New Books in Children's Literature

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  • Interviews with authors of children's literature about their new books
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  • Maya Schleifer, "The Giant's House" (2022)

    Maya Schleifer, "The Giant's House" (2022)
    Dec 15 2024
    Maya Shleifer is a multi-disciplinary author, illustrator, and designer who has illustrated over a dozen children's books. Drawing helped Maya survive a difficult childhood in the Soviet Union, but only after becoming a mother did she begin to realize a growing passion for illustrating, and subsequently writing her own, picture books. We discuss her recent, award-winning picture book, The Giant's House, which has been translated into several languages (for example La maison du géant, Des Elephant, 2022), as well as A Lion Named Anna (published in Hebrew), and Too Many Golems, written by Jane Yolen, which she recently illustrated. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    45 mins
  • Danielle Sharkan, "Sharing Shalom" (Holiday House, 2024)

    Danielle Sharkan, "Sharing Shalom" (Holiday House, 2024)
    Dec 10 2024
    Considering the alarming rise in hate and intolerance these days, Danielle Sharkan's new picture book, Sharing Shalom (Holiday House, Sept. 2024, illustrated by Selina Alko) is a welcome injection of positivity. Based on a true story of human kindness following vandalism of a Jewish synagogue, it is a book of unbridled hope. In our interview we talk about Danielle's meteoric rise as a children's author, her rediscovery of Judaism, and her advice for aspiring authors. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    32 mins
  • Mark Hoffmann, "Dirt Cheap" (Knopf Books for Young Readers; 2020)

    Mark Hoffmann, "Dirt Cheap" (Knopf Books for Young Readers; 2020)
    Nov 29 2024
    Mark Hoffmann is an award winning illustrator, painter, author and professor. He was raised in Minnesota and earned his BFA from Rhode Island School of Design, and his MFA from UMass-Dartmouth. In our excellent discussion, we talk about what Mark calls "Virtual Vision," and how writing and illustrating picture books interact, focusing on the two wonderful picture books which he both wrote and illustrated, FRUIT BOWL (Knopf Books for Young Readers; 2018) and DIRT CHEAP (Knopf Books for Young Readers; 2020). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    56 mins

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