Josh Funk

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Josh Funk

FromThe Children's Book Podcast

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Sep 29, 2015

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Josh Funk (@joshfunkbooks), debut picture book author of Lady Pancake and Sir French Toast, published by Serling Children's Books (@SterlingKids), stops by to talk about culinary chaos, emoting food, and creating story ideas by asking "what do I want to see illustrated?"

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Sep 29, 2015

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Hosted by Matthew Winner, co-founder of All The Wonders. The Children's Book Podcast features insightful and sincere interviews with authors, illustrators, and everyone involved in taking a book from drawing board to bookshelf.

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Michelle Knudsen: Michelle Knudsen (@MichelleKnudsen), author of Evil Librarian (@Candlewick), Library Lion, and a number of excellent books for readers of all ages, stops by to talk about being a library monitor, working as an editorial... by The Children's Book Podcast
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Cece Bell: Cece Bell (@CeceBellBooks), author of El Deafo (@AbramsKids), the Sock Monkey series, and Rabbit and Robot, stops by to talk about creating an alter ego, being meek, mild, and nonconfrontational, and how when... by The Children's Book Podcast
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Kimberly Brubaker Bradley: Kimberly Brubaker Bradley (@kimbbbradley), author of The War That Saved My Life (@PenguinTeen), stops by to talk about researching the stories of evacuees, writing a character who is confined and then experiences freedom, and... by The Children's Book Podcast
35 min listen
Dev Petty: Dev Petty (@DevPetty), author of I Don't Want to Be a Frog (@doubledaypub), stops by to talk about bizarre serendipity, her debut picture book forest animal existential crisis, and making sure kids know it's okay to say "I... by The Children's Book Podcast
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Greg Pizzoli RETURNS!: Greg Pizzoli (@GregPizzoli), author illustrator of Tricky Vic: The Impossibly True Story of the Man Who Sold the Eiffel Tower (@PenguinKids) and Templeton Gets His Wish (@DisneyHyperion), stops by to talk about the zine roots of... by The Children's Book Podcast
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Jon Klassen: Jon Klassen (@BurstofBeaden), Caldecott-winning author illustrator of I Want My Hat Back (@Candlewick) and This is Not My Hat, and illustrator of Mac Barnett's Sam & Dave Dig a Hole and Extra Yarn, stops by to... by The Children's Book Podcast
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David Huyck: David Huyck (@huyckd), illustrator of If Kids Ruled the World (@PenguinTeen), Nine Words Max (@Tundra Books), and That One Spooky Night, stops by to talk about massaging a manuscript, self-pulishing in comics, and if... by The Children's Book Podcast
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Linda Mullaly Hunt: Lynda Mullaly Hunt (@LynMullalyHunt), author of Fish in a Tree (@PenguinKids), stops by to talk about the real Mr. Daniels, the power and weight of a smile, and what it means to know that a teacher thinks of you outside of... by The Children's Book Podcast
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Chris Giarrusso: Chris Giarrusso (@Chris_Giarrusso), author of The G-Man Super Journal: Awesome Origins (@ AndrewsMcMeel) and three G-Man graphic novels (@ImageComics), stops by to talk about disovering the Peanuts comics anthologies at... by The Children's Book Podcast
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Steve Antony: Steve Antony (@MrSteveAntony), author of Betty Goes Bananas (@schwartzwade), Please, Mr. Panda (@Scholastic), and The Queen's Hat, stops by to talk about letting his characters tell the story, the humor in temper... by The Children's Book Podcast
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Paul Czajak: Paul Czajak (@PCzajak), author of Seaver the Weaver (@MightyPress), which is illustrated by Sean and Ben Hilts (@BrothersHilts), and author of the Monster & Me series, stops by to talk about orb spiders, the... by The Children's Book Podcast
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Samantha Berger: Samantha Berger (@BergerBooks), author of Snoozefest (@PenguinKids) and A Crankenstein Valentine (@LittleBrown) stops by to talk about working for Nickelodeon, turning in fully illustrated manuscripts, and celebrating the... by The Children's Book Podcast
