Bianca with Grace Lin and Kate Messner on Once Upon a Book

In this episode, we have two guests: Newbery, Geisel, and
Caldecott honoree Grace Lin and NYT bestselling author Kate
Messner, who partnered on the picture book Once Upon a Book. This
incredibly stunning book celebrates the joys of reading, the
importance of imagination, and the transportive power of books.


Grace Lin is the recipient of the Children's Literature Legacy
Award and is the bestselling author and illustrator of over
thirty books, including A Big Mooncake for Little
Star (a Caldecott Honor), A Big Bed for Little Snow,
Where the Mountain Meets the Moon (a Newbery
Honor), The Year of the Dog, and the Ling & Ting
series. Grace is a Rhode Island School of Design graduate and
lives in Massachusetts.



Kate Messner is a New York Times bestselling author of
more than fifty books for young readers. Kate's award-winning
titles include picture books like Over and Under the
Snow and The Brilliant Deep; novels
like Breakout and Chirp; engaging nonfiction
like The Next President and the History Smashers
series; the Ranger in Time Adventures; and the Fergus and Zeke
easy readers. Kate lives on Lake Champlain.


Transcription:


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


Order copies:


Once Upon a Book on ⁠⁠⁠Bookshop.org⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠Amazon⁠.


Resources:


Grace Lin invites you to visit her at www.gracelin.com.


Kate Messner invites you to visit her at ⁠www.katemessner.com⁠.


Discussion Topics:


The things that motivate Grace Lin and Kate Messner to write
books for children.

School visits and fitting in time to write.

Thoughts on growing up readers and the importance of story in
our lives.

Beverly Cleary and the Ramona books.

How a poster led to the creation of Once Upon a Book.

When to ask for help and the artistic process of
collaboration.

Creating and dissecting the stunning artwork of Once Upon a
Book.

Highlights from Once Upon a Book and the impact they hope it
has on readers.