Pam Smy

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Pam Smy

FromThe Children's Book Podcast

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Aug 25, 2017

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Pam Smy (@pam_smy), author illustrator of Thornhill, stops by the podcast to talk about reading pictures and symbols, decoding the world through visuals, and the critical point of learning that life is not ideal.

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Aug 25, 2017

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Hosted by Matthew Winner, co-founder of All The Wonders. The Children's Book Podcast features insightful and sincere interviews with authors, illustrators, and everyone involved in taking a book from drawing board to bookshelf.

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Angelica Banks: Angelica Banks (@AAngelicaBanks), author of Finding Serendipity (@HenryHolt), stops by to talk about how two authors develop a unified voice, writing in a caravan, and reaching an audience halfway around the world. by The Children's Book Podcast
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David Huyck: David Huyck (@huyckd), illustrator of If Kids Ruled the World (@PenguinTeen), Nine Words Max (@Tundra Books), and That One Spooky Night, stops by to talk about massaging a manuscript, self-pulishing in comics, and if... by The Children's Book Podcast
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Cece Bell: Cece Bell (@CeceBellBooks), author of El Deafo (@AbramsKids), the Sock Monkey series, and Rabbit and Robot, stops by to talk about creating an alter ego, being meek, mild, and nonconfrontational, and how when... by The Children's Book Podcast
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Kimberly Brubaker Bradley: Kimberly Brubaker Bradley (@kimbbbradley), author of The War That Saved My Life (@PenguinTeen), stops by to talk about researching the stories of evacuees, writing a character who is confined and then experiences freedom, and... by The Children's Book Podcast
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Greg Pizzoli RETURNS!: Greg Pizzoli (@GregPizzoli), author illustrator of Tricky Vic: The Impossibly True Story of the Man Who Sold the Eiffel Tower (@PenguinKids) and Templeton Gets His Wish (@DisneyHyperion), stops by to talk about the zine roots of... by The Children's Book Podcast
56 min listen
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Kelly DiPucchio: Kelly DiPucchio (@kellydipucchio), author of Gaston (@SimonKids), Zombie in Love 2+1, and Crafty Chloe, stops by to talk about a cautionary tale of bacon, an obligation first and foremost to the kids, and her brain's... by The Children's Book Podcast
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Kate Messner: Kate Messner (@KateMessner), author of the Ranger in Time series (@Scholastic) and Up in the Garden and Down in the Dirt (@ChronicleKids), illustrated by Christopher Silas Neal, stops by to talk about her secret wish of time... by The Children's Book Podcast
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Jen Malone: Jen Malone (@jenmalonewrites), author most recently of At Your Service (@simonschuster), stops by to talk about her love note to New York City, true stories of concierge service, and the Margin Project, an outside-of-the-box book... by The Children's Book Podcast
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Michelle Knudsen: Michelle Knudsen (@MichelleKnudsen), author of Evil Librarian (@Candlewick), Library Lion, and a number of excellent books for readers of all ages, stops by to talk about being a library monitor, working as an editorial... by The Children's Book Podcast
51 min listen
Jon Klassen: Jon Klassen (@BurstofBeaden), Caldecott-winning author illustrator of I Want My Hat Back (@Candlewick) and This is Not My Hat, and illustrator of Mac Barnett's Sam & Dave Dig a Hole and Extra Yarn, stops by to... by The Children's Book Podcast
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Matthew Cordell: Matthew Cordell (@CordellMatthew), author illustrator of Wish (@DisneyHyperion) and illustrator of Special Delivery (@MacKidsBooks) by Philip C. Stead, stops by to talk about satisfying two vastly different audiences, throwing... by The Children's Book Podcast
59 min listen
Chris Giarrusso: Chris Giarrusso (@Chris_Giarrusso), author of The G-Man Super Journal: Awesome Origins (@ AndrewsMcMeel) and three G-Man graphic novels (@ImageComics), stops by to talk about disovering the Peanuts comics anthologies at... by The Children's Book Podcast
