by jdsmeaton | Sep 19, 2023 | 3 Questions With...
I’m not sure where I first encountered Adam’s work but I immediately became a fan when I did. So has my son. His favorite bedtime story is the delightful ARE YOU SCARED DARTH VADER? On the surface and what immediately attracts you to Adam’s artwork is that he is a...
by jdsmeaton | Sep 5, 2023 | Writing
I Hope You Fail Anyone you admire used to suck. And honestly probably still does suck on a regular basis. You want to know who was a failure? Michael Jordan, Stephen King, Ali Wong, The Beatles. We judge them for their end results but every one of them struggled and...
by jdsmeaton | Aug 16, 2023 | 3 Questions With...
Thien Pham I wasn’t familiar with Thien or his work until Raina Telgemeier gave Family Style a shoutout on Instagram. I bought a copy and absolutely loved it. It’s the story of his family’s move from Vietnam to America in the early 80’s. Each chapter revolves around...
by jdsmeaton | Aug 1, 2023 | News
New York Library offers free eCards to teens nationwide I doubt it comes as a surprise that I am less than a fan of the people who try to ban books. If you want to present and argue your ideology, great but when you try to impose and dictate your views on others, I...
by jdsmeaton | Jul 18, 2023 | 3 Questions With...
Jarrett Lerner Jarrett popped up on my Twitter feed at some point. Maybe with his Read More, Ban Less activism. I liked what I saw and have been following him ever since. Jarrett is the award-winning creater of more than a dozen books for kids, including the...
