective" allows him to connect with his readers in a way few can. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/childrens-book-podcast/message

Play, Memory is a new podcast started by Julie Sternberg (@SternbergJulie), author of Like Pickle Juice on a Cupcake and The Top-Secret Diary of Celie Valentine series. Julie graciously allowed me to share her debut episode "Secrets within Secrets" with all of you. In her first episode, Julie explores the power of secrets to change us and to inform our actions. Everyone has a secret they're keeping from the world and, most pertinent to the Play, Memory podcast, so does every author. These secrets can reveal the "why" behind our favorite book characters and stories and help us to understand and appreciate them even more deeply. Enjoy the listen! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/childrens-book-podcast/message

Miriam B. Schiffer, author of Stella Brings the Family (@ChronicleKids), illustrated by Holly Clifton Brown (@HollyRCB), stops by to talk about knowing your family is enough, the dilemma that occurs when a child doesn't see him or herself in the commonplace, and feeling liberated knowing the illustrations would share in carrying the story. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/childrens-book-podcast/message