Matthew Forsythe - Pokko & Mina

A vivid and glinting Blind Shovel, this one with illustrator Matthew Forsythe. We discuss what makes a great kid's book, his books Pokko and Mina, his painting process, and much more."My latest book, MINA, about a family of mice that gets a pet cat and it was a 2022 Governor General’s Award finalist. My first picture book, Pokko and the Drum, was a Publisher’s Weekly and NPR Book of the Year and won a Boston Globe / Horn Book Honor and Charlotte Zolotow Honor. I was the Lead Designer on the animated show, Adventure Time and also the Oscar-nominated film, Robin Robin."Header image: Matthew Forsythe, "MINA", 2022

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