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Walter Dean Myers: A Writer's Story Author Walter Dean Myers (Harlem) talks about a discovery he made in childhood: that books are a path to a world beyond our own neighborhoods.
Patricia and Fredrick McKissack: Writing for children Patricia and Fredrick McKissack take their audience of children seriously .
Reduce, reduce, reduce Eric Carle explains that while his final product may look simple, it didn’t start out that way.
Thunder is just a noise Patricia Polacco braved the kicking cow, scratching chicken, and ominous thunder to gather ingredients for her grandmother’s Thunder Cake.
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.
Working with Christopher Myers Walter Dean Myers explains how his son pushes him to take more chances.
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.
