TPP 186a: 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 intended for?
Hey there, it's Debbie. Today's episode is a special re-release of a favorite conversation from the archives. Unless you're a longtime listener of the show, there's a good chance you haven't heard this one before. And even if you have, you just might get something completely different from it this time around. 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 um 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 Cotterrill, 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 Sensus books, I honestly 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, Deborah Browse. 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 two 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 ten, five, or even just two dollars a month. Again, that's patreon.com slash tillparenting. 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 little um context. Samantha uh reached out to me to share with me a book series that she has uh created, which I get a lot of pitches, several a day from people who have their own projects and and so forth and so on. And this is one 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 w need to bring you on the show.
So I'm really excited to 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 twenty 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 two D and three D. So some of my books are done in three D setup medium and others are done two dimensionally like the Little Simpsons series. And I work full time at my studio in upstate New York and this little census 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. I you know, I'm an author as well and so I'm always kind of wanted 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?
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Chapters
5 chapters
1
What is the Little Senses series and who is it intended for?
0:00–13:24
2
How did Samantha Cotterill develop the concept and find a publisher for Little Senses?
13:24–21:15
3
What themes and lessons are explored in each of the four Little Senses books?
21:15–28:46
4
Why did Samantha feel compelled to create books for sensory‑sensitive children?
28:46–36:36
5
How did Samantha’s own autism diagnosis shape the books and her creative process?
36:36–38:30
Speakers
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