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With Renowned Children's Book Authors and Illustrators

Watch Reading Rockets' exclusive video interviews with top children's book authors and illustrators. You'll discover if Chris Van Allsburg is really as spooky as his books, where Jon Scieszka gets his wacky ideas, and why Patricia Polacco's warm family tales seem so real. Browse through more than 80 interviews below >

Our video interviews are a great resource for your classroom author studies. For ideas on how to plan and implement author study units, see our Author Study Toolkit.

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David AdlerYou Can, Toucan, Math
Buzz AldrinLook to the Stars
George AnconaBario: José's Neighborhood
Laurie Halse AndersonChains
Julie AndrewsJulie Andrews' Collection of Poems, Songs, and Lullabies
AviCrispin: The Cross of Lead
Mary Brigid BarrettOur White House: Looking In, Looking Out
Judy BlumeTales of a Fourth Grade Nothing
Norman BridwellClifford the Big Red Dog
Marc BrownD.W. The Picky Eater
Ashley BryanSing to the Sun
Eve BuntingFly Away Home
Eric CarleThe Very Hungry Caterpillar
Beverly ClearyRamona Quimby, Age 8
Henry ColeVictor Vito
Joanna ColeThe Magic School Bus
Sneed CollardAnimal Dads
Bryan CollierUptown
Christopher Paul CurtisElijah of Buxton
Bruce DegenJamberry
Tomie dePaolaStrega Nona
Kate DiCamilloBecause of Winn-Dixie
Pamela Duncan EdwardsThe Worrywarts
Lois EhlertColor Zoo
Sid FleischmanThe Whipping Boy
Candace FlemingBoxes for Katje
Denise FlemingBeetle Bop
Mem FoxTen Little Fingers and Ten Little Toes
Marla FrazeeA Couple of Boys Have the Best Week Ever
Jack GantosRotten Ralph
Gail GibbonsHow a House Is Built
Nikki GiovanniRosa
Emily GravettMonkey and Me
Nikki GrimesDanitra Brown, Class Clown
Emma Walton HamiltonThe Great American Mousical
Deborah HeiligmanCharles and Emma
Mary Ann HobermanA House Is a House for Me
Deborah HopkinsonFannie in the Kitchen
William JoyceRolie Polie Olie
Steven KelloggPecos Bill: A Tall Tale
Kathleen KrullWoman for President: The Story of Victoria Woodhull
Betsy LewinClick, Clack, Moo

Lois LowryNumber the Stars
John Bemelmans MarcianoMadeline and the Cats of Rome
Leonard MarcusMinders of Make-Believe
Bill Martin JrBrown Bear, Brown Bear
Megan McDonaldJudy Moody Declares Independence
Patricia & Frederick McKissackGoin' Someplace Special
Susan MeddaughMartha Speaks
Sy MontgomeryThe Good, Good Pig
Pat MoraThe Rainbow Tulip
Jon J MuthStone Soup
Christopher MyersWings
Walter Dean MyersHarlem
Kadir NelsonHe's Got the Whole World in His Hands
Mary Pope OsborneThe Magic Tree House series
Helen OxenburyWe're Going on a Bear Hunt
Linda Sue ParkBee-Bim Bop!
Katherine PatersonBridge to Terabithia
Jerry PinkneyThe Lion and the Mouse
Patricia PolaccoThunder Cake
Jack PrelutskyIt's Raining Pigs & Noodles
Eric RohmannCinder-Eyed Cat
Pam Muñoz RyanEsperanza Rising
Robert SabudaWinter in White: A Mini Pop-up Treat
Jon ScieszkaThe True Story of the Three Little Pigs
Brian SelznickThe Invention of Hugo Cabret
David ShannonNo, David!
Anita Silvey100 Best Books for Children
Seymour SimonAnimals Nobody Loves
Peter SísMadlenka
Lane SmithHappy Hocky Family
R.L. StineGoosebumps
Greg TangGrapes of Math
Mark TeagueDear Mrs. LaRue: Letters from Obedience School
Chris Van AllsburgThe Polar Express
Carole Boston WeatherfordFreedom on the Menu: The Greensboro Sit-Ins
Rosemary WellsMy Very First Mother Goose
Mo WillemsDon't Let the Pigeon Stay Up Late!
Janet WongApple Pie Fourth of July
Jacqueline WoodsonLocomotion
Laurence YepDragonwings
Jane YolenHow Do Dinosaurs Say Goodnight?

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