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Strega Nona

The first Strega Nona book came about because Tomie dePaola was asked to retell a folktale. 

Coming full circle

When David Shannon switched from editorial illustrations to children’s books, he realized it was his true calling.

Hiding Fritz

As a fun aside, Chris Van Allsburg draws this famous bull terrier into every one of his books.

Creating new images

Christopher Myers doesn’t like the way that black people are portrayed in the media.

Smoky Night

Eve Bunting talks about her Caldecott Medal-winning book about the riots in Los Angeles.

More contrast

Patricia Polacco explains why she sometimes chooses to illustrate in black and white instead of color.

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