Let's Talk Illustrators #321: Adriana Garcia

I am so happy to share my interview here with Adriana Garcia, the illustrator of US Poet Laureate Joy Harjo's picture book For a Girl Becoming. Adriana was incredibly gracious with her peek behind the curtain for this book, and I'm so pleased to share that peek with you all today. Enjoy!!

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Crushes of the Week: April 20-26, 2025

This week's crushes:

1. Yay! by Jessica Kulekjian and Zara González Hoang (Bloomsbury Children's Books, April 2025)
2. Mrs. Nobody by Y. S. Lee and Marie Lafrance (Groundwood Books, April 2025)
3. Don't Trust Fish by Neil Sharpson and Dan Santat (Dial Books, April 2025)
4. Little Robin's Book of Birds by Yuval Zommer (Thames & Hudson, April 2025)
5. The Mystery of the Thinking Rabbit by Clarice Lispector and Kammal João, translated by Benjamin Moser (NYRB Kids, April 2025)
6. Prisons Must Fall by Mariame Kaba, Jane Ball, and Olly Costello (Haymarket Books, April 2025)
7. I'm Like a Tree and a Tree's Like Me by Sylvaine Jaoui and Anne Crahay (Enchanted Lion Books)

      

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Down to the Last Detail: LILY THE POND MERMAID

I mean . . . do I even need to say why I'm featuring the foil stamping of this book?!

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Let's Talk Illustrators #320: Klara Bartilsson

I got a chance to catch Klara Bartilsson to chat about her illustration process for The Expedition, written by Tuvalisa Rangström and translated by Saskia Vogel. This is an incredibly unique book with a lovely message, and it was such a pleasure getting to pick Klara's brain about it. Enjoy the read!

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Down to the Last Detail: WHEN I HEAR SPIRITUALS

This wraparound spot gloss is an absolutely beautiful detail on the dust jacket of this book!

Let's Talk Illustrators #319: André Carrilho

I am so excited to share my interview with illustrator and caricaturist André Carrilho! Today we're talking about his gorgeous new book My Dear Sea which captures some of the most beautiful nuances of a summer day. Enjoy the read!

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Crushes of the Week: March 30 - April 5, 2025

This week's crushes:

1. The Secret Powers of Animals by Soledad Romero Mariño and Sonia Pulido (Phaidon Press, April 2025)
2. Get Dressed, Belly Button! by Lucie Brunellière (Gecko Press, January 2025)
3. This Is a Moment by Micah Player (Rocky Pond Books, March 2025)
4. My Brother by Laura Djupvik and Øyvind Torseter and translated by Martin Aitken (Elsewhere Editions, March 2025)
5. When Water Flows by Aida Salazar and Caribay M. Benavides (Rise X, October 2024)
6. Saif's Special Patches by Humera Malik and Ravan Sader (Soaring Kite Books, March 2025)
7. Giraffe’s Book is Missing a Story by DK Ryland (Page Street Kids, March 2025)
8. If I Could Choose a Best Day: Poems of Possibility by Charles Waters, Irene Latham, and Olivia Sua (Candlewick Press, March 2025)

        

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Let's Talk Illustrators #318: Anaïs Lambert

I feel so lucky to share here today my chat with Belgian author-illustrator Anaïs Lambert about her illustration and storyboard for Giant Steps. This was such a fun interview to conduct, I hope you enjoy taking a closer look at this quintessential spring book!