Picture•book•ing - interviews with authors and illustrators

By Nick Patton

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Learn about children’s books from the people who make them with in-depth interviews with children’s book authors and illustrators for people who believe that art and literature can have a profoundly positive impact on a kid’s life. Picturebooking is here to serve those who want to understand what it takes to create these stories. And engaging with Picturebooking will help you get inspired, feel connected and take action toward making a difference through picture books.

Episode Date
The end
Nov 15, 2023
NoNieqa Ramos – Best Believe
Oct 25, 2023
Lane Smith – Stickler Loves the World
Oct 18, 2023
Vashti Harrison – Big
Oct 11, 2023
Bob Shea – Chez Bob
Oct 04, 2023
Minh Lê – Real to Me
Sep 27, 2023
Leah Hayes – I Touched the Sun
Sep 20, 2023
Kari Lavelle – Butt or Face
Sep 13, 2023
Picture•book•ing - A new start
Sep 06, 2023
Ed Vere – The Artist
May 31, 2023
Elizabeth Partridge and Lauren Tamaki – Seen and Unseen
May 24, 2023
Becky Scharnhorst – How to Get Your Octopus to School
May 17, 2023
Pete Oswald – The Noise Inside Boys
May 10, 2023
Meera Sriram – Garden In My Hands
May 03, 2023
Lauren Castillo – This is a Story
Apr 26, 2023
Carole Boston Weatherford – You Are My Pride
Apr 19, 2023
Jan Lower – The Brilliant Calculator
Apr 12, 2023
Nadia Fisher – Illustrating Daddy
Apr 05, 2023
Norene Paulson – Nila's Perfect Coat
Mar 29, 2023
Baptiste Paul – Climb On!
Mar 22, 2023
Jacob Grant – No Fair
Mar 15, 2023
Chris Barton – Moving Forward
Mar 08, 2023
Jane Smith – Naked Butt
Mar 01, 2023
Maya Fidawi - Mama Shamsi at the Bazaar
Feb 22, 2023
Stuart Hausmann – Linus
Feb 15, 2023
Doug Salati – Caldecott Medal for Hot Dog
Feb 08, 2023
Angela Dalton – To Boldly Go
Feb 01, 2023
Jeanne Willis – Hom
Jan 25, 2023
Ratha Tep - World's Greatest
Jan 11, 2023
Charise Mericle Harper – I Cannot Draw A Horse
Dec 28, 2022
Kailei Pew – I See Color
Dec 14, 2022
Shauntay Grant – My Fade Is Fresh
Nov 30, 2022
Brian Biggs – I Can't Draw
Nov 16, 2022
Paddy Donnelly – Dodos Art Not Extinct
Nov 02, 2022
Kelly Starling Lyons – My Hands Tell A Story
Oct 19, 2022
Ana Aranda – Our Day of the Dead Celebration
Oct 05, 2022
Malcolm Mitchell – To Succeed, You Must Read
Sep 21, 2022
Stacy McAnulty – Blood! Not Just a Vampire Drink
Sep 07, 2022
Kristin Wauson – Mr. Thatcher's House
Aug 24, 2022
Janet Sumner Johnson – Braver than Brave
Aug 10, 2022
Blythe Russo – Sloth Sleeps Over
Jul 27, 2022
Rebecca Gardyn Levington – Brainstorm!
Jul 13, 2022
Troy Wilson – Hat Cat
Jun 29, 2022
Jyoti Rajan Gopal – American Desi
Jun 15, 2022
Julio Torres – I Want To Be A Vase
Jun 01, 2022
Zibby Owens and Holly Hatam – Princess Charming
May 18, 2022
Mac Barnett – The Great Zapfino
May 04, 2022
Van G. Garrett – Kicks
Apr 20, 2022
Chelsea Lin Wallace – A Home Named Walter
Apr 06, 2022
Julie Hedlund – Over, Bear! Under, Where?
