Book Trailer Premiere: Choo-Choo School by Amy Krouse Rosenthal and Mike Yamada
Happy Monday! Mike Yamada stopped by to finish my sentences. We chatted about Amy Krouse Rosenthal's manuscript for Choo-Choo School, picture books, school libraries, and Richard Scarry. I wrote the words in purple, and Mike wrote the words in black. Thank you, Mike!
Engine, Boxcar, Diner, Sleeper, Flatcar, Tank Car, and Caboose…This feels likes the setup to a crossing the road joke… Obviously they want to be on the right side of the tracks ;)
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CHOO-CHOO SCHOOL. Text copyright © 2020 by Amy Krouse Rosenthal. Illustrations copyright © 2020 by Mike Yamada. Reproduced by permission of the publisher, Candlewick Press, Somerville, MA. |
Choo-Choo School’s illustrations hopefully capture the spirit of Amy Krouse Rosenthal’s words. There’s a lot of playfulness and simplicity in her manuscript and I hope I was able to do it justice.
Picture books are a dream job to illustrate. It’s amazing seeing your work on the shelf!
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CHOO-CHOO SCHOOL. Text copyright © 2020 by Amy Krouse Rosenthal. Illustrations copyright © 2020 by Mike Yamada. Reproduced by permission of the publisher, Candlewick Press, Somerville, MA. |
Mr. Schu, you should have asked me about my complete collection of Richard Scarry books.
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