Storyland Podcast

嘉宾 | Guest：

Joe Todd Stanton

Joe is a highly acclaimed author and illustrator known for his captivating children's books. With a background in illustration and a passion for storytelling, Joe has created a collection of imaginative and visually stunning works that have captured the hearts of young readers and garnered critical acclaim. His books often feature adventurous protagonists, vibrant illustrations, and thought-provoking themes of curiosity, environmentalism, and acceptance. Joe Todd Stanton has been recognized with awards such as the Waterstones Children's Book Prize, and his book The Comet has won YOTO Carnegie Shadowers’ Choice Medal for Illustration in 2023. 

This podcast was recorded in person with Joe on the top floor café at Waterstones bookstore in London. We touched topics like: What was his reading experience like as a child? Why most of the main characters in his books are girls? What is the process behind creating his picture books and their backstories? Why isn't he worried about the challenges posed by AI? etc. Listen on and find out more!

节目中提到的书 | Books Mentioned：

The Comet

A Mouse Called Julian 

The Secret of Black Rock

Arthur and the Golden Rope

A Little Princess

Secret Garden

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这是一期和“新气集”播客串台的节目。除了我（Ella）之外，还有两位嘉宾，分别是三明治的创始人也是新气集的主播--梓新，Storyland的创始人--小游（Emily）。我们一起聊了聊4.18-20日三天在伦敦书展上的参展感受。欢迎大家也来说说你们听完播客的感受！

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Tom Gauld is a cartoonist and illustrator. He is the author and illustrator of the award-winning picture book The Little Wooden Robot and the Log Princess. If you think the world does not need another fairytale, read this modern humorous fairytale by Tom, who originally created the story for his daughters' bedtime storytelling. In this episode, Tom talks about his inspiration behind the book, including edits he has made since the original version, how he balances modern storytelling with classic fairytale tropes, how his childhood memories of reading influences his creation, and more.

【嘉宾 Guest】
Tom Gauld
https://www.tomgauld.com/

节目中提到的书 Books mentioned:
The Little Wooden Robot and the Log Princess 

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微信公众号：三明治童书研究所 (ID: STORYLIVING) 

In this episode, Portuguese award-winning author Isabel Minhós Martins joins Storyland to share her experience of becoming a writer and how she works on children’s books. Isabel was born in Lisbon, Portugal and graduated from Lisbon College of Fine Arts with a degree in communication design. She has founded the independent publisher Planeta Tangerina with a group of dear friends and works as the head of text content.

Isabel has been nominated for the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award both in 2022 and 2023, one of the most prestigious awards in children's literature. She has written several dozens of picture books as well as non-fictional books, some of them have been translated into Simplified Chinese and published, such as The Boy Who Loved Birds, As Time Passes, The World in a Second, The Quilt, and so on.

嘉宾 | Guest：

Isabel MinhósMartins

https://www.planetatangerina.com/en/sobre/isabel-minhos-martins/

节目中提到的书 | Books Mentioned：

- The Boy Who Loved Birds

- As Time Passes

- Plasticus Maritimus: An Invasive Species

- Where Do We Go When We Disappear?

- The World in a Second

- Inside: A Guide to Exploring the Brain

你可以在这里找到我们 | Where to Find Storyland：

- 英文官网：https://storylandpodcast.wordpress.com/

- 微信公众号：Storyland童书研究所 (ID: STORYLIVING) 

时隔近一年后，童书研究所的中文播客回归啦！

本期节目中，我们特别邀请了目前居住在瑞典的童书创作者童言，来分享她前不久受邀参加意大利博洛尼亚童书展的经历，以及创作首部绘本《恐龙先生流鼻涕以后》的灵感与过程。

这本绘本荣获了第十一届信谊图画书奖图画书创作奖首奖，也摘得了今年博洛尼亚最佳童书奖新人奖提名。新书已经于几天前新鲜上市。

这是童书研究所采访的第6位华人创作者，我们衷心期盼着中国原创绘本未来能在国际大奖舞台上获得越来越多的青睐。

想了解更多有关全球前沿童书的咨询及童书创作者的故事，欢迎关注我们的公众号「三明治童书研究所」，找我们一起玩儿！

本期我们聊了哪些话题：

上半场：

2:30 对博洛尼亚城市的初印象

5:38 偶遇为盲人开发电子漫画的瑞典创作者

8:04 第一时间找到“恐龙先生”

9:58 身处缤纷多元的Amazing Bookshelf展区，像“掉进了糖果店的小孩”

