Tag Archive: behind the books

Stephanie Wong: Beyond Illustrations

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This month’s Gathering Books Special was inspired by one particular book: The Diary of Amos Lee. We here at GB were delighted when its Author and Illustrator agreed to be this month’s feature. Below is our interview with the Illustrator Ms. Stephanie Wong. All pictures/images of Stephanie are copyrighted by her.

A Day at the Park with Carmelita Ballesteros

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Hello, Carmelita! Welcome to GatheringBooks! We are so fortunate that despite your hectic schedule as an academic, you still managed to find the time to answer our host of questions for our Meet the Storyteller September Feature.

How long have you been writing books for children? Is there any special reason why you chose this particular genre?