SCBWI Conversations SCBWI

Mike Curato is the award-winning author/illustrator of Little Elliot picture book series, as well as the illustrator of Worm Loves Worm by J.J. Austrian, All the Way to Havana by Margarita Engle. Mike tells Theo Baker about his career journey, what it took to get his portfolio ready, and how SCBWI changed everything.

A conversation with Cheryl Klein, the editorial director of Lee & Low Books, and Theo Baker.

Cheryl Klein, editorial director at Lee & Low Books, speaks with Theo Baker about the insights she’s gained as an editor, the importance of diverse voices, the publishing and writing sides to the question “who can write what?”, and telling the story of your heart.

President and publisher of Nancy Paulsen Books, Nancy Paulsen, talks with Theo Baker.

President and publisher of her eponymous imprint at Penguin Young Readers, Nancy Paulsen shares her vision, her list, the process of revision for middle grade novels, what goes into publishing a picture book, and much more in conversation with host Theo Baker.

Theo Baker’s conversation with Raúl Colón, multi-award-winning illustrator of over 30 books for children.