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Tag: Javaka Steptoe

January 23, 2017 by Travis Jonker

Listen to 2017 Caldecott and Newbery Winners on The Yarn!

As luck would have it, we’ve recorded episodes with the 2017 Caldecott AND Newbery Medal winners. First up, author/illustrator Javaka Steptoe who takes us behind the scenes of his 2017 Caldecott Medal-winning book Radiant Child. https://soundcloud.com/colby-sharp-3/34-javaka-steptoe-radiant-child-unraveled Kelly Barnhill won the 2017 Newbery Medal for The Girl Who Drank the Moon. We interviewed Kelly about her […]

November 27, 2016 by Travis Jonker

#34 Javaka Steptoe – RADIANT CHILD Unraveled

Travis: With Radiant Child, Javaka Steptoe has created one of the best picture books of the year. On the latest episode of The Yarn, Steptoe talks about when he first discovered Jean-Michel Basquiat, the parallels in their lives, and how he created the stunning artwork in the book.   Here’s the episode:   https://soundcloud.com/colby-sharp-3/34-javaka-steptoe-radiant-child-unraveled Subscribe below […]

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