Giuseppe Castellano talks to Caldecott Honor-winning illustrator, Noa Denmon, about how an artist’s traditional or digital tools don’t make the artist; what it’s like to get “the Caldecott call”; why it’s important for creatives to spend time not creating; and more.

To learn more about Noa, visit noadenmon.com.

Artists mentioned in this episode include: Sophie Blackall, Ashley Bryan, Rudy Gutierrez, Betsy Lewin, Pamela Zagarenski, Javaka Steptoe, Yuko Shimizu, Peter de Sève, Tom Feelings, Jackie Ormes, Ernie Barnes, Mozelle Thompson, John Steptoe, Emory Douglass, and Kadir Nelson

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