In conversation

Meet the storytellers.

Conversations with authors and illustrators who bring new worlds, big questions, and memorable characters to young readers.

From the interview archive

June 16, 2026

Ode to a Pug: Meet the Author & Illustrator

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March 25, 2024

Interview with Steve Searfoss, author of KidVenture

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March 13, 2024

An Interview with Sands Hetherington

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October 25, 2022

Can You Spot the Leopard?

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October 5, 2022

Jolene: Adventures of a Junk Food Queen

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September 15, 2022

Embarrassing George

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