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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Friends Lift You Up by Lotus Kay is the newest title in the award-winning Bears for Cares book series—includes “Tips on Being a Friend.”
Author Amy Flanagan’s responses to these interview questions showcase exactly why kids are loving Mrs. R. Snugglesworth, Attorney-at-Law. Read on!
Dan Gemeinhart, author of the acclaimed novel The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise, discusses his newest middle grade novel, The Midnight Children.
In this insightful interview, author Gayle Rosengren poignantly discusses MacKenzie’s Last Run and themes of grief, loss, and gun safety issues.
Matt de la Peña and Corinna Luyken talk about their picture book, Patchwork, a deeply moving ode to the complexity and uniqueness of every child.
Do Your Best, Tess, is the first in the Character is a Choice! series. Janet Morris Grimes shares her goals for the book and the series as a whole.
Jaimal Yogis and Vivian Truong talk about their graphic novel City of Dragons: The Awakening Storm! They answered many of your questions!
J.T. Michaels discusses Jimmy Chartron and the Lost Keystone, his first book in an epic fantasy series of an ancient war.
In this episode, I talk with the highly sought-after speaker and children’s book author Trudy Ludwig! We discuss her new book, Brave Every Day.
Poet M.H. Clark’s heartfelt words combine with illustrator Beya Rebaï’s colorful artwork in an expressive and inspirational picture book, Over and Over.