Video Interviews
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 70 interviews below >
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The Grapes of Math
"If something is too big, you make it manageable by breaking it into smaller pieces. Now the question is, what are the right pieces?" Greg Tang is on a mission to improve the quality of math education in the U.S. Watch interview >
Animal Dads
From cloud forests to the deep sea floor, Sneed Collard's nonfiction books invite kids to discover the natural world and the creatures that make it their home. World travel and first-hand research allow Collard to fill his books with colorful details. Watch interview >
Abe Lincoln Crosses a Creek
"As I began to write stories, I always found myself drawn to history, and I found myself drawn to the stories that I hadn't found when I was a young reader. And those are the stories that I've come to write about." Watch interview >