Papilio by Ben Clanton, Corey R. Tabor, and Andy Chou Musser

Hello, Picture Book Builders people! Today’s post is brought to you by my friend Janee Trasler. 🙂 I’ve always wondered what it would be like to collaborate with another author on a book. How would that work? Who would do what? How would you divide the work? Ben Clanton, Corey …

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“A Self-Styled Master Class” brought to you by author/illustrator Janee Trasler

Hello, Picture Book Builders people! I’m in a critique group called PBJeebies. The members include Kim Norman, Janee Trasler, Jessica Young, and, well, me. Today, Janee stopped by Picture Book Builders to tell us allll about a recent master class that she participated in and learned a lot from courtesy …

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A Little More on ROAR! (the trailer)

In just a few days, ROAR!, my book with Liz Starin, releases. To celebrate, I wanted to share the trailer as well as some scoop on how the trailer came to be. The Trailer: ROAR!‘s trailer includes cameo appearances from some of today’s fiercest authors and illustrators. You’ve been warned. Please view responsibly. …

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Mimi and Bear in the Snow

JANEE TRASLER is the author and illustrator of many books including the wildly popular Chickies board book series. Each one of these books is fun, adorable, and totally chickified. Evidence: But today I wanted to focus on Janee’s latest picture book, Mimi and Bear in the Snow (FSG, 2014). This is one …

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