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  • From the Sketchbook:
    Adela Pons

    CBC series that features exciting illustrators sharing their creative process to provide context to their amazing, finished artwork.

  • Q&A with Leonard S. Marcus, author of 100 Years Of Children’s Book Week Posters!

    In the brand new book, 100 Years of Children’s Book Week Posters (Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers, on sale now), renowned historian Leonard S. Marcus offers a visual …

  • Beyond the Page: Diane Lang

    Beyond the Page is designed to help our readers get to know some fun facts about writers and their upcoming books.

  • Beyond the Page: Dia L. Michels

    Beyond the Page is designed to help our readers get to know some fun facts about writers and their upcoming books.

  • From the Sketchbook: Jacob Souva

    CBC series that features exciting illustrators sharing their creative process to provide context to their amazing, finished artwork.

  • Beyond the Page: Featuring Matthew Lasley

    Beyond the Page is designed to help our readers get to know some fun facts about writers and their upcoming books.

  • From the Sketchbook: Don Tate

    CBC series that features exciting illustrators sharing their creative process to provide context to their amazing, finished artwork.

  • Beyond the Page: Featuring Deborah Hopkinson

    Beyond the Page is designed to help our readers get to know some fun facts about writers and their upcoming books.

  • 3 Questions with Jeanne Bender

    The author talks to us about her character Lindie Lou and her writing process.

  • Toby Allen

    3 Questions with Toby Allen

    What is your favorite part of working on these children’s books? The ideas generation and design process is always the part that I enjoy most and look forwards to. This is the …

  • KatieMullaly

    3 Questions with Katie Mullaly

    What is your favorite part of working on these children’s books? I have two favorite parts. The first is that I get to create stories and tools for readers (of all ages) …

  • Jen Wang asks fellow Harvey winner Katie O’Neill, 3 Questions

    The 2018 Harvey Award for Best Children or Young Adult Book was a tie between Katie O’Neill’s The Tea Dragon Society and Jen Wang’s The Prince and the Dressmaker.

  • Katie O'Neill and Jen Wang author photos

    Katie O’Neill asks fellow Harvey Award winner Jen Wang, 3 Questions

    The 2018 Harvey for Best Children or Young Adult Book was a tie between Jen Wang’s The Prince and the Dressmaker (First Second) and Katie O’Neill’s The Tea Dragon Society …

  • BeckyCoyle

    3 Questions with Becky Coyle

    What made you choose to write about some of the difficult topics related to elementary school safety? You know, our society is different now. Unfortunately, on rare occasions the unthinkable …

  • 3 Questions with Ivan Brunetti

    What is the most enjoyable part of drawing? There are two moments in the process that feel most peaceful. The first is during the initial sketching, where anything can happen; …

  • 3 Questions with Suzanne Slade

    Why is your new picture book about Jane Addams titled Dangerous Jane? I’ve been asked this question a lot lately, which is great because that means the title is doing …

  • 3 Questions with Linda Ragsdale

    What’s your favorite word? Authors rarely get asked about their favorite word, but I always ask kids and adults. For kids, I ask if they have a happy word, one …

  • 3 Questions with Jeanne Walker Harvey

    How does it feel to have your recently published book, Honey Girl the Hawaiian Monk Seal be included in the list of 2018 NSTA-CBC Outstanding Science Trade Books? Thrilling! I’m …

  • 3 Questions with Raúl Colón

    When did you realize that you wanted to be an illustrator? I was a big fan of comic book artists such as: Steve Ditko (Spiderman) Jack Kirby (Thor) Joe Kubert …

  • 3 Questions with Christopher Weyant

    What’s your favorite part of creating a picture book? I love the process of interpreting the story visually, creating the look of the characters and building the world that they …


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