12:36 小众国家的展馆特色鲜明以及中国原创作品的大放异彩

17:38 和姆明馆负责人的交谈触发了思考

19:58 看苏西·李个展并听其座谈会后的启发

22:00 通过展览详细了解意大利插画史的变迁

下半场：

25:00 《恐龙先生流鼻涕以后》故事梗概

27:00 从非虚构写作转向童书创作的契机

29:08 新加坡和瑞典的童书偏好的主题与风格

32:38 写童书的过程很好玩以及和二位插画师的高效合作

37:30 经年累月写作打下的功底，为创作童书奠定了基础

39:42 “直觉型创作者”的灵感乍现与一气呵成

41:17 “妈妈”的身份与创作的关联

43:13 获奖经历对未来创作的影响——从绘本创作到动画制作

46:46 童言为大家推荐童书

本期我们提到的创作者：

（韩）苏西·李（Suzy Lee）

（韩）白希娜（Baek Heena）

（墨）安德烈斯·洛佩斯（Andrés López）

（中）彭懿

（拉脱维亚）安娜德·梅乐希（Anete Melece）

（挪威）玛丽·康斯塔·约翰森（Mari Kanstad Johnsen）

（西）安娜·耶纳斯（Anna Llenas）

（法）克里斯蒂安·沃尔兹（Christian Voltz）

In this episode, we have Dr. Wallace J. Nichols, who is a marine biologist, author, and water-lover. He is the writer of the picture book Dear Wild Child. In the book, a father writes to his daughter in a heartfelt letter about memories of the house she grew up in among the redwoods. The house was lost to a wildfire but as the father lovingly reminds the child, she will always carry her home inside her. Listen to hear about the true story behind the letter and how the picture book was co-created as a way for the father and daughter to cope with grief.

嘉宾 Guest

Wallace J. Nichols

https://www.wallacejnichols.org/

节目中提到的书 Books mentioned:

The Wild Child

你可以在这里找到Storyland播客 Where to find us

官网：http://storylandpodcast.wordpress.com/

微信公众号：三明治童书研究所 (ID: STORYLIVING) 

从虎年到兔年啦！作为过去一年全球童书创作者采访的总结，我们向五位童书研究员提出了三个问题。

她们在回答中，分别用声音回顾了各自采访创作者的收获，还通过文字推荐了个人年度印象最深刻的采访和童书（在公共号“三明治童书研究所”中可以查看）。这是我们五个女生的首次隔空同框，感谢大家的陪伴！

新年希望和大家一起探索更多有趣的故事！新年快乐！

Petr Horáček is a renowned author and illustrator for children’s books. He was born in Czechoslovakia and went to England in his twenties. Now he lives in Worcester with his family. 

Petr has recently been nominated for Yoto Carnegie Medal for Illustration for his latest picture book The Perfect Present. In the past 22 years, Petr has published over 60 picture books and board books. His beautiful books are always filled with glowing colors, exuberant artwork, lovable characters, and winsome stories, which appeal to young readers and adults alike. 

His first board books Strawberries Are Red and What Is Black and White? have won him the Books for Children Newcomer Award in 2001. These two books are still in print and popular among many countries. 

In this episode, Petr has kindly shared with Storyland his inspiration and creative process of The Perfect Present, his very first ideas for picture books, insights on picture book creation and children’s artworks, and annual inspiration-seeking journey in Czech Republic etc.

Petr Horáček

http://petrhoracek.co.uk/

节目中提到的书 Books mentioned：

The Perfect Present

Elephant

A Best Friend for Bear

Strawberries Are Red

What Is Black and White?

Run, Mouse, Run!

The Fly

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微信公众号：三明治童书研究所

Felicita was born in Rome but grew up in Perth, Australia. She graduated with Honours in Philosophy from the University of Western Australia. She moved back to Italy in 2007, where she taught herself illustration and very slowly started making picture books. Over the years, she collaborated on various papercut animations with her husband, animator Gianluca Maruotti. She now works as a full-time illustrator.

In this episode, we mainly focused on discussing her two authored  recipe books  Lunch at 10 Pomegranate Street and A Year in Fleurville, written at the end of lockdown), as well as her favourite story illustrated by herself -- The Hideout. Apart from books, Felicita told us many  funny stories from her childhood and some of her advice as a parent and teacher. 

【嘉宾 Guest】

Felicita Sala

https://www.felicitasala.com/

节目中提到的书 Books mentioned:

1. The Hideout(《藏身之处》）

2. Lunch at 10 Pomegranate Street

3. A Year in Fleurville

4. Green on Green

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微信公众号：三明治童书研究所 

Marc Martin is an award-winning artist and picture book author and illustrator based in Melbourne, Australia. Having trained and worked as a graphic designer, his moonlighting as an illustrator eventually led him to a successful freelance career. Marc draws inspiration from his surroundings, nature, animals, and the city he lives in. His book A River was awarded a Best Illustrated Picture Book by the New York Times in 2017. The art in Marc's books fills both the eyes and minds of big and little readers. In this episode, Marc talked about his inspiration and creative process behind his two books A River and Max, how he published his debut picture book A Forest, how he went from a graphic designer to a picture book author, and how fatherhood has affected his picture book creation etc.

【嘉宾 Guest】

Marc Martin

https://www.marcmartin.com/

节目中提到的书 Books mentioned：

A River

A Forest

Max

Lots

你可以在这里找到Storyland播客 Where to find us：

官网：https://storylandpodcast.wordpress.com/

微信公众号：三明治童书研究所