Katherine Roy – The Process of Making a Picture Book

Katherine Roy is an award-winning author and illustrator whose books often focus on informational storytelling and science education.

How to Be an Elephant by Katherine Roy: the savanna is not an easy place to live, even for African elephants, the largest land animals on earth. If it’s a challenge for these 7,000-pound giants, what’s it like for their newborn babies?

Neighborhood Sharks by Katherine Roy: get up close with the ocean’s most fearsome and famous predator – just thirty miles from the Golden Gate Bridge!

Since we last talked …

Katherine Roy has been busy. Here is an update.

Amazing project for us during the COVID19 crisis: The Drawing Brigade

Deliver joy to our nation’s healthcare workers through drawing. Make a drawing for our healthcare heroes. Take a photo of your work and send it to drawingbrigade@gmail.com. Learn more

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Hey Picture Book People,

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Until next time,

Nick Patton
visual storyteller and podcast host