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Dav Pilkey draws George and Harold

Dav Pilkey was his own inspiration for the characters George and Harold in “Captain Underpants”.

From novels to picture books

In this video clip, Kate DiCamillo gives an overview of the books she’s written.

Raina Telgemeier: Creating a sense of place

Raina Telgemeier explains the sense of place present in her works.

Working with Helen Oxenbury

Mem Fox describes her experience working with Helen Oxenbury on “Ten Little Fingers and Ten Little Toes.”

The high art of picture books

In the past 30 years, children’s book illustration has become recognized and appreciated as a culturally relevant form of art.

Feathers and deaf culture

Woodson’s interest in cultural differences and how people search for meaning in the world led her to create the deaf character Sean in her novel Feathers.

The Question that Makes Authors Cringe

Blume finds inspiration everywhere; she encourages young authors to keep working at finding their own voices.

Readers and storytellers

Susan Cooper was born into a reading family.

Diverse books in the classroom, all year round

Educators and librarians need to be diligent about making sure that classroom libraries are diverse and that certain books are not just pulled out during multicultural heritage months.