Mar 23, 2022
Anne Wynter – Everybody in the Red Brick Building
Mar 09, 2022
Rafael López – The Year We Learned to Fly
Feb 23, 2022
Inside – I'll Love You Till The Cows Come Home
Feb 09, 2022
Inside – Have You Ever Seen A Flower
Jan 26, 2022
Nadia Salomon – Goodnight Ganesha
Jan 12, 2022
Paul Hoffman – Fishing with Dog Poop
Dec 08, 2021
Grace Lin – Rebroadcast from Sept. 12, 2018
Oct 06, 2021
Rafael López – Rebroadcast from Sept. 12, 2016
Sep 22, 2021
Antoinette Portis – Rebroadcast from Jan. 27, 2016
Sep 08, 2021
Peter Brown – Rebroadcast from Nov. 5, 2014
Aug 25, 2021
David Bowles – My Two Border Towns
Aug 11, 2021
Anitra Rowe Schulte – Dancing with Daddy
Jul 28, 2021
Bianca Schulze – Don’t Wake the Dragon
Jul 14, 2021
Sean Rubin – This Very Tree
Jun 30, 2021
Arielle Hobbs – Sully the Raccoon
Jun 16, 2021
Dave Eggers – Faraway Things
Jun 02, 2021
Shelli R. Johannes – Theo Thesaurus
May 19, 2021
Marla Frazee – The Farmer and the Circus
May 05, 2021
Paddy Donnelly – The Vanishing Lake
Apr 21, 2021
Jon Klassen – The Rock from the Sky
Apr 07, 2021
Annelouise Mahoney – A Very Brave Night
Mar 24, 2021
Leda Schubert – Nathan's Song
Mar 10, 2021
Kathleen Krull – Walking toward Peace
Feb 24, 2021
Kaylani Juanita - A House For Every Bird
Feb 10, 2021
Kate Hoefler – nothing in common
Jan 27, 2021
Cátia Chien - The Bear and the Moon
Jan 13, 2021
Jon-Erik Lappano – Maggie's Treasure
Dec 30, 2020
Alex Willan – Unicorns Are the Worst
Dec 16, 2020
Mac Barnett – Making with Friends
Dec 02, 2020
Jane Smith – Embracing Change
Nov 18, 2020
Don Tate - Stories save lives
Nov 04, 2020
Nicola Killen – Inspiration for us lost creatives
Oct 21, 2020
Aaron Becker – Colors that inspire
Oct 07, 2020
Jaime Zollars – Write for your illustrations
Sep 30, 2020
Kate Messner – The Next President
Sep 23, 2020
Sophie Blackall - If You Come To Earth
Sep 16, 2020
Gaia Cornwall – Jabari Tries
Sep 09, 2020
Simran Jeet Singh – Fauja Singh Keeps Going
Sep 02, 2020
Josh Funk – Short & Sweet
Aug 26, 2020
Jess X. Snow – The Ocean Calls
Aug 12, 2020
Valerie Bolling – Let's Dance!
Jul 29, 2020
Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow – Your Name is a Song
Jul 15, 2020
Claire Annette Noland – Evie's Field Day
Jul 01, 2020
Ian Lendler – The Fabled Life of Aesop
Jun 17, 2020
Christian Robinson – you matter
Jun 03, 2020
Danielle Dufayet – You Are Your Strong
May 20, 2020
Christopher Eliopoulos - The Yawns are Coming!
May 06, 2020
Helena Ku Rhee – The Paper Kingdom
Apr 15, 2020
Annie Barrows – John Marco & Iggy
Mar 04, 2020
Vanessa Roeder – The Box Turtle
Feb 19, 2020
Barb Rosenstock – Leave It to Abigail!
Feb 05, 2020
Deborah Marcero – In A Jar
Jan 22, 2020
Jessica Hische – Tomorrow I’ll Be Kind
Jan 08, 2020
Rob Polivka – A Dream of Flight
Dec 11, 2019
Grant Snider – What Color Is Night?
Nov 27, 2019
Parker & Jessica Curry – Parker Looks Up
Nov 13, 2019
Adam Rex - Why?
Oct 30, 2019
Ashley Bryan – Infinite Hope
Oct 02, 2019
Oliver Jeffers – The Fate of Fausto
Sep 18, 2019
Anika Aldamuy Denise – Planting Stories
Jun 19, 2019
Ebony Glenn – Janet Collins and Not Quite Snow White
Jun 05, 2019
John Rocco – Camp Tiger
May 19, 2019
Ella Okstad – Expert Unicorn Illustrator
May 05, 2019
Eliza Wheeler – Living in Your Illustrations
Apr 21, 2019
Holly Hatam – Illustrating Joy
Apr 07, 2019
Chelsea Clinton – Don’t Let Them Disappear
Apr 02, 2019
LK James – Embracing Differences
Mar 24, 2019
Chris Robertson – Where Do "Paws" Go?
