The Art of Writing for Children with Emily Sun Li (8)

from Subway Reads · host Leia Menlove and Rachel Reynolds Westerwelle

This week, Rachel and Leia dive into the world of picture books and talk about the children’s books that made them. Rachel was transfixed by colorful chameleons while Leia was deep in the delightful dark tales of murderous mice and Scandinavian folklore. Then Rachel has a one-on-one chat with picture book author Emily Sun Li about her debut MR. CHOW’S NIGHT MARKET and talk about the poetic beauty of writing for children.Then, as this IS a book podcast, we present you with these book recommendations!Leia’s Subway Read: City of Night Birds by Juhea KimRachel’s Subway Read: Click, Clack, Moo by Doreen CroninEmily’s Subway Read: Fireworks by Matthew BurgessOther Books Mentioned in this Episode: Redwall by Brian Jacques, The Tomten by Astrid Lindgren, The Borrowers by Mary Norton, and A Million Chameleons by James YoungDive into the full conversation: You can listen to the episode on Substack, or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. And check out our Substack for the full recap. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit subwayreads.substack.com

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