Tuesday, June 24, 2014

Mike Boldt (Ep. 60)

Mike Boldt (@MikeBoldt), author of 123 Versus ABC (@HarperChildrens), stops by to talk about starting with scribbles, reillustrating childrens books, and Canada's beloved kidlit treasure (and ours), Mr. Robert Muncsh.
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Episode Notes
Mike Boldt's homepage
123 versus ABC Book Trailer
Robert Munsch's homepage
Re-Illustrating Book Covers (from A Fuse 8 Production blog)
Covering the Newbery (Travis of 100ScopeNotes' attempt to update the covers of Newbery-winning books)
Purchase Mike Boldt's books from your local independent bookstore

2 comments:

  1. I love Mike's work!
    I originally came across Mike via an art forum and we quickly grew as friends on the site and eventually "met" at San Diego Comic Con, where I insisted Mike to attend some time with his "Chuck Chance" comic because I knew he was a talent. Mike also toted around his first children's book around the convention.

    It's so exciting to see where Mike is headed and you mentioned on your podcast what a good time it is for kids (as far as children's books go) but it's also good for those artists and art enthusiasts who enjoy these wonderful illustrated tomes...

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    1. Matt, I couldn't agree with you more! Mike is mad talented and, as far as children's publishing goes, I don't think we've ever seen such high regard for the art of the picture book in our present culture. So glad that the art form is getting its just dues. Thanks for listening!

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