Author illustrator Molly Cranch has her picture book debut, Hide and Seek, available on shelves near you now. It was a delight to hear about her journey as a storyteller, weaving words alongside her illustrations.
More about Hide and Seek: A book about the wondrous camouflage techniques of animals around us. For detectives ages 3 years and up. (Also available in Dutch through Clavis!)
Please give a virtual welcome to kidlit author-illustrator Molly Cranch on this special bonus episode!
Some Highlights:
Arts integration in curriculum and the intersection between art and science.
Crossing from the realm of illustration to weaving in narrative.
What came first, the pictures or words?
Inspiration found through working with kids and seeing them learn new things.
The social context of illustration.
Releasing a picture book while finishing a Master’s Degree in Illustration.
Links Mentioned🔗:
Molly on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter
Book Recommendations📚:
Hide and Seek by Molly Cranch on Bookshop, Barnes and Noble, and Amazon
Illustrator Christian Robinson
Illustrator Isabelle Arsenault
Thank you to Molly for being on the show and thank you for listening. Make sure to check out the next episode with kidlit author-illustrator Lea Maryanow! Make sure you’re all caught up on Getting to the Heart of Why We Write including this episode with author Christine J. Ko.
