It was kind of neat to talk to Paolo in New Orleans, which, in Ship Breaker, is underwater. He said he wasn’t nervous. The Printz Award winner and I discussed how far away the future of his book actually was, a fact left undetermined for readers to sort out for themselves. (Some people like [...]
Five Questions for Bryan Collier
July 4, 2011 By Leave a Comment
It was clear from the start of our interview that Bryan Collier sees Dave the Potter from the point of view of one artist to another–their eras were different, their circumstances, their mediums, but what compelled Bryan was the (open) question of just what caused Dave to create his pots and–even more mysteriously–inscribe poetry [...]
Five Questions for Tomie dePaola
July 3, 2011 By 4 Comments
At last! I have loved Tomie‘s books since being a children’s librarian (even thirty years ago, he seemed to have picture books about everything), and we’ve worked together on some articles and two Horn Book covers, but we had never met. He looks like he drew himself. And a man of firm opinions: his [...]
Five Questions for Erin and Phil Stead
July 3, 2011 By 1 Comment
5+ questions for David Carter
June 17, 2011 By 1 Comment
Pop-up whiz David A. Carter recently collaborated with Ruckus Media on Spot the Dot, a concept-learning app where users search for colored dots in increasingly complex settings. The kaleidoscopic screens of brightly colored shapes roaming around black backgrounds are exciting just to look at, but even better is the way the app engages users in [...]
