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Mac Barnett in conversation with Carson Ellis (SOLD OUT)
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Join National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature Mac Barnett and Caldecott Honor artist Carson Ellis for a grown-up conversation about kids’ books and new tellings of old tales.
About the book:
Once upon a time, there was a clever girl with a not-so-clever father. When her father claims she can spin straw into gold, the king forces the girl to perform this impossible task. She has no other choice but to accept a strange deal from a mysterious little man. But when he arrives and attempts to collect the debt, the fiendish trickster Rumpelstiltskin discovers that he is the one who has been tricked! This is the second in the groundbreaking new collection of masterfully retold fairy tales crafted by one of today’s most celebrated and esteemed authors, Mac Barnett, paired with the stunning illustrations of the acclaimed and award-winning creator, Carson Ellis.
Mac Barnett
Mac Barnett is the ninth National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature, appointed by the Library of Congress and Every Child a Reader. He’s a New York Times bestselling author of more than 60 books for children, including Sam & Dave Dig a Hole, Twenty Questions, and The Wolf, the Duck, and the Mouse, as well as the Mac B., Kid Spy series, The First Cat in Space graphic novels, and the Shapes picture books which inspired a stop-motion animated series on Apple TV+ called “Shape Island.” Mac’s work has been translated into more than 30 languages, sold more than 5 million copies worldwide, and garnered many prizes including two Caldecott Honors. He co-writes with Jon Klassen the popular Looking at Picture Books Substack, a newsletter for adults about how picture books work. Mac lives in Oakland, California.
Carson Ellis
Carson Ellis is the author-illustrator of the best-selling picture books Home and Du Iz Tak?, a Caldecott Honor Book and E. B. White Read Aloud Award winner. She has illustrated a number of books, including The Shortest Day by Susan Cooper and The Wildwood Chronicles by her husband, Colin Meloy. She is the longtime illustrator-in-residence for the band The Decemberists, for which she has received Grammy nominations for album art design. She also exhibits paintings and is represented by Nationale in Portland. Carson Ellis lives on a farm in Oregon.
