Category Archives: Illustrators

Luciana Navarro Powell – Illustrator Interview

Posted on June 28, 2016 by Joanna

While I was visiting my author friend Marcie Colleen in San Diego this April, we popped into Warwick’s Bookstore in La Jolla to support Luciana who was signing books as the illustrator of WHOSE HANDS ARE THESE? by another friend, … Continue reading →

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Thyra Heder – Illustrator Interview & Book Giveaway (Blog Tour for Penny & Jelly)

Posted on June 15, 2016 by Joanna

I love participating in blog tours for new book releases. This is a round two for me, as I participated in Maria Gianferrari’s first Penny and Jelly release last year. When she asked me if I would like to join … Continue reading →

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Leyla Safa – Illustrator Interview

Posted on June 7, 2016 by Joanna

I am so excited to interview an artist from a nation I would love to visit. As a school librarian, I have made sure that we have a number of books written by Iranians and/or set in Iran, but today I … Continue reading →

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