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Meet the Author
Reading Rockets' interviews with top children's book authors and illustrators are an excellent way to introduce students to the creators of children's books. Not just for children, these interviews are also enjoyed by parents, teachers, librarians, and other educators who appreciate the value of children's literature and get a kick out of putting a face and voice to the authors and illustrators whose work we enjoy.
Click on the links below to watch or download the videos. (See About Podcasts and Videostreaming for more details). Click on "See all video clips" to go to the author's page in the Books & Authors section where you'll find all of the clips from these interviews, a transcript, biography, and list of books.
David Adler
Author of the Cam Jansen series
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George Ancona
Author of Bario: José's Neighborhood
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Avi
Author of Crispen: A Cross of Lead
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Marc Brown
Illustrator of Arthur
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Eve Bunting
Author of Fly Away Home
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Henry Cole
Illustrator of Victor Vito
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Bryan Collier
Author of Uptown
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Bruce Degen
Author of Magic School Bus
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Pamela Duncan Edwards
Author of The Worrywarts
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Lois Ehlert
Author of Color Zoo
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Gail Gibbons
Author of How a House is Built
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Nikki Giovanni
Author of Rosa
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Nikki Grimes
Author of Meet Danitra Brown
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Kathleen Krull
Author of Harvesting Hope: The Story of César Chávez
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Pam Muñoz Ryan
Author of Esperanza Rising
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Christopher Myers
Author of Wings
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Katherine Paterson
Author of Dragonwings
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Patricia Polacco
Author of Thunder Cake
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Jack Prelutsky
Author of It's Raining Pigs & Noodles
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Jon Scieszka
Author of The True Story of the Three Little Pigs
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David Shannon
Author of No, David!
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Seymour Simon
Author of Our Solar System
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Peter Sís
Illustrator of Madlenka
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Lane Smith
Illustrator of The Stinky Cheeseman and Other Fairly Stupid Tale
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R.L. Stine
Author of Goosebumps
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Mark Teague
Author of Dear Mrs. La Rue: Letters From Obedience School
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Chris Van Allsburg
Author of The Polar Express
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Laurence Yep
Author of Dragonwings
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Jane Yolen
Author of How Do Dinosaurs Say Goodnight?
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