A nice newspaper interview with David Shannon in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Shannon talks about his inspiration for his books coming primarily from his family. The article also talks about his upcoming book, Too Many Toys. Nicely, the article ends with a brief look at how Shannon became a picture book illustrator and the final paragraphs are perfect:
While he’s won fame and fortune as a children’s-book author, however, Shannon says he’s still learning things about the picture-book format and using picture books to tell a story.
"I think I have the best job in the whole world," he said.
Isn’t it nice to have an article underline that writing and illustrating for children is not easy! It’s a nice foil to the innumerable celebrities who try their hand at it and almost always fail spectacularly at this "simple and easy" format.
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I agree that it takes a special talent to be able to entice both parent’s and children to read a great picture book. I do have to say, I own “No David,” and think it is a great book with great color. The pictures/graphics remind me of, “Frankie, the Walk ‘N Roll Dog,” by Barbara Techel.
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