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Let's Talk Picture Books
This week, on episode 126, I speak with picture book author Nell Cross Beckerman. We discuss how authors find illustrators, some of our favorite picture books and Nell’s recently published book, From Park to Playa: The Trails That Connect Us.
From Park to Playa: The Trails That Connect Us by Nell Cross Beckerman, illustrated by Sophie Diao
This episode of Books Are My People is sponsored by The Year We Danced: A Memoir by Stephen E. Smith
Books Recommended:
The House of East 88th Street by Bernard Waber
Bunny Days by Tao Nyeu
Big Sister and Little Sister by Charlotte Zolotow
In the Night Kitchen by Maurice Sendak
Dear Tree Frog by Joyce Sidman
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