Let's Talk Illustrators #288: Uma Krishnaswamy

I am so happy I had a chance to talk to Uma Krishnaswamy, illustrator of Look! Look!, written by Uma Krishnaswami. We talk about creating a companion to a book twelve years later, including the challenges and rewards that come with the process. Enjoy!

Case(wrap) of the Mondays

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Crushes of the Week: April 14-20, 2024

This week's crushes:

1. Umbrella by Elena Arevalo Melville (Scallywag Press, April 2024)
2. The Elephant Detectives by Ged Adamson (Nosy Crow, April 2024)
3. Taro Gomi's Big Book of Words by Taro Gomi (Chronicle Books, March 2024)
4. Sometimes I Feel Like an Oak by Danielle Daniel and Jackie Traverse (Groundwood Books, April 2024)
5. Lionel Is Just Like Dad by Éric Veillé (Gecko Press, April 2024)
6. A Big Juicy Earthworm by Katarina Macurova (Albatros Media, April 2024)
7. A Hat Full of Sea by Maudie Smith and Jen Khatun (Lantana Publishing, April 2024)
8. I Am a Rock by Ashley Qilavaq-Savard and Pelin Turgut (Inhabit Media, April 2024)

       

Endpapers for the end of your week!

Let's Talk Illustrators #287: Caitlin Dale Nicholson

Earlier this month Caitlin Dale Nicholson published Ninitohtênân / We Listen,  translated by Leona Morin-Neilso and the third book in her Nôhkom series. Ninitohtênân / We Listen is the follow-up to niwîcihâw / I Help (2008) and Nipêhon / I Wait (2017), and getting a chance to talk to Caitlin about the full series––which is almost two decades in the making––was an honor. Enjoy our conversation!

Case(wrap) of the Mondays

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Crushes of the Week: March 31-April 6, 2024

This week's crushes:

1. Out of the Blue by Rebecca Bach-Lauritsen and Anna Margrethe Kjærgaard and translated by Michael Favala Goldman (Enchanted Lion Books, March 2024)
2. Not Perfect by Maya Myers and Hyewon Yum (Neal Porter Books, April 2024)
3. Forest by Christie Matheson (Princeton Architectural Press, April 2024)
4. The Last Zookeeper by Aaron Becker (Candlewick Press, March 2024)
5. Do You Know?: Farm Animals, Work, and Life by Camille Babeau, Charlotte Ameling, Hélène Convert, Ilaria Falorsi, and Camille Roy (Twirl, March 2024)
6. How to Help a Hare and Protect a Polar Bear: 50 Simple Things You Can Do for Our Planet! by Jess French and Angela Keoghan (Nosy Crow, March 2024)