When Tim Kleyn reached out to Cynsations with some proofs of his newest picture book, Set Sail for Pancakes (Viking Books for Young Readers 2022), we eagerly wanted to whip up a fantastic interview! Tim is a graphic designer from West Michigan with a penchant for silly sounds,
Continue Reading Author-Illustrator Interview: Tim Kleyn Shares His Inspiration & Creative Process »
By Gayleen Rabakukk and Stephani Eaton
Elizabeth Brown is the debut author of Dancing Through Fields of Color, illustrated by Aimée Sicuro (Abrams, 2019), and Meera Sriram is the debut author of The Yellow Suitcase, illustrated by Meera Sethi (Penny Candy Books,
Continue Reading New Voices: Elizabeth Brown & Meera Sriram on the Journey to Publication »
Author Tara Luebbe, photo by Carl Kerridge
By Traci Sorell
Tara Luebbe is on a roll!
She has been doing double duty promoting two debut picture books published earlier this year.
Luckily, her sister Becky Cattie co-authors the books with her, so they can share this journey together.
Continue Reading New Voice: Tara Luebbe on Crafting a Double Debut & Writing With the Stars »
I’ve been thinking a lot about page turns in picture books recently, and all of the amazing things they can do, including:
Show the passage of time
Using page turns to show the passage of time is probably the usage that everybody is familiar with.
Continue Reading Guest Post: Agent-Author Tracy Marchini on Page Turns in Picture Books »
Gayleen and Cynthia at the Austin SCBWI conference
Cynsations is now officially on summer hiatus. We will return in the fall with more inspiration, insights and information on children’s-YA writing, illustration, literature and publishing.
In the meantime, keep up on all those topics with Cynthia Leitich Smith on Facebook,
