Top 20 Books of 2018 (#15-11)
Happy Wednesday! Travis Jonker and I are counting down our top 20 books of 2018.
Imagine by Juan Felipe Herrera; illustrated by Lauren Castillo
I interviewed Juan and Lauren on February 8, 2018. Click here to read the full interview. An excerpt is below.
Lauren, the cover for Imagine is gorgeous. Why did you depict this scene on the cover?
I interviewed Juan and Lauren on February 8, 2018. Click here to read the full interview. An excerpt is below.
Lauren, the cover for Imagine is gorgeous. Why did you depict this scene on the cover?
Lauren: Thanks so much, Mr. Schu! The idea for the cover was taken from an interior spread where the child is spending the night under the stars. Illustrating this scene recalled wonderful memories of warm nights spent outdoors on the hill in my family’s backyard; the dark, the quiet, the magical expanse of sky. You couldn’t help but dream, and imagine. This is what I wanted to depict on the cover— the feeling of a whole world being yours to explore.
Juan Felipe, what planted the seed for Imagine?
Juan Felipe: The first line, the feeling of what I was about to write, on a legal-size yellow paper pad,
I truly love how the poem flows and how much it says in a few lines
Meet Yasmin by Saadia Faruqi; illustrated by Hatem Aly
I interviewed Saadia Faruqi on July 31, 2018. Click here to read the full interview. An excerpt is below.
Yasmin is an explorer, a builder, a painter and a fashionista. What else does she love doing on her own and with her family?
A Big Mooncake for Little Star by Grace Lin
Grace Lin discusses A Big Mooncake for Little Star.
Thirty Minutes Over Oregon: A Japanese Pilot's World War II Story by Marc Tyler Nobleman; illustrated by Melissa Iwai
Colby Sharp recommends Thirty Minutes Over Oregon.
Sweep: The Story of a Girl and Her Monster by Jonathan Auxier
Jonathan Auxier introduces Sweep: The Story of a Girl and Her Monster.
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