Candlewick Press Presents: Janet Costa Bates
Candlewick Press Presents
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 . Janet talks to Sonja Cherry-Paul on . Learn more about Janet at .
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Candlewick Press Presents: Chris Van Dusen
Candlewick Press Presents
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 . offers a deeper dive into Chris’s life. Chris discusses his early career in illustration in . Chris talks about his . Learn more about Chris at .
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Additional show notes for our podcast with Flavia Z. Drago
Candlewick Press Presents
Flavia talks to podcast about her PhD work on picture books and horror. Flavia talks to about her love of monsters. Flavia shares the story of her life on her . Visit to learn more about Flavia Z. Drago.
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Candlewick Press Presents: Flavia Z. Drago
Candlewick Press Presents
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.
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Additional show notes for our podcast with Lindsay Eagar
Candlewick Press Presents
Lindsay talks to the blog about her childhood. Lindsay talks to the blog about the fairy tale retellings, plays, and ballets that she wrote when she was a child. Lindsay shares her publication journey on , a podcast hosted by Lindsay and author Hayley Chewins.
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Candlewick Press Presents: Lindsay Eagar
Candlewick Press Presents
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.
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Additional show notes for our podcast with Eugene Yelchin
Candlewick Press Presents
Eugene talks to about his childhood memories. . In , Eugene talks about risking his life for books. On , Eugene talks about his personal and professional history. Eugene talks about feeling emotionally and psychologically guarded after his move to the United States in .
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Candlewick Press Presents: Eugene Yelchin
Candlewick Press Presents
Eugene Yelchin, author of The Genius Under the Table (Sydney Taylor Honor Winner) and coauthor of The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge, talks to Candlewick Press about his childhood in the former Soviet Union, his art, banned books, and more.
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Additional show notes for our podcast with Maggie Tokuda-Hall
Candlewick Press Presents
features Maggie and The Mermaid, the Witch, and the Sea. Listen to Maggie’s podcast about her travels across South America. Maggie shares more of her travels in this . Maggie talks about the process of writing and publishing a children’s book in this blog post:
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Candlewick Press Presents: Maggie Tokuda-Hall
Candlewick Press Presents
Maggie Tokuda-Hall, author of Also an Octopus; The Mermaid, the Witch, and the Sea; and Love in the Library talks to Candlewick Press about the many hats she has worn in the field of children’s literature, her childhood and teen years, and her travels to South America.
info_outlineMegan McDonald, author of the wildly popular, award-winning, best-selling Judy Moody series, talks to Candlewick Press about the importance of storytelling in her own family and how she created the world’s feistiest third-grader (and her brother, Stink). Megan also gives readers the scoop on her career history, recounting her time as a journalist, spy, superhero, and park ranger.