Interview with Simon James
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As a child, he spent much of his time drawing and stapling stories into little books. His path to eventually becoming a children’s book author and illustrator — and ambassador of learning — included stops as a police officer, restaurant worker, real estate agent and farm worker.
On this edition of Just One More Book, Mark speaks with Simon James about illustrations as a tool for creative development, single books that become book series and the globalization of children’s literature.
As a bonus, at the very end of this podcast, Mr. James tells the story of how his book Baby Brains came to be.
Book mentioned:
- Baby Brains
- Baby Brains and Robomum
- My Friend Whale
- Dear Mr. Blueberry
- Leon and Bob
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