42 min listen
The Best Book Ever [this week] - February 15, 2015: Five books reviewed in five minutes. - The Legend of Dust Bunnies: a fairy's tale by Michelle R. Eastman, illustrated by Kevin Richter - Izzy & Oscar by Allison Estes and Dan Stark, illustrated by Tracy... by The Children's Book Podcast
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Karen Rostoker-Gruber: Karen Rostoker-Gruber (@KarenRostokerGr), author most recently of Ferret Fun in the Sun (Two Lions), stops by to talk about author visits, her past life writing adult humor, and her goal to make a pun everyday. by The Children's Book Podcast
36 min listen
The Best Book Ever [this week] - January 26, 2015: Five books reviewed in five minutes. - Bilby: Secrets of an Australian Marsupial by Edel Wignell, illustrated by Mark Jackson - Hansel & Gretel retold by Neil Gaiman, illustrated by Lorenzo Mattotti - Fire... by The Children's Book Podcast
8 min listen
Tina and Carson Kugler: Tina and Carson Kugler (@tinatheatre and @CarsonKugler), creator of the In Mary's Garden (@HMHkids), stop by to talk about "the witch's house", an artist who worked in found and recycled materials long before upcycling become... by The Children's Book Podcast
41 min listen
Benji Davies: Benji Davies (@Benji_Davies), author illustrator of The Storm Whale (@MacKidsBooks), stops by to talk about working on short films, how some books are like sitcoms, and using storyboading to find the beats. by The Children's Book Podcast
37 min listen
Samantha Berger: Samantha Berger (@BergerBooks), author of Snoozefest (@PenguinKids) and A Crankenstein Valentine (@LittleBrown) stops by to talk about working for Nickelodeon, turning in fully illustrated manuscripts, and celebrating the... by The Children's Book Podcast
48 min listen
Timothy Young: Timothy Young (@TimSYoung), author illustrator most recently of The Angry Little Puffin (@SchifferBooks), stops by to talk about creating animations for Pee Wee's playhouse, hiding hundreds of his favorite pictures books into one of his... by The Children's Book Podcast
39 min listen
Royden Lepp: Royden Lepp (@Royden Lepp), author of Death of the Rocket Boy (@Archaia), the third and penultimate volume in his Rust graphic novel series, stops by to talk about humanity, writing an open letter to his father, and... by The Children's Book Podcast
34 min listen
Dev Petty: Dev Petty (@DevPetty), author of I Don't Want to Be a Frog (@doubledaypub), stops by to talk about bizarre serendipity, her debut picture book forest animal existential crisis, and making sure kids know it's okay to say "I... by The Children's Book Podcast
40 min listen
The Best Book Ever [this week] - March 1, 2015: Five books reviewed in five minutes. - Outer Space Bedtime Race by Rob Sanders, illustrated by Brian Won - Beautiful Birds by Jean Roussen and Emmanuelle Walker - Zombie in Love 2+1 by Kelly DiPucchio, illustrated by Scott... by The Children's Book Podcast
8 min listen
The Brothers Hilts: Sean and Ben Hilts (@BrothersHilts), illustrators of Seaver the Weaver (@MightyPress), written by Paul Czajak (@PCzajak), as well as the critically reviewed The Insomniacs (@PenguinKids), written by Karina Wolf (@wolfandfox), stop by to... by The Children's Book Podcast
30 min listen
Linda Mullaly Hunt: Lynda Mullaly Hunt (@LynMullalyHunt), author of Fish in a Tree (@PenguinKids), stops by to talk about the real Mr. Daniels, the power and weight of a smile, and what it means to know that a teacher thinks of you outside of... by The Children's Book Podcast
36 min listen
The Best Book Ever [this week] - March 15, 2015: Five books reviewed in five minutes. - Changes: A Child's First Poetry Collection Poems by Charlotte Zolotow, illustrated by Tiphanie Beeke - The Baseball Player and the Walrus by Ben Loory, illustrated by Alex... by The Children's Book Podcast
8 min listen
Joyce Wan: Joyce Wan (@Wanart), author illustrator most recently of The Whale in My Swimming Pool (@fsgbooks, @mackidsbooks), stops by to talk about cute, chubby, adorable images, creating her first greeting card at age 6, and the Japanese pop... by The Children's Book Podcast
44 min listen
James Kochalka: James Kochalka (@GlorkAcademy), creator of the Glorkian Warrior graphic novel series including the newest title, The Glorkian Warrior Eats Adventure Pie (@01FirstSecond), as well as the Johnny Boo and Dragon... by The Children's Book Podcast
42 min listen

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