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Amy June Bates

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Sophie Blackall

Peter Brown

Jake Parker

GREG PIZZOLI

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Will Terry

Kelly Murphy

Chelsea Clinton

Kate Messner

Jon Klassen

Dani Jones

Ashley Bryan

Charles Santoso

OwlTail

Juniper Bates

Amy June Bates and her middle school daughter, Juniper Bates, have created something very special in their picture book The Big Umbrella. Kirkus Reviews wrote that it is a subtle, deceptively simple book about inclusion, hospitality, and welcoming the ‘other. Booklist calls it open-ended and a natural springboard for discussion. And for me this book is my new life mantra.   Featured book:  The Big UmbrellaBy Amy June Bates, Juniper BatesSimon &amp; Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books   Episode summary: The idea for The Big Umbrella came the day after the 2016 election. They knew they had a book idea right away and quickly (for an adult) had a story and dummy out to an art director. Once they understood what the tone of the book, the story decisions fell into place. They wanted this book to be inclusive in every way possible, including both sides of the political spectrum. This book is more universal than political. It speaks to a deeper truth about the world we live in and how we can shape it into something better. Amy’s illustrations were designed to allow us to see ourselves in these characters. But there is one character in the book that has both Amy and Juniper’s heart. The images in this picture book showing all the diversity under one umbrella are powerful. They are all united and are all different at the same time. Juniper tells us what she has learned from the process and Amy give us illustrators some great advice to help improve our work.   Subscribe to Picturebooking via email,  Apple Podcast,  Stitcher,  iHeartRadio, Spotify or any number of podcast apps. Check out the archive at picturebooking.com where you can stream or download every episode ever made. Picturebooking can be found on Facebook, Twitter &amp; Instagram. This episode was made possible by you and your fellow listeners through Picturebooking’s Patreon page. Please check out these links and thank those you have made this show possible:  Sandra Salsbury Illustration Alison B. Watson on Instagram @alisonbwatson LJ Michaels Illustrations &amp; The Art of Picture Books Jim Petipas and his new book The Cows Go Moo! Available May 1, 2018 Dani Duck Art Writer Side Up    Today’s podcast is also brought to you by Audible get a FREE audiobook download and 30 day free trial at www.audibletrial.com/picturebooking. I recommend Wild Things: The Joy of Reading Children’s Literature as an Adult by Bruce Handy (Picturebooking Episode 87). This episode was recorded inside the Mulva Library Studio on the campus of St. Norbert College. Picturebooking is produced by Nick Patton Studio, LLC. Thanks for listening.

<a href="http://amyjunebates.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Amy June Bates</a> and her middle school daughter, Juniper Bates, have created something very special in their picture book <a href="https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781534406582" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Big Umbrella</a>. Kirkus Reviews wrote that it is a subtle, deceptively simple book about inclusion, hospitality, and welcoming the ‘other. Booklist calls it open-ended and a natural springboard for discussion. And for me this book is my new life mantra. Featured book: <a href="https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781534406582" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a> <a href="https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781534406582" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Big Umbrella</a>By <a href="http://amyjunebates.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Amy June Bates</a>, Juniper Bates<a href="http://simonandschusterpublishing.com/paula-wiseman-books/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Simon &amp; Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books</a> Episode summary: The idea for The Big Umbrella came the day after the 2016 election. They knew they had a book idea right away and quickly (for an adult) had a story and dummy out to an art director. Once they understood what the tone of the book, the story decisions fell into place. They wanted this book to be inclusive in every way possible, including both sides of the political spectrum. This book is more universal than political. It speaks to a deeper truth about the world we live in and how we can shape it into something better. Amy’s illustrations were designed to allow us to see ourselves in these characters. But there is one character in the book that has both Amy and Juniper’s heart. The images in this picture book showing all the diversity under one umbrella are powerful. They are all united and are all different at the same time. Juniper tells us what she has learned from the process and Amy give us illustrators some great advice to help improve our work. Subscribe to Picturebooking via <a href="https://mailchi.mp/adea79674a05/picturebooking" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">email</a>, <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/picturebooking-podcast-creating-publishing-marketing/id886090064?mt=2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Apple Podcast</a>, <a href="https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/nick-patton/the-picturebooking-podcast-creating-and-sharing-childrens-picture" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Stitcher</a>, <a href="https://www.iheart.com/podcast/263-The-Picturebooking-28883293/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> iHeartRadio</a>, <a href="http://picturebooking.libsyn.com/spotify" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Spotify</a> or any number of podcast apps. Check out the archive at <a href="http://picturebooking.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">picturebooking.com</a> where you can stream or download every episode ever made. Picturebooking can be found on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/nickpattonillo/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/nickpattonillo" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a> &amp; <a href="https://www.instagram.com/picturebooking/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a>. This episode was made possible by you and your fellow listeners through <a href="https://www.patreon.com/picturebooking" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Picturebooking’s Patreon page</a>. Please check out these links and thank those you have made this show possible: <ul> <li><a href="http://www.sandrasalsbury.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sandra Salsbury Illustration</a></li> <li>Alison B. Watson on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/alisonbwatson/?hl=en" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram @alisonbwatson</a></li> <li><a href="https://ljmichaels.weebly.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">LJ Michaels Illustrations</a> &amp; <a href="https://theartofpicturebooks.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Art of Picture Books</a></li> <li>Jim Petipas and his new book <a href="https://www.thecowsgomoo.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Cows Go Moo!</a> Available May 1, 2018</li> <li><a href="https://daniduckart.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Dani Duck Art</a></li> <li><a href="https://writersideup.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Writer Side Up</a></li> </ul> Today’s podcast is also brought to you by Audible get a FREE audiobook download and 30 day free trial at <a href="http://www.audibletrial.com/picturebooking" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.audibletrial.com/picturebooking</a>. I recommend <a href="http://www.audibletrial.com/picturebooking" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Wild Things: The Joy of Reading Children’s Literature as an Adult by Bruce Handy</a> (<a href="http://picturebooking.libsyn.com/087-bruce-handy-wild-things" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Picturebooking Episode 87</a>). This episode was recorded inside the <a href="https://www.snc.edu/library/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mulva Library Studio</a> on the campus of <a href="http://www.snc.edu/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">St. Norbert College</a>. Picturebooking is produced by Nick Patton Studio, LLC. Thanks for listening.

096: Amy June Bates and Juniper Bates – The Big Umbrella