Author Interview: Sue Ganz-Schmitt & Maureen Charles on Infusing Emotion into Nonfiction Books for Kids

By Gail Vannelli

Cynsations welcomes two outstanding children’s book authors, Sue Ganz-Schmitt and Maureen Charles, whose newest books are nonfiction biographies. Sue’s nonfiction picture book, Skybound!: Starring Mary Myers as Carlotta, Daredevil Aeronaut and Scientist, illustrated by Iacopo Bruno (Calkin Creek, 2024) is about a courageous and determined female aeronaut/scientist/inventor who designed and built gas balloons,

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Author Interview: Cate Berry on Finding A Creative Rhythm & Thank You, Teacher!

By Gayleen Rabakukk

Spotlight image: Cate Berry writing in her 1967 Shasta camper.

Austin author and fellow VCFA alumnx Cate Berry has a new picture book, Thank You, Teacher, illustrated by Sara Varon (Balzer+Bray, 2023). I was eager to catch up with her and get her take on rhyming picture books,

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