What’s Up Young Authors!  Join your host, Amelie Anastasia, and special Mentor Guest Author Lynne Rae Perkins, author and illustrator of a large catalogue of illustrate including Nuts to You and the Newbery Award-Winning Criss Cross. Lynne shares her journey into writing and illustrating children's books, starting with how she accidentally became a writer after showing her drawings to an art director who encouraged her to also write stories. Perkins discusses her first book, 'Home Lovely,' and why she chose to focus on writing children's literature. She also explains how the idea for her book 'Nuts to You' came about and why she chose animals as the main characters. Perkins shares her process of illustrating her books and emphasizes the importance of practice in developing artistic skills. Lynne also shares her experience of getting her books published. Lynne discusses her upcoming book, 'At Home in a Far Away Place.” 

You can find Lynne Rae Perkins’ books available for purchase where books are sold online and in stores.

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Are you or someone you know a young author who would like to be on the show? Go to www.amelieanastasia.com, click Contact, and tell us about your work and your dreams! We can’t wait to hear from you!

Keep writing and inspiring, Young Authors!

Host: Amelie Anastasia Kurshuk, author of Fox Tales and Fox Tales 2

Podcast Produced by: Shafer Stedron.

Little House of Dreams Entertainment, 2024

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Music Credit: What’s Up Young Authors! Theme Song, by Amelie Anastasia and Shafer Stedron.