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Tag: author/illustrator

Meet the talented Michelle Lin, #kidlit author/illustrator.

June 3, 2025 Carol Gordon Ekster

CAROL GORDON EKSTER: I met Michelle Lin at Kindling Words East this past February. She was one of those kind lovely humans who stands out.

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Interview with Author/Illustrator Deborah Freedman

July 1, 2022 René Bartos

René Bartos: I am so excited to be able to chat with author/illustrator Deborah Freedman today! Welcome to Writers’ Rumpus, Deborah! Can you tell me

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Interview with Debut Author/Illustrator Julie Rowan-Zoch; Plus a giveaway!

March 12, 2021 Kim Chaffee

Julie Rowan-Zoch has perfected the combination of humor and facts with her author/illustrator debut, I’m a Hare, So There!

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Wearing Two Hats: Interview with Author/Illustrator Gina Perry

September 8, 2017 Kim Chaffee

I was lucky enough to meet author/illustrator Gina Perry at the 2017 NESCBWI conference this past April and am thrilled to interview her about her

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Book People Bonding

November 4, 2016 Joyce Audy Zarins

This is a story about book people, a table, and some croc-a-mole. Once upon a time Ron McCutchan, then Art Director for Cricket Magazine, had

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Hazel Mitchell’s debut as author/illustrator with the picture book, TOBY

October 11, 2016 Carol Gordon Ekster

Carol Gordon Ekster: I had the good fortune of highlighting Hazel Mitchell’s illustrative talents in another interview here at Writers’ Rumpus a few years ago.

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Meet the talented author/illustrator, Sarah Brannen!

July 11, 2014 Carol Gordon Ekster

CAROL GORDON EKSTER: Can you tell us a little about your journey of becoming an author/illustrator? SARAH BRANNEN: I always knew I was going to

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REWRITING THE RULES

By Dr. Danna Zeiger, Ph.D., Illustrated by Josée BisaillonSeptember 9, 2025
New Picture book about scientist Dr. Kathleen Friel, who could--and DID--achieve what others said was impossible. Available today from Millbrook Press.

Victoria Dare and the Blood of Kings

By Josh RobertsMay 1, 2026
4 months to go.

The Puffin Who Whispered

By Marcia Strykowski, Illustrated by Roch HerckaJuly 28, 2026
7 months to go.
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