36: Behind the Book - ROAR LIKE A DANDELION

10/13/2019

Welcome to an all-new feature on the Literaticast: BEHIND THE BOOK, in which we take a deep dive into the backstory behind the making of one fascinating book. Up for discussion today is ROAR LIKE A DANDELION by Ruth Krauss, Illustrated by Sergio Ruzzier, published by HarperCollins. Ruth Krauss was one of the foremost children's authors of the 20th century, and ROAR is a long-lost manuscript that has just been published for the first time. I speak to HarperCollins editor Nancy Inteli, who rediscovered the manuscript; Children's Book Historian Philip Nel, who is an expert on Ruth Krauss; and illustrator Sergio Ruzzier, who brought the story to life. If you like children's book history and the art of the Picture Book, you won't want to miss this episode.

Show Notes:

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* Find me on Twitter. Find Sergio Ruzzier on Twitter. Find Nancy Inteli on Twitter. Find Philip Nel on Twitter!

* There's a great piece about ROAR on the Seven Imps blog - with tons of illustrations and inspiration!

* Phil Nel has a great blog! Here's an entry about the surprising intersection between Ruth Krauss and... the Beatles?!

Books We Discussed:

One of Sergio's favorite pages - and inspiration:

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