Bianca with Carin Berger on In the Night Garden

Carin Berger shares her love for books, childhood memories, and
inspiration for her latest book, In The Night Garden. She
discusses her creative process for creating collages and the
impact she hopes her book will have on readers.


Carin Berger is the award-winning author and illustrator of
almost a dozen picture books for children, including The Little
Yellow Leaf, a New York Times Best Illustrated Book, All of Us,
and Finding Spring. She is also the illustrator of Behold the
Bold Umbrellaphant by Jack Prelutsky and Are We Pears Yet? by
Miranda Paul. She and her family divide their time between NYC
and Cupcake, their home, in the Hudson Valley. Carin spends all
of her spare time tending her garden.


Transcription:


You can read the transcription on The Children's Book Review.


Order a Copy:


In the Night Garden: ⁠Amazon⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠Bookshop.org.


Resources:


You can visit Carin Berger at http://www.carinberger.com/.


Discussion Topics:


Carin's motivations for creating books for children

Exploring the natural world at night and overcoming fears

The process of creating collages, which involves drawing
intricate dummies, making vellums, cutting stencils, and using
found ephemera

The hidden messages or secrets in the artwork—Carin sometimes
incorporates words or numbers with personal significance

Getting the physical artwork to editors and art designers and
the back-and-forth process of scanning and color correction

Challenges of printing on uncoated paper

The impact Carin hopes her book In the Night Garden will have
on readers

Encouragement to look deeply at books and the world around
you