KLP Chat: H P Fryer on OGG, Illustration, and Feeding Kids' Imaginations

Host Shara Curlett introduces episode one of The KidLit Pod and interviews New Zealand author-illustrator H.P. Fryer (Hannah Powell Fryer), whose debut picture book OGG was published by Scholastic Australia in 2025.Hannah explains entering the publishing scene via an illustrator portfolio call, developing OGG from a university character exercise, and describes how she created the book’s detailed gouache-and-pencil illustrations.The conversation covers her history and illustration studies, artistic influences, how parenting increases exposure to children’s books, and shared views on limiting devices, valuing boredom, and “feeding” children’s minds with stories.Hannah's illustration Influences, mentioned throughout the podcast:Quentin BlakeSarah OgilvieJúlia SardàAlex SchefflerBeatrice AlemagnaLynley DoddBob GrahamAlison LesterBriony StewartBriony May SmithAlex T. SmithYou can find out more about our guest, H.P. Fryer (Hannah Powell Fryer), here:HP Fryer on Instagram (@hpfryer)HP Fryer Website (www.hpfryer.com)~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~BOOK SHOUTOUT LINK:Josie Mack and the MEGA DivisionFollow The KidLit Pod  on Instagram (@thekidlitpod)Find out more about The KidLit Pod host, Shara Curlett, here:Shara Curlett on Instagram (@sharacurlett)Shara Curlett Website (www.sharacurlett.com)