I'm so excited to have Tamera Will Wissinger here today, because not only is she an amazing, kind, organized, brilliant person, but her books are pretty much the same. Her book Gone Fishing came out last year, and I loved it so much. It's a novel, and each part of it is told using a different style of poetry. It was so fascinating! Her first picture book, This Old Band, is filled with fun rhymes that are a blast to read aloud, and just came out last Tuesday.
Me: Was it very different writing a picture book after writing a novel?
Tamera: On the surface, a rhyming picture book and a verse novel seem to have almost nothing in common, so switching to writing This Old Band, my first picture book after my debut novel, Gone Fishing: A Novel in Verse, might seem like a big change. While there are several obvious differences such as story length, intended audience, traditional concept book vs. contemporary adventure, and types and function of illustrations, for me, some aspects of these two formats ended up being quite similar.
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FROM KATE HANNIGAN'S AUTHOR OF:
...Back with a second rhyming book, This Old Band, which published last week with Sky Pony Press, Tamera puts a fun spin on a popular nursery rhyme while teaching the youngest readers about counting and noises. This one is hilariously illustrated by Matt Loveridge.
Question: What draws you to poetry and sharing it with children? Do you write in other forms and genres, or do you feel like you've found your niche with poetry for young readers?
Tamera Wissinger: Poetry through nursery rhymes and stories is the first type of storytelling that I loved when I was young...
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Thank you Peggy and Kate!