This week, on episode 126, I speak with picture book author Nell Cross Beckerman. We discuss how authors find illustrators, some of our favorite picture books and Nell’s recently published book, From Park to Playa: The Trails That Connect Us.From Park to Playa: The Trails That Connect Us by Nell Cross Beckerman, illustrated by Sophie DiaoThis episode of Books Are My People is sponsored by The Year We Danced: A Memoir by Stephen E. SmithBooks Recommended:The House of East 88th Street by Bernard WaberBunny Days by Tao NyeuBig Sister and Little Sister by Charlotte ZolotowIn the Night Kitchen by Maurice SendakDear Tree Frog by Joyce SidmanFollow Nell on Social Media:Sign up for her newsletter and learn more about her classes on her website: www.nellcrossbeckerman.comInstagram @nellcrossbeckermanBluesky @nellcrossbeckermanX @nellbeckermanClick here to learn more about my Books Are My People Substack and Read With Me program. Support the showGet your Books Are My People coffee mug here!I hope you all have a wonderfully bookish week!

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