Kate Beaton: A Princess, a Pony, and Punchlines
Scholastic Reads
English - March 18, 2016 16:12 - 43 MB - ★★★★★ - 49 ratingsBooks Arts education books reading authors writing literacy publishing parenting teaching children’s books Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Just in time for Women’s History Month, Kate Beaton joins us to talk about her bestselling picture book, The Princess and the Pony, writing female characters, and her work on the wildly popular Hark! A Vagrant comic strip. Editors Cheryl Klein and Emily Clement also join us to talk about how they first discovered Kate’s work and to share some of their favorite female characters in literature.
Guests:
Kate Beaton (Hark! A Vagrant, Step Aside, Pops, The Princess and the Pony, King Baby)
Cheryl Klein: Executive Editor, Arthur A. Levine Books
Emily Clement: Editor, Arthur A. Levine Books
Special thanks:
Music composed by Lucas Elliot Eberl
Sound mixing and editing by Daniel Jordan
Produced by Megan Kaesshaefer
Photo credit: Notker Mahr