Candlewick Press Presents

Jan 23 2023 33 ep. 45 mins 23
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Candlewick Press Presents is a new podcast about the storytellers behind your favorite children’s books!

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Candlewick Press Presents: Janet Costa Bates

Jan 23 2023 51 mins  
Janet Costa Bates, author of Time for Bed, Old House and Rica Baptista: Llamas, Iguanas, and My Very Best Friend, talks to Candlewick Press about her childhood reading experiences, her “quilting” writing method, and her path to publication. Episode Show Notes: Lee and Low interviews Janet. Janet talks to Sonja Cherry-Paul on The Black Creators Series podcast. Learn more about

Candlewick Press Presents: Chris Van Dusen

Nov 08 2022 70 mins  
Chris Van Dusen, illustrator of the Mercy Watson books and author-illustrator of Hattie & Hudson, The Circus Ship, Randy Riley’s Really Big Hit, and Big Truck, Little Island, talks to Candlewick Press about his childhood, his work for children’s media giants like Nickelodeon, and his art outside of the world of kid lit. Episode show notes and cited sources: Chris talks about h

Candlewick Press Presents: Flavia Z. Drago

Aug 02 2022 59 mins  
Flavia Z. Drago, author-illustrator of Gustavo, the Shy Ghost, Leila, the Perfect Witch, Monsters Play... Counting!, and Monsters Play... Peekaboo! talks to Candlewick Press about her childhood, what it means to have the support of her family, and her love of monsters and spooky things.

Candlewick Press Presents: Lindsay Eagar

Jul 06 2022 67 mins  
Lindsay Eagar, author of The Patron Thief of Bread, Hour of the Bees, Race to the Bottom of the Sea, and The Bigfoot Files, talks to Candlewick Press about her childhood and family, fairy tales, and bread.

Candlewick Press Presents: Eugene Yelchin

Feb 01 2022 47 mins  
Eugene Yelchin, author of The Genius Under the Table (Sydney Taylor Honor Winner) and coauthor of The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge, talks to Candlewick Press about his childhood in the former Soviet Union, his art, banned books, and more.

Candlewick Press Presents: Maggie Tokuda-Hall

Jan 11 2022 60 mins  
Maggie Tokuda-Hall, author of Also an Octopus; The Mermaid, the Witch, and the Sea; and Love in the Library talks to Candlewick Press about the many hats she has worn in the field of children’s literature, her childhood and teen years, and her travels to South America.

Candlewick Press Presents: Chitra Soundar

Dec 14 2021 62 mins  
Chitra Soundar, author of Pattan’s Pumpkin; Mangoes, Mischief, and Tales of Friendship; and Sona Sharma, Very Best Big Sister? talks to Candlewick Press about her deep research into pumpkins, the art of cooking up good stories (and excuses), and her favorite words to spell!

Candlewick Press Presents: Chris Haughton

Aug 24 2021 66 mins  
Chris Haughton, author-illustrator of Little Owl Lost, Shh! We Have a Plan, Goodnight Everyone, and more, talks to Candlewick Press about his childhood in Ireland, his love of dinosaurs, and the bad little monkeys in his newest picture book, Maybe…

Candlewick Press Presents: Leslie Patricelli

Jun 15 2021 50 mins  
Leslie Patricelli, author-illustrator of board books like Yummy Yucky and Huggy Kissy and middle-grade fiction like The Rizzlerunk Club: Best Buds Under Frogs, talks to Candlewick Press about finding humor in scary situations, her artwork, music, and the many places her famous baby character has traveled!

Candlewick Press Presents: Atinuke

May 25 2021 64 mins  
Atinuke, author of Baby Goes to Market; Too Small Tola; Africa, Amazing Africa: Country by Country; the Anna Hibiscus series; and more talks to Candlewick Press about her Nigerian roots and the art of oral and written storytelling!