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Travis Jonker, November 27, 2019 | Articles
Today we have something special. Our past two Caldecott Medal winners, interviewing each other about their lives, work, and how the most prestigious award in picture books has changed their lives.
Travis Jonker, October 16, 2018 | Articles
Today we have something special. Our past two Caldecott Medal winners, Javaka Steptoe (Radiant Child) and Matthew Cordell (Wolf in the Snow) interviewing each other about their lives, work, and how the most prestigious award in picture books has changed their lives. Over the last couple months, Steptoe and Cordell traded questions and responses. Here […]
Travis Jonker, January 13, 2014 | Articles
Chris Raschka: Do you remember the first moment you thought that you might like to make a picture book? Jon Klassen: I went to school for animation, but I remember a day in my college apartment when I’d bought a whole pad of multicolored construction paper and I drew a picture of two kind of […]
Travis Jonker, January 22, 2013 | Articles
How better to get acquainted with the Caldecott Medal than through two artists who have won it? Last year, in the first Caldecott Conversation, Erin E. Stead and Jerry Pinkney talked shop. Today, the conversation continues as Stead and Chris Raschka (the 2012 Caldecott winner for A Ball for Daisy) interview each other. Erin E. […]
Travis Jonker, December 6, 2011 | Articles, Authors
How better to understand the Caldecott than by chatting with an artist who has won the prestigious award? Today we’re lucky enough to have two. Jerry Pinkney and Erin E. Stead (the 2010 and 2011 winner, respectively) agreed to do just that. One a living legend, the other a newcomer with a bright future; both […]
Travis Jonker, February 13, 2023 | Authors, The Yarn
I chat with the brand-new Caldecott Medalist for The Yarn.
Travis Jonker, November 2, 2018 | Articles
In October . . . . . . our last two Caldecott medalists talked about Caldecott-y stuff. Matthew Cordell and Javaka Steptoe had a Caldecott Conversation. . . . some boys booed some books. Say it with me: whatever you like to read is okay. . . . Shel Silverstein shared the meaning of life. Weirdly, it’s my […]
Travis Jonker, November 9, 2015 | Articles
In 2007 I started this blog with a review of the book Robot Dreams. Eight years later, here we are. Thank you for reading and sharing. To celebrate, here are eight posts I like – one from each year this blog has been around. 2007: Review: Robot Dreams by Sara Varon (my first post) 2008: Children’s […]
Travis Jonker, February 11, 2015 | Morning Notes, News
YOU MAY NOW PLACE YOUR KATE GREENAWAY BETS The biggest picture book prize in the UK just named their 20 longest titles. I had a feeling Shh! We Have a Plan was going to be in this group – that’s my horse. How about you? Click here to see all 20 finalists. HOW A PICTURE BOOK […]
Travis Jonker, February 3, 2014 | Articles
In January… …Caldecott winners Jon Klassen and Chris Raschka interviewed each other. The pair posed questions to each other in the third annual Caldecott Conversation. …we learned that books can be used for more than reading. Especially when your car is stuck. …What Does the Fox Say? influenced the world of children’s lit. The Children’s […]
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