Brain Burps About Books

Episode #151

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What you’ll hear in this episode

• an interview with Grace Lin
• a gratitude segment with Julie Hedlund when Julie asks Caldecott Award Winner Peter Brown why he’s grateful to be a children’s picture book author/illustrator of books such as Mr. Tiger Goes Wild, Children Make Terrible Pets, and Creepy Carrots.

What you’ll hear in the interview

• The difference between writing for Easy Readers and other kinds of books (there are rules!)
• How I made a big mistake about the Geisel Award
• Grace’s late first husband Robert, and the legacy of Robert’s Snow
• How Grace came to love her Chinese heritage after not liking it at all growing up
• Finding and embracing her art style

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Yes! You might win a copy of Grace Lin’s new book Ling & Ting Share a Birthday by using the form below. Then check if you won by tuning in on Wednesday, October 2nd and listen to episode #152, or look back here after October 2nd and read the show notes for that episode, or go on Twitter and look for #BrainBurpsPodcast.
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