Author and Illustrator Interviews
Get to know authors and illustrators by reading our exclusive interviews. Discover how their own life experiences shape their books, take a peek inside their studios, and find out the secrets behind creative processes. Read on ...
In this section of The Children’s Book Review you’ll find interviews with children’s book authors and illustrators that cover a myriad of age groups and genres. We love shining the spotlight on both authors and illustrators and getting to know what makes them tick, discovering their inspirations, and finding out more about their books from concept to publication. To get you started, here are some of our more recent and exciting author and illustrator interviews:
Hey, Reader! It’s a Jarrett J. Krosoczka Interview
Sophie Blackall Discusses If You Come to Earth
Selfie and a Shelfie with Joanna Ho, Author of Eyes That Kiss in the Corners
Roseanne A. Brown Discusses A Song of Wraith and Ruin
Q&A with Hervé Tullet (Yes, It Rhymes)
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Author Andy Griffiths and illustrator Bill Hope stop by the Growing Readers Podcast to talk peanut butter, lost things, and the creative partnership.
For Pam Fong, art has always been a way to give shape to emotion—capturing fleeting, often hard-to-name feelings through line, light, and composition.
In this episode, Jolene Gutiérrez and John Tonai talk about bringing Unbreakable to life, sharing insights into its creation and the story it preserves.
We’re excited to welcome co-authors Annabeth Bondor-Stone and Connor White for a behind-the-scenes conversation about bringing Kitty Caterpillar to life.
We’re delighted to welcome Falling to Fairyland author Sarah Jean Horwitz for a behind-the-scenes look at building a Grimm-inspired world.
In Passing Notes, debut author Tammy Wilson draws on decades of experience as an elementary school principal to tell the story of Logan, a boy with asthma.
Author Sandra Nickel offers a fairy-tale-like portrait of how a misunderstood child grew into one of the world’s most beloved storytellers.
In this conversation, Livia Blackburne and Julia Kuo take us behind the scenes of Bing’s Cherries, a vibrant picture book inspired by the story of Ah Bing.
Claudia Mills channels her decades of teaching philosophy into a heartfelt novel about a disruptive student and the search for wisdom in impossible situations.
In this conversation, Nancy Hudgins takes us behind the scenes of Books Good Enough for You, a fascinating look at the legendary editor Ursula Nordstrom.