Mar 10, 2019
J.R. Krause – Dragon Night
Feb 24, 2019
Zanni Louise – Archie and the Bear
Dec 05, 2018
Tim McCanna – 4 Books in 1 Year
Nov 21, 2018
Ruth Spiro – Science Babies, Maker Movements & First Pets
Nov 07, 2018
Joe Bluhm – Finding the next artistic challenge
Oct 24, 2018
Michael Rex – Eat Pete!
Oct 10, 2018
Sophie Blackall – Ivy + Bean
Sep 26, 2018
Grace Lin – American Artist
Sep 12, 2018
Stevie Lewis – Artist will Travel
Aug 29, 2018
Liz Reed - Sweet Success
Jul 04, 2018
Cale Atkinson - Growing Creativity
Jun 20, 2018
Joe Sutphin – Becoming an Illustrator
Jun 06, 2018
100: Why Are Picture Books Important
May 23, 2018
099: Mentors and Moms
May 09, 2018
098: Ovi Nedelcu - One Gray Mouse
Apr 25, 2018
097: Books by Brunelle, Sheneman, Higgins, Hoffman, Sima & Thompkins-Bigelow
Apr 11, 2018
096: Amy June Bates and Juniper Bates – The Big Umbrella
Apr 01, 2018
094: Weyant & Gehl – My Podcast Keeps Moving
Feb 01, 2018
093: Pace, Zenz & Hendra – Picturebooking Friendship
Jan 01, 2018
092: Christmas Books – Sherri Duskey Rinker, Nicola Killen & Betsy Cordes
Dec 01, 2017
091: Elissa Brent Weissman & Friends – Our Story Begins
Nov 01, 2017
090: Katherine Roy – How to Be an Elephant, or an Artist, or a Parent
Oct 04, 2017
089: Patrick Wensink – Go Go Gorillas
Sep 20, 2017
088: Steven Weinberg – Lumberjacking
Sep 06, 2017
087: Bruce Handy – Wild Things
Aug 23, 2017
086: Aaron Reynolds – The Underwear Episode
Aug 09, 2017
085: Mike & Jonathan Sundy – Indie Brothers
Jul 26, 2017
084: Picturebooking Pain
Jul 12, 2017
083: Dan Santat – Unedited
Jun 28, 2017
082: Jon Burgerman – Splat
Jun 14, 2017
081: Rowboat Watkins – Pete With No Pants
May 31, 2017
080: Julia Donaldson – Who is the Giant Jumperee?
May 17, 2017
079: L.J.R. Kelly – Sometimes It’s Storks
May 03, 2017
078: Catia Chien – Things to Do
Apr 10, 2017
077: David Ezra Stein – Ice Boy
Mar 29, 2017
076: Jonah Winter – The Secret Project
Mar 20, 2017
075: Gilbert Ford – The Marvelous Things That Come From Nonfiction Picture Books
Mar 08, 2017
074: Ruth Spiro – My Babies Love Quarks!
Feb 22, 2017
073: Vanessa Brantley-Newton – Just Do You!
Feb 08, 2017
072: Zachariah OHora – How to Eat a Book
Jan 25, 2017
071: Corey R. Tabor – Playing in a dark, dark cave
Jan 11, 2017
070: Top 5 Picturebooking Interviews of 2016
Dec 28, 2016
069: Chris Haughton – Goodnight Everyone
Dec 14, 2016
068: Jake Parker – Good Things Come to Those Who Create
Nov 30, 2016
067: Evan Turk – The Storyteller
Nov 14, 2016
066: Melissa Sweet – Some Writer: The Story of E. B. White
Nov 02, 2016
065: Nate Wragg – Monsters, Trucks, Ninjas and Telling a Visual Story
Oct 19, 2016
064: Tom Booth – The Character Design of 100 Historical Figures
Oct 05, 2016
063: Mike Lowery – Talks Like a Pirate
Sep 19, 2016
062: Rafael López – How Art Transformed a Neighborhood
Sep 12, 2016
061: Alexis Braud – An Artist’s Parade
Sep 07, 2016
060: Josh Funk – Dear Josh, You Rock
Aug 24, 2016
059: Mike Boldt – A Tiger Tale
Aug 10, 2016
058: Grant Snider – Quiet Power
Jul 27, 2016
057: Claire Lordon – Pizza Party
Jul 13, 2016
056: Maria Carluccio – The ABC’s of What We Wear
Jun 29, 2016
055: Superhero Graphic Picture Books – Jason Kirschner & Ethan Bryan
Jun 15, 2016
054: Jon Chad – Pushing the Limits of Science, Comics & Storytelling
Jun 01, 2016
053: Greg Pizzoli – Did You Hear That?
