Playing by the book

Reviews of kids' books and the crazy, fun stuff they inspire us to do

An interview with Mo Willems

How do I introduce my interviewee today? He’s an author/illustrator/cartoonist who has thrice been awarded a Caldecott Honor, twice the Theodor Seuss Geisel Medal and three more times made it onto the Geisel Honors list. His characters, from Pigeon, to Knuffle Bunny via Elephant and Piggie are beloved friends of so many children (to say [...]

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Interviews with Emma Chichester Clark, H.M Castor and more!

The powers that be are clearly concerned about keeping me out of mischief! This week I’ve been busying interviewing another host of authors and illustrators who are speaking at the FCBG’s Conference later this month. Here’s my interview with the wonderful illustrator (and past patron of the International Edible Book Festival) Emma Chichester Clark. Here’s [...]

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Interviews with Adele Geras and many others!

Later this month I’m off to a wonderful conference specially for grown ups who are fans of children’s literature, the Federation of Children’s Book Groups’ Annual Conference. By way of preparation, I’ve been interviewing many of the authors and illustrators who will be speaking at the conference, and you can read my interviews over at [...]

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