Author Interviews About Books For Kids and Teens
Get to know your favorite (or soon-to-be favorite) authors by reading our exclusive interviews. We love shining the spotlight on brilliant authors!
If you’re looking for a behind-the-scenes peek at the book-writing process, The Children’s Book Review is the place to be. When you read author interviews on our site, you’ll gain valuable insight into the creation of some of your favorite books. You’ll learn about everything from the inception of an idea to the final product on the shelves. But it’s not just the writing process that we explore. Our interviews also delve into authors’ lives and experiences that inspired their work. In addition, you’ll get to know authors on a more casual level by discovering their favorite snacks or which character from their book they’d want to hang out with.
We host interviews with authors from a range of genres and age groups, so there’s bound to be something that catches your eye. Check out our featured interviews, and then connect with us on social media (Twitter, Instagram, or Facebook) to share your thoughts. Get ready for some serious inspiration!
Multi-award-winning illustrator and author David Litchfield talks about his artwork in Cress Watercress, a novel written by Greogory Maguire.
Karly West has embraced her “irreverent nerdiness” to create a one-of-a-kind graphic novel series for teens and young adults entitled The Scholarly Banana.
Dawn McMillan and Ross Kinnaird discuss their latest collaboration, the highly entertaining picture book My Butt is So Silly.
In this episode, I talk with Marc Brown, the creator of the bestselling Arthur Adventure books. We discuss Believe in Yourself: What We Learned from Arthur
New York Times bestselling author Eva Chen and illustrator Sophie Diao talk about their picture book I Am Golden, a moving ode to the immigrant experience.
Noted anthropologist and educator Dr. Johnetta Betsch Cole and award-winning illustrator Nelda La Teef talk about African Proverbs for All Ages.
Designer, author, and illustrator Kristen Balouch has created eight books for children, including If You Are the Dreamer published by Cameron Kids.
An illustration inspiration interview with Maria Biktimirova aka Manka Kasha. Small Knight and the Anxiety Monster is her debut picture book.
In this video, Elisha Cooper himself gives us a behind-the-scenes look at the creation of his picture book Yes & No. Watch it now …
Here we discuss Mary Jane Begin’s latest picture book, Ping Meets Pang, a great story for opening conversations about inclusivity.