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Video Interviews with Top 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 100 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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Linda Sue Park

Bee-Bim Bop!

Chris Raschka

A Ball for Daisy

Allen Say

Grandfather's Journey

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Alma Flor AdaUnder the Royal Palms
Francisco X. AlarcónAngels Ride Bikes
David AdlerYou Can, Toucan, Math
Buzz AldrinLook to the Stars
George AnconaBario: José's Neighborhood
Laurie Halse AndersonChains
Julie Andrews and Emma Walton HamiltonJulie Andrews' Collection of Poems, Songs, and Lullabies
Marc AronsonThe World Made New
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
Gennifer CholdenkoLouder, Lili
Dallas ClaytonAn Awesome Book!
Beverly ClearyRamona Quimby, Age 8
Vicki CobbScience Experiments You Can Eat
Henry ColeA Nest for Celeste
Joanna ColeThe Magic School Bus
Sneed CollardAnimal Dads
Bryan CollierUptown
Susan CooperThe Dark Is Rising
Christopher Paul CurtisElijah of Buxton
Chris d'LaceyThe Dragons of Wayward Crescent
Bruce DegenJamberry
Lulu DelacreArroz con Leche
Tomie dePaolaStrega Nona
Kate DiCamilloBecause of Winn-Dixie
Pamela Duncan EdwardsThe Worrywarts
Lois EhlertColor Zoo
Timothy Basil EringNecks Out for Adventure
Jules and Kate FeifferHenry the Dog with No Tail
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
Margaret Peterson HaddixThe Girl with 500 Middle Names
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
Norton JusterThe Phantom Tollbooth
Steven KelloggPecos Bill: A Tall Tale
Jeff KinneyDiary of a Wimpy Kid
Jarrett KrosoczkaGood Night, Monkey Boy
Kathleen KrullWoman for President: The Story of Victoria Woodhull
Betsy LewinClick, Clack, Moo
E.B. LewisThe Other Side
Grace LinWhere the Mountain Meets the Moon