Episode 47 - Home is a Hug with Cindy Hume

Join us as we chat with Cindy Wume, Taiwanese author and illustrator, about her new picture book, Home is a Hug. The book imagines all the different ways in which we can think about home. It has interactive elements with cutouts and flaps and lots of great details to seek out when reading it. Find out about her journey from Taiwan to Cambridge, her creative process and discover how her travels and personal stories shape her vibrant illustrations and stories.We talk about:Cindy's background and path to becoming an illustratorInspiration behind "Home is a Hug" and its themes of belonging and emotional connectionThe creative process, including use of materials, digital tools, and interactive design elements like flaps and cutoutsHow travel and cultural experiences influence her artworkFavourite picture books growing up, including Where the Wild Things Are and the Japanese series 14 Forest MiceFuture projects, including her new book about noodles and explorations of feelings and abstract conceptsMeet her pet cat Bao  Links to books by or mentioned by Cindy:Home is a Hug by Cindy WumeThe Bookshop Cat by Cindy WumeThe Gardening Dog by Cindy WumeThe Bed Book, by Sylvia Plath, illustrated by Cindy HumeWhere the Wild Things Are by Maurice SendakMiki's First Errand by Yoriko TsutsuiA Lion in Paris by Beatrice AlemagnaThree Happy Lions by Louise Fatio, illustrated by Roger Duvoisin 14 Forest Mice by Kazuo IwamuraBooks reviewed:Puggle Snuggles by Mo O'Hara, illustrated by Loretta SchauerSeahorse is Furious by Morag HoodOther Links:Cambridge School of ArtNatural History Museum London - Giant Squid ExhibitConnect with Cindy Wume:InstagramOfficial WebsiteSend us a message