Meet the Author (Reading Rockets) Podcast
1) Vicki Cobb
Vicki Cobb, the Julia Child of hands&on science, is a former science teacher with a playful and accessible approach to science. She has published more than 85 books for grades K&8 that explore physics...Show More
2) Sarah Stewart and David Small
Meet husband/wife team Sarah Stewart and David Small. Together, they've created a number of award-winning picture books. Learn how they work together, their creative process, and all about their sixth...Show More
3) Herman Parish
Meet writer Herman Parish, who has been writing stories about the literal-minded Amelia Bedelia since 1995, inventing new adventures for the beloved character his aunt, Peggy Parish, created 50 years ...Show More
4) Chris Raschka
Meet Chris Raschka, author, illustrator, musician and winner of three Caldecotts (most recently for A Ball for Daisy). Find out how Raschka creates his deeply expressive illustrations and how he's abl...Show More
5) Tomie dePaola (2012)
Tomie dePaola, the author and illustrator of Strega Nona and many other favorite books, always knew he wanted to be an artist. In this exclusive video interview with Reading Rockets, Tomie dePaola tel...Show More
6) Jeff Kinney (Diary of a Wimpy Kid)
Jeff Kinney is perhaps best known as the creator of Greg Heffley, the wry adolescent hero of Kinney&s best-selling Wimpy Kid series. Publisher#38;s Weekly says, 'Kinney has a gift for believable prete...Show More
7) Henry Cole (2012)
Reading Rocket's exclusive interview with author and illustrator Henry Cole -- creator of Celeste, The Worrywarts, Katy Duck, and many other beloved characters -- talks about his early career as a sci...Show More
8) Chris Van Dusen
Meet author/illustrator Chris Van Dusen, whose rich imagination has produced a lively collection of interesting characters (King Hugos Huge Ego), adventures (The Circus Ship), and delightful rhymes (I...Show More
9) Sam McBratney
Meet Sam McBratney, author of the international best seller Guess How Much I Love You, who has been writing children's books across all genres for more than 30 years.To view the full version of this a...Show More
10) Susan Cooper
Meet Newbery winner Susan Cooper (Dark Is Rising series) whose work weaves rich language and contemporary concerns with fantasy, history and traditional literature to create compelling, timeless novel...Show More