May 18, 2016
052: Elise Parsley – A Piano, a Beach and a Little Girl with Big Ideas
May 04, 2016
051: Alison McGhee – A Tattoo Story
Apr 20, 2016
050: Joseph Kuefler – Inspiration Beyond Picture Books
Apr 06, 2016
049: Alice Kuipers – The Power and Importance of Imagination
Mar 23, 2016
048: Tips to Break Into the Children’s Book Industry
Mar 09, 2016
047: Why Read?
Feb 24, 2016
046: Charles Santoso – Creating, Always
Feb 10, 2016
045: Antoinette Portis – Listen and Wait
Jan 27, 2016
044: Toni Yuly – Warming up for a Cat Nap
Jan 13, 2016
043: Best of 2015 – Celebrating a Great year of Picturebooking
Dec 30, 2015
042: Noah Klocek – Cloud Gazing
Dec 16, 2015
041: Ryan T. Higgins – The Journey from Indie to Disney
Dec 02, 2015
040: Christopher Denise – The Mindset of a Visual Communicator
Nov 18, 2015
039: Chris Barton – Nutcracker, Reconstruction & Living a Curious Life
Nov 04, 2015
038: Victoria Jamieson – Roller Girl
Oct 21, 2015
037: Sheboygan Children Book Festival – A World of Wonders
Oct 07, 2015
036: Don Tate – Slavery, Poetry & Stories
Sep 23, 2015
035: Ben Clanton – Simple and Extraordinary
Sep 09, 2015
034: Julie Danielson – Listen Before Breakfast
Aug 26, 2015
033: Tara Lazar – I Thought This was a Picture Book Idea Episode
Aug 12, 2015
032: Ashley Spires – The Maker Movement in a Picture Book
Jul 29, 2015
031: Miranda Paul – The Long Journey of Story-making
Jul 15, 2015
030: Gary Karton – Hate Reading … You’re Not Alone
Jul 01, 2015
029: Chris Ayers – Healing & Drawing Together
Jun 17, 2015
028: Rebecca Kai Dotlich – We talked, The end.
Jun 03, 2015
027: Molly Idle – Art of the Sequel
May 20, 2015
026: Sanae Ishida – A Little Ninja Girl and A Lot of Japanese Culture
May 06, 2015
025: Ovi Nedelcu – Bringing an Animation Background to Picture Books
Apr 22, 2015
024: Picturebooking Panel – Katherine Roy, Will Terry, Airlie Anderson, Fred Koehler & Carter Higgins
Apr 08, 2015
023: Matt Tavares – Baseball, Apple Pie and Picture Books
Mar 25, 2015
022: Charby Ibrahim – Choosing Yourself Mate
Mar 11, 2015
021: Jason Chin – Using Fiction to tell a Non-Fiction Story
Feb 25, 2015
020: Dan Santat – The Depth of Great Characters
Feb 11, 2015
019: Katherine Roy – The Process of Making a Picture Book
Jan 28, 2015
018: Samuel Valentino – Understanding Folklore Types
Jan 14, 2015
017: Best of Picturebooking 2014
Dec 31, 2014
016: Fred Koehler – How One Sketch Can Change Everything
Dec 17, 2014
015: Kelly Murphy – Finding Your Artistic Voice
Dec 03, 2014
014: Matthew Winner Has Been Busy
Nov 19, 2014
013: Peter Brown – How Mr. Brown Goes Wild
Nov 05, 2014
012: Will Terry – Is Now a Good Time to be an Artist?
Oct 22, 2014
011: Carter Higgins Part 2 – Everything You Need for a Treehouse
Oct 08, 2014
010: Jesse Klausmeier – Open This Little Book and Play This Little Podcast
Sep 24, 2014
009: Sheboygan Children’s Book Festival
Sep 10, 2014
008: Carter Higgins Part 1 – Design of the Picture Book Blog
Aug 27, 2014
007: Henry Cole – Science, Nature & Story
Aug 13, 2014
006: Dani Jones – Becoming More Than an Illustrator
Jul 30, 2014
005: The advice Airlie Anderson was given to transform her story into an award-winning picture book
Jul 16, 2014
004: Announcing the Picturebooking Theme Park
Jul 02, 2014
003: What the phrase “Do what you love” is NOT saying
Jun 18, 2014
002: What is Picturebooking?
Jun 04, 2014
001: I want to live a life worthy of this opportunity
May 21, 2014
Guest List
May 01, 2014
How to Listen
May 01, 2014