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PW Close-Up: Dr. Becky Discusses Her Debut Picture Book
PW spoke with the woman 'Time' magazine dubbed the "millennial parent whisperer" about why she decided to tackle the subject of hitting in 'That's My Truck! A Good Inside Story About Hitting' and how this tale helps parents and kids develop strategies for overcoming one of early childhood's most problematic behaviors. (Sponsored)
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Q & A with Mina Fears
“I’m really honored to be part of this rapidly developing landscape of fantasy written by Black authors,” says Mina Fears while discussing her debut YA novel, 'The Scorpion Queen,' a fantasy novel based in often unexplored Malian history and mythology.
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Four Questions for Gianna Marino
In author-illustrator Gianna Marino's latest picture book, a loving older horse encourages a pony in its care to “run wild” and spend the day exploring a lush meadow, assuring the young one that “I will always be there.”
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Four Questions for Gloria Chao
Taiwanese American author Gloria Chao travels to Taipei for the first time on the page in her new YA romance, 'Ex Marks the Spot.'
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Q & A with Hanh Bui
We spoke with Hanh Bui, an educator and author of the forthcoming picture book 'I Stand in Line,' about how her experience as a child refugee inspires her work with and for young people.
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Q & A with Terry LaBan
"A long and winding road with a lot of unexpected turns" is how Terry LaBan describes the publication of his first graphic novel, 'Mendel the Mess-Up.'
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In Conversation: Mo Willems and Dan Santat
We asked three-time Caldecott Honor recipient Mo Willems and Caldecott Medalist Dan Santat to discuss their new picture book, 'Lefty: A Story That Is Not All Right'—a celebration of individuality—and the joys of collaboration.
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Q & A with Natasha Preston
Natasha Preston, author of 'The Cellar,' 'The Cabin,' and other bestsellers for teens, spoke with us about the origins of her love for horror and suspense.
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Fall 2024 Children’s Flying Starts: Tony Weaver Jr.
The author of middle grade graphic novel memoir ‘Weirdo,’ illustrated by twin creators Jes and Cin Wibowo, had no intention of breaking into the traditional publishing biz. “I knew I wanted to create things,” Tony Weaver Jr. says of his youthful aspirations. “And I originally started with poetry.”
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Fall 2024 Children’s Flying Starts: Rachel Michelle Wilson
Rachel Michelle Wilson wants to hear your pee pants story. It’s just one of the ways she’s creating community around her debut book, ‘How to Pee Your Pants: The Right Way,’ a how-to-style picture book in which a bespectacled owl deals with a telltale wet spot and social mortification.
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Fall 2024 Children’s Flying Starts: Jill Tew
"How far is too far?” It’s a question many are asking themselves as technology continues its rapid expansion, and it’s the question at the core of Jill Tew’s YA science fiction debut, ‘The Dividing Sky.’
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Fall 2024 Children’s Flying Starts: Cai Tse
Author Cai Tse has found a way to combine her two biggest loves—Chinese lion dancing and art—into a career, which now includes competing globally on a lion dancing team and publishing her debut graphic novel, ‘Lion Dancers.’
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Fall 2024 Children’s Flying Starts: Jeff Drew
With the publication of his debut picture book, ‘Alfie Explores A to Z: A Seek-and-Find Adventure,’ author-illustrator Jeff Drew has partnered career success with personal passion.
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Fall 2024 Children’s Flying Starts: Tigest Girma
Tigest Girma is good at keeping secrets. After all, it’s how the author of ‘Immortal Dark’ started her writing career, quietly typing dystopian stories influenced by Suzanne Collins’s ‘The Hunger Games’ and Veronica Roth’s ‘Divergent’ on Wattpad during her teenage years.
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Fall 2024 Flying Starts
We spotlight the authors of six of the season’s most promising children’s book debuts.
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Q & A with Shannon Messenger
Shannon Messenger takes a detour in 'Unraveled', book 9.5 in her bestselling Keeper of the Lost Cities middle grade series. The first book to be narrated from an entirely new POV and the second .5 installment following 'Unlocked' (book 8.5), 'Unraveled' centers on elven teenager Keefe Sencen after he split off from Sophie Foster in 'Stellarlune'.
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Q & A with Deborah Farmer Kris
Deborah Farmer Kris spoke with us about how she grew into her roles as a parent educator and writer, and where she goes when she’s in need of parenting advice of her own.
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Q & A with Marisha Pessl
Adult author Marisha Pessl follows her YA debut 'Neverworld Wake' with suspense thriller 'Darkly.'
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2024 Native American Heritage Month: Q & As with Creators for Young Readers
In honor of Native American Heritage Month, we spoke with the creators of several children’s books out this year highlighting different aspects of Indigenous culture and life in their works.
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In Conversation: Leslé Honoré and Cozbi A. Cabrera
We asked author Leslé Honoré and illustrator Cozbi A. Cabrera to discuss their new picture book, 'Brown Girl, Brown Girl,' based on Honoré's viral poem inspired by the historic election of Vice President Kamala Harris.
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