TPP 186: Author and Illustrator Samantha Cotterill Discusses Her New Book Series, Little Senses
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Full-Tilt Parenting: Strategies, Insights, and Connection for Parents Raising Neurodivergent Children
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What is the Little Senses series and who is it for?
I thought, I have this ability to write something and illustrate something and put it out into the world. And why not create something that can help others and possibly create a connective relationship within families that I have the chance to provide? So why not go for it and give it a shot?
Welcome to Tilt Parenting, a podcast featuring interviews and conversations aimed at inspiring, informing, and supporting parents raising differently wired kids. I'm your host, Debbie Reber, and today I'm interviewing Samantha Cotterell, a children's book illustrator and the author of the book series, Little Senses. Little Senses is a collection of books, especially for kids on the autism spectrum or who have sensory issues. When Samantha first reached out to me about the Little Senses books, I honestly, I became an instant fan. I knew I had to bring her onto the show because I fell in love with this project. Not only are these books beautifully illustrated, they are so unique in the way they're presented.
They really allow kids to recognize themselves in a way that feels both playful and therapeutic and without labels or stigma. In our conversation, we talk about Samantha's unique approach to writing and drawing this book series and all the little details which she felt were so important to include, many which were based on her own experience of being on the spectrum. I am in love with this series and I can't wait to introduce you to its creator. Lastly, I have a new podcast supporter I wanted to thank, Debra Brouse. Thank you so much for being a part of this community and for helping to support the production cause for this show. And if you too get a lot out of Tilt Parenting and would like to make a small monthly contribution to help fund the show, it is really easy to do.
Just go to patreon.com slash till parenting to sign up. You can pledge 10, five, or even just $2 a month. Again, that's patreon.com slash till parenting. And now here is my conversation with Samantha. Hello, Samantha. Welcome to the podcast. Thank you. Hello. I'm so excited. I'm excited for this conversation. Listeners, for a little context, Samantha reached out to me to share with me a book series that she has created, which I get a lot of pitches, several a day from people who who have their own projects and so forth and so on. And this is when I was like, send me those books. And I got the books. And like, I wrote back, I think within an hour, I'm like, oh, my God, these are amazing. And I need to bring you on the show.
So I'm really excited to share your work with our community. And I always like to start by hearing more about the guests. So if you could spend a few minutes and just tell us a little bit about who you are in the world and what you do and why you do it.
Well, I'm a picture book author and illustrator. And I've been a freelance illustrator for probably about 20 years, but it's only been in the last five or so that I've gone full time into picture books. And I go back and forth between writing them or I'll illustrate for other authors. And my work comprises of 2D and 3D. So some of my books are done in 3D setup medium and others are done two-dimensionally like the Little Senses series. And I work full-time out of my studio in upstate New York. And this Little Senses series was the first time that I've done something of a series based kind of work. And it's a very personal project and just really excited to share it with everyone today.
So tell us about the, the little senses that, you know, I'm an author as well. And so I'm always kind of wanting to know the whole origin process and how you found a publisher, but, but just to, to get started, can you tell us a little bit about the series as a whole, who it's for and what your vision was when you created it?
Sure. Well, Little Senses is a four book series for the moment. And depending on how well it does, it may continue beyond that. And the series is basically for kids with sensory sensitivities that may or may not be on the autism spectrum. And they're written in a way that are lighthearted, gentle, easy to approach and
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