When Losing is Winning and Other Fun Things

My sides hurt. The above video is a celebration of bad Gaiman story knock-offs. The stories are deliciously terrible, and even better/worse with Neil Gaiman reading them. While they are fun, they're also great lessons in tiny packages. 

But I can't leave you just with that. Well I could, but the video below is too spectacular to pass up, but it's not short. Julie Hedlund interviews John Rocco about his Caldecott Honor book, Blackout and other events in his writing/illustrating career. Such fantastic info. Grab your lunch and settle in.

The Birth of Beekle

Most people probably know that Dan Santat won the Caldecott for his picture book Beekle.  Below is a brief video about its genesis which is a shorter excerpt of a much longer podcast also worth listening to:

I know I haven't been around much, but great things are in the works. More about that at a later date. Have a great week.