I Talked with James Preller and Things Got Weird

Author James Preller and I had a little back and forth over on his blog today. We talked about packing, of course, and green mold, and coffee tables, and backmatter in picture books.
James conducts a good interview – more conversational than most – and I think we hit on some good stuff.
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And James Preller has a new book coming out tomorrow called Upstander, available wherever fine books are sold.
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About Travis Jonker
Travis Jonker is an elementary school librarian in Michigan. He writes reviews (and the occasional article or two) for School Library Journal and is a member of the 2014 Caldecott committee. You can email Travis at scopenotes@gmail.com, or follow him on Twitter: @100scopenotes.
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This interview was AMAZING and super funny! Congrats on the book and P.S., I’d break out the vacuum for you. But most definitely for Cordell!
Ha! Thanks, Sharon