Janet Costa Bates, author of Time for Bed, Old House and Rica Baptista: Llamas, Iguanas, and My Very Best Friend, talks to Candlewick Press about her childhood reading experiences, her “quilting” writing method, and her path to publication. Episode Show Notes: Lee and Low interviews Janet. Janet talks to Sonja Cherry-Paul on The Black Creators Series podcast. Learn more about Janet at janetcostabates.com ..read more

Chris Van Dusen, illustrator of the Mercy Watson books and author-illustrator of Hattie & Hudson, The Circus Ship, Randy Riley’s Really Big Hit, and Big Truck, Little Island, talks to Candlewick Press about his childhood, his work for children’s media giants like Nickelodeon, and his art outside of the world of kid lit. Episode show notes and cited sources: Chris talks about his childhood in this interview with Reading Rockets. Portland Press Herald offers a deeper dive into Chris’s life. Chris discusses his early career in illustration in this interview with L.L.Bean. Chris talks about h ..read more

Flavia talks to The Illustration Department podcast about her PhD work on picture books and horror. Flavia talks to The Children’s Book Podcast about her love of monsters. Flavia shares the story of her life on her YouTube channel. Visit flaviazdrago.com to learn more about Flavia Z. Drago ..read more

Flavia Z. Drago, author-illustrator of Gustavo, the Shy Ghost, Leila, the Perfect Witch, Monsters Play... Counting!, and Monsters Play... Peekaboo! talks to Candlewick Press about her childhood, what it means to have the support of her family, and her love of monsters and spooky things ..read more

Lindsay talks to the Cracking the Cover blog about her childhood. Lindsay talks to the Literary Rambles blog about the fairy tale retellings, plays, and ballets that she wrote when she was a child. Lindsay shares her publication journey on The Story of the Book, a podcast hosted by Lindsay and author Hayley Chewins ..read more

Lindsay Eagar, author of The Patron Thief of Bread, Hour of the Bees, Race to the Bottom of the Sea, and The Bigfoot Files, talks to Candlewick Press about her childhood and family, fairy tales, and bread ..read more

Kara LaReau, author of the Infamous Ratsos series and the new picture book Baby Clown, talks to Candlewick Press about her writing aspirations, her publishing career, and all the trouble she might have caused as a kid. Also, to get readers excited about Rise of ZomBert—the first book in her creepy new mystery series—Kara shares a spooky story ..read more

Kate draws a squirrel with David Gillette on Almanac. Kate visits the Kerlan Collection at the University of Minnesota Libraries. In this Reading Rockets interview, Kate talks about rejection letters and more. Meet the raccoon that hangs out above Kate’s bedroom skylight. Kate receives orange sneakers from Kwame Alexander.       ..read more

Chris’s interview with Art + Design Magazine, where he talks about wanting to be an archaeologist or paleontologist. Chris’s animation project with the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) for the video A Message from Antarctica ..read more

Meg Medina, author of Merci Suárez Changes Gears, Yaqui Delgado Wants to Kick Your Ass, Burn Baby Burn, and Mango, Abuela, and Me, talks to Candlewick Press about family, storytelling, her childhood and teen years, and the importance of making space in her life for writing ..read more