(Fixed!) Bonus: Join us for an E.B. White Spring
I have a theory that if I were to ask a hundred of today\u2019s children\u2019s book authors and illustrators to name a book that had a profound impact on them, I bet an unusually large number of those authors and illustrators would mention the work of E.B. White.
I cannot count the number of times I\u2019ve heard authors say that E.B. White\u2019s books have made such a huge difference in their lives and writing.
I\u2019m a big E.B. White fan myself, and while I love Charlotte\u2019s Web and Stuart Little, my absolute favorite is The Trumpet of the Swan.
And that\u2019s what we\u2019re reading this spring in RAR Premium for our Family Book Club. Plus, we\u2019re going to look closely at first-lines (E.B. White was a master of this) for a WOW: Writer\u2019s on Writing Event.
It\u2019s going to be quite the fabulous E.B. White spring here at RAR!\xa0
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So today, we\u2019re revisiting an episode from 2017 with children\u2019s book illustrator Melissa Sweet discussing her children\u2019s biography of E.B. White, called Some Writer.
In this episode, you\u2019ll hear:\xa0
- How each story informs Melissa\u2019s process of creating mixed media illustrations
- How a family of crafters and makers inspired Melissa to become an artist
- How Melissa\u2019s research into E.B. White\u2019s work led to the visuals for Some Writer\xa0
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Books Mentioned in This Episode:
Charlotte\u2019s Web
Stuart Little\xa0
The Trumpet of the Swan
Some Writer
A Boy, A Mouse, and a Spider
The Baby Bear Series
The Pinky and Rex Series
The Boy Who Drew Birds
Brave Girl
Balloons Over Broadway
A Splash of Red
You Nest Here with Me
The Right Word
A River of Words