Award winning authorillustrator david shannon talks to scholastic news edition 1 about his creative process. Meet chris hadfield, commended, resource links, best of the year, 2018. The book meet the authors and illustrators is a book about writers and illustrator s lives. Meet the authors and illustrators vol i has a wonderful, unique feature. Stephanie nettell profiles of many wellknown authors and illustrators, providing some insight into their lives and work. In addition, scholastic is hosting the summer reading roadtrip, during which two scholastic rvs will tour the country and give readers the chance to meet some of their favorite authors and illustrators, as well as participate in other fun activities. A good feature of this book is that it shows a picture of the author or illustrator. His illustration work has been recognized numerous times by the society of childrens book writers and illustrators scbwi.
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