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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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Bryan Collier

Bryan Collier

Martin's Big Words: The Life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Pam Muñoz Ryan

Pam Muñoz Ryan

Amelia and Eleanor Go for a Ride

 

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