Sharon G. Flake is as much an inspiration in person, as are her written words on the page. Today we are excited to welcome this three-time Coretta Scott King Honor winner, and veteran author to Cynsations to discuss her latest release Hattie Mae Begins Again (Knopf,
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Learn about Bonnie Christensen.
Note: interior illustrations below are from Bonnie’s Django, World’s Greatest Jazz Guitarist (Neal Porter/Roaring Brook, 2009) and featured here with permission.
What do you love most about the creative life?
In attempting to answer this question, I ran straight into a wall. There are so very many things to love about the creative life,
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Warren Hanson is an illustrator and author who has helped create some very beloved books.
He illustrated Tom Hegg’s NYT Bestseller A Cup of Christmas Tea (Waldman House, 2004) and four books about a lovable, many-colored bear named Peef (Waldman House). He has written and illustrated The Next Place (Waldman House,
Learn about Melissa Walker.
When and where do you write? Why does that time and space work for you?
I write in the bay window of my garden-floor brownstone apartment in Brooklyn. We don’t get much light on at this low level, but what light does come in dapples my overstuffed pink flowered chair each morning through early afternoon.
Learn about Claudia Guadalupe Martinez.
Could you describe the your experience working with an editor?
I’ve only written one book, but I couldn’t have asked for a better experience—I may have to light a candle when I submit my next book in hopes that my next experience is this positive. I tell people that working with my editor was like getting a free MFA.
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Learn about David L. Harrison.
How do you define artistic success?
Perfection is the goal. Writers see in their imagination what they intend to create–a finished piece without blemish, a stunning accomplishment that holds readers close and thrills them with an astonishing experience. Results rarely match the dream that beckons us on,
Michelle Markel is the author of Tyrannosaurus Math (Tricycle/Random House, 2009).
What’s the most fun you’ve ever had working on a book? Why?
Tyrannosaurus Math was a pleasure for many reasons. It was a quick and easy conception. I was substituting in a second grade classroom, we’d run out of math activities,
Learn about Carolyn Crimi, and visit her team blog, Three Silly Chicks.
Carolyn’s latest book is Henry and the Crazed Chicken Pirates, illustrated by John Manders (Candlewick, 2009).
When and where do you write? Why does that time and space work for you?
Bonny Becker is the award-winning author of 12 children’s books, including picture books and novels. Her book A Visitor for Bear, illustrated by Kady MacDonald Denton (Candlewick, 2008) was a New York Times Bestseller, Amazon’s Best Picture Book of 2008, and winner of the Golden Kite Award and the E.B. White Read Aloud Award.
Learn about Kimberley Griffiths Little.
In the photo, she signs a three-book contract for The Healing Spell (Scholastic, July 2010), Secret Rites of the Goddess (Scholastic, fall 2010), and The Traiteur’s Daughter (Scholastic, summer 2011)!
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