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Reading Rockets: Author Interviews: E. B. Lewis
As a children's illustrator, E.B. Lewis has contributed beautiful watercolors to The Other Side by Jacqueline Woodson, Fire on the Mountain by Jane Kurtz, Down the Road by Alice Schertle, and many other titles. Lewis's illustrations have...
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Reading Rockets: Author Interviews: Lulu Delacre
Lulu Delacre has been writing and illustrating children's books for almost thirty years. Her Latino heritage and her wide-ranging life experiences inform her books. In this interview, Lulu talks about her experiences growing up in Puerto...
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Reading Rockets: Author Interviews: Lynne Rae Perkins
Lynne Rae Perkins writes and illustrates picture books for young children and novels for middle and high school kids. Her stories explore family, friendships, and the many small but meaningful moments that shape childhood and...
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Reading Rockets: Author Interviews: Lane Smith
Lane Smith describes his artwork as a mixture between his fine arts background and low-brow influences like Monty Python and Mad magazine. He has tried making sweet and cute children's books, but they always take a turn toward the edgy...
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Reading Rockets: Author Interviews: Laura Vaccaro Seeger
Laura Vaccaro Seeger writes and illustrates children's books that seem disarmingly simple at first but reveal complex ideas with every reading. She tackles big themes like friendship and creativity, and uses her design and animation...
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Reading Rockets: Author Interviews: Kadir Nelson
Before turning 30, Kadir Nelson had already illustrated children's books, sold paintings to celebrities, and worked on a movie directed by Steven Spielberg. He has won awards for his writing and illustrations, including his artwork in...
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Reading Rockets: Author Interviews: Helen Oxenbury
Helen Oxenbury's books have received numerous awards and continue to resound with readers from babies to adults. Her seemingly simple illustrations capture humor, drama, and more in an appealing and memorable way.Watch the interview to...
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Reading Rockets: Author Interviews: John Bemelmans Marciano
John Bemelmans Marciano was born in 1970 and never met his famous grandfather, Ludwig Bemelmans. But he has carried on the legacy of Madeline in a new series of picture books based on the beloved character his grandfather created in...
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Reading Rockets: Author Interviews: Jules Feiffer and Kate Feiffer
Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist dad, Jules, is well-known for his social commentary, but also writes and illustrates books for young readers. So does his daughter, Kate. Whether working alone or in collaboration, Jules and Kate...
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Reading Rockets: Author Interviews: John J Muth
Jon J Muth begins each day doing giant brush drawings on the floor of his studio to loosen up his arm and generate a sense of "still-pointedness". He then moves to the more specific tasks of painting the pages in his books. For his 2006...