Let's Talk Illustrators

Let's Talk Illustrators explores the methods, media, and design elements illustrators use to create visually engaging stories for children. Is the dust jacket different than the casewrap? Are the endpapers decorative, and do they hint at some emotional progression in the story? How do the interior illustrations complement the text, yet project their own narrative? Most importantly, what conversations do these details spark for readers? I asked these questions and more of the people listed below:

Ged Adamson
Basak Agaoglu
Jon Agee
Jacqueline Alcántara
Mehrdokht Amini
Chris Appelhans
Amy June Bates
William Bee
Jonathan Bentley
Galia Bernstein
Josée Bisaillon
Sophie Blackall
Thi Bui
Cozbi Cabrera
Ruth Chan
Cátia Chien
Jean Claverie
Raúl Colón
Marianna Coppo
Matthew Cordell
Mike Curato
Antje Damm
Suzanne Del Rizzo
Mariachiara di Giorgio
Sandra Dieckmann
Cori Doerrfeld
Hélène Druvert
Carson Ellis
Leo Espinosa
Jay Fleck
Deborah Freedman
Laura Freeman

Emily Gravett
Rebecca Green
Raúl Nieto Guridi
Rebecca Hahn
Paul Harfleet
Katie Harnett
Shawn Harris
Ryan T Higgins
Janet Hill
Jeremy Holmes
Molly Idle
Gordon C James
AN Kang
Aram Kim
Julie Kim
Jon Klassen
Joseph Kuefler
Suzy Lee
Steve Light
David Litchfield
Jessica Love
Corinna Luyken
Elly MacKay
Thao Lam
Deborah Marcero
Juana Martinez-Neal
John Martz
Tim Miller
Poonam Mistry
Daniel Miyares
Oge Mora
Lauren O'Hara





I occasionally chat with authors as well!

Mac Barnett
Ingrid Chabbert
Katey Howes
Natalia O'Hara
Chitra Soundar
Joshua David Stein

Zachariah OHora
Kelsey Oseid
Kathryn Otoshi
Kenard Pak
Shelli Paroline and Braden Lamb
Elise Peterson
LeUyen Pham
Greg Pizzoli
Christian Robinson
Julia Rothman
Cecilia Ruiz
Felicita Sala
Alessandro Sanna
Francesca Sanna
Júlia Sardà
Esmé Shapiro
Isabelle Simler
Jessie Sima
Lane Smith (with Molly Leach)
Sydney Smith
Nazli Tahvili
Leah Tinari
Van Thanh Rudd
Joe Todd-Stanton
Duncan Tonatiuh
Evan Turk
Nancy Vo
Anna Walker
Brendan Wenzel
Bethan Woollvin
James Yang
Taeeun Yoo