48 min listen
Christian Robinson: Christian Robinson, illustrator of Last Stop on Market Street (@Penguinkids) by Matt De La Pena, Gaston (@SimonKids) by Kelly DiPucchio, and Josephine (@ChronicleKids) by Patrcia Hruby Howell, stops by to talk about the... by The Children's Book Podcast
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Jen Malone: Jen Malone (@jenmalonewrites), author most recently of At Your Service (@simonschuster), stops by to talk about her love note to New York City, true stories of concierge service, and the Margin Project, an outside-of-the-box book... by The Children's Book Podcast
43 min listen
The Best Book Ever [this week] - March 15, 2015: Five books reviewed in five minutes. - Changes: A Child's First Poetry Collection Poems by Charlotte Zolotow, illustrated by Tiphanie Beeke - The Baseball Player and the Walrus by Ben Loory, illustrated by Alex... by The Children's Book Podcast
8 min listen
Kat Yeh: Kat Yeh (@YehFace), author of The Truth About Twinkie Pie (@LBKids), stops by to talk about an idea that took root over NaNoWriMo, the amazing ways friends and the kidlit community celebrate book releases, and not knowing your... by The Children's Book Podcast
42 min listen
Tina and Carson Kugler: Tina and Carson Kugler (@tinatheatre and @CarsonKugler), creator of the In Mary's Garden (@HMHkids), stop by to talk about "the witch's house", an artist who worked in found and recycled materials long before upcycling become... by The Children's Book Podcast
41 min listen
The Brothers Hilts: Sean and Ben Hilts (@BrothersHilts), illustrators of Seaver the Weaver (@MightyPress), written by Paul Czajak (@PCzajak), as well as the critically reviewed The Insomniacs (@PenguinKids), written by Karina Wolf (@wolfandfox), stop by to... by The Children's Book Podcast
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The Best Book Ever [this week] - January 26, 2015: Five books reviewed in five minutes. - Bilby: Secrets of an Australian Marsupial by Edel Wignell, illustrated by Mark Jackson - Hansel & Gretel retold by Neil Gaiman, illustrated by Lorenzo Mattotti - Fire... by The Children's Book Podcast
8 min listen
Best Books Ever (Spring 2015): Carter Higgins (@CarterHiggins) and Julie Falatko (@JulieFalatko) join me to talk about our favorite books of 2015 so far in this all new segment of the Let's Get Busy podcast. by The Children's Book Podcast
42 min listen
Kelly DiPucchio: Kelly DiPucchio (@kellydipucchio), author of Gaston (@SimonKids), Zombie in Love 2+1, and Crafty Chloe, stops by to talk about a cautionary tale of bacon, an obligation first and foremost to the kids, and her brain's... by The Children's Book Podcast
38 min listen
The Best Book Ever [this week] - April 5, 2015: Five books reviewed in five minutes. - Stanley the Farmer by William Bee - Spectacular Spots by Susan Stockdale - Rodeo Red by Maripat Perkins, illustrated by Molly Idle - P. Zonka Lays an... by The Children's Book Podcast
8 min listen
Matthew Cordell: Matthew Cordell (@CordellMatthew), author illustrator of Wish (@DisneyHyperion) and illustrator of Special Delivery (@MacKidsBooks) by Philip C. Stead, stops by to talk about satisfying two vastly different audiences, throwing... by The Children's Book Podcast
59 min listen
The Best Book Ever [this week] - February 15, 2015: Five books reviewed in five minutes. - The Legend of Dust Bunnies: a fairy's tale by Michelle R. Eastman, illustrated by Kevin Richter - Izzy & Oscar by Allison Estes and Dan Stark, illustrated by Tracy... by The Children's Book Podcast
9 min listen
Angelica Banks: Angelica Banks (@AAngelicaBanks), author of Finding Serendipity (@HenryHolt), stops by to talk about how two authors develop a unified voice, writing in a caravan, and reaching an audience halfway around the world. by The Children's Book Podcast
46 min listen
Amy Krouse Rosenthal: Amy Krouse Rosenthal (@missamykr), author most recently of I Wish You More (@ChronicleBooks), illustrated by Tom Lichtenheld (@tlichtenheld), stops by to talk about her love letter to those that she loves, how Amy's a person who likes... by The Children's Book Podcast
39 min listen
Kate Messner: Kate Messner (@KateMessner), author of the Ranger in Time series (@Scholastic) and Up in the Garden and Down in the Dirt (@ChronicleKids), illustrated by Christopher Silas Neal, stops by to talk about her secret wish of time... by The Children's Book Podcast
37 min listen

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