SCBWI Bologna 2012 Author-Illustrator Interview: Paul O. Zelinsky

Paul with Spirit Kitten, photo by Deborah Hallen

By Sarah Blake Johnson
for SCBWI Bologna 2012
at Cynthia Leitich Smith‘s Cynsations

Paul O. Zelinsky‘s illustrations have won wide acclaim and many awards, including the Caldecott Medal for his retelling of Rapunzel.

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SCBWI Bologna 2012 SCBWI Chief Operating Officer Interview: Sara Rutenberg

Sara at the grave of Louisa May Alcott, Sleepy Hollow Cemetery

By Caryn Caldwell for SCBWI Bologna 2012
at Cynthia Leitich Smith‘s Cynsations

Sara Rutenberg is the Chief Operating Officer of SCBWI as well as being responsible for the National Conferences and legal matters.

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SCBWI Bologna 2012 Author-Illustrator Interview: Sergio Ruzzier

Photo by Massimiliano Tappari

By P.J. Lyons
for SCBWI Bologna 2012
at Cynthia Leitich Smith‘s Cynsations

Sergio Ruzzier was born in Milan, Italy, in 1966, and moved to New York
City in 1995. He has created a number of picture books, including The Room of Wonders (Frances Foster/FSG,

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SCBWI Bologna 2012 Marketing Consultant Interview: Susan Raab of Raab Associates

Susan & Teddy

By Laurie Cutter for SCBWI Bologna 2012
at Cynthia Leitich Smith‘s Cynsations

Susan Raab is president of Raab Associates Inc., the first agency to specialize in marketing and promoting children’s books and products – now in its twenty-sixth year.

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SCBWI Bologna 2012 Author-Illustrator Interview: Bob Barner

Photo of Bob Barner by Catherine Barner.

By P.J. Lyons for SCBWI Bologna 2012 at Cynthia Leitich Smith‘s Cynsations

Bob Barner is the creator of many popular children’s books including Dem Bones (Chronicle, 1996), Bugs! Bugs! Bugs! (Chronicle, 1999) and Fish Wish (Holiday House,

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Cynsational News & Giveaways

Compiled by Cynthia Leitich Smith

Cradle Me by Debby Slier (Star Bright): a recommendation by Debbie Reese from American Indians in Children’s Literature. Peek: “…Slier included a two-page spread that specifies each baby’s tribal nation.” See also Debbie’s recommendation of Kunu’s Basket: A Story from Indian Island by Lee DeCora Francis,

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