Spring is here (although it doesn’t feel like it in my neck of the woods as we’re having what looks to be our biggest snow storm of the season). Spring makes me think of baby animals, and baby animals makes me thing of Chuckling Ducklings by Aaron Zenz, and so I thought I’d rerun his Creative Spaces interview today. His companion book I Love Ewe: An Ode to Animal Moms was recently published and a second companion book Hug a Bull: An Ode to Animal Dads will be published in April. I hope you enjoy! Aaron Zenz is the author/illustrator of Chuckling Ducklings and Baby Animal Friends and The Hiccupotamus, and the illustrator of the Howie the dog “I Can Read!” series (written by Sara Henderson), Nugget on the Flight Deck (written by Patricia Newman), Skeleton Meets the Mummy (written by Steve Metzger), and numerous other books.… Read the rest

Aaron Zenz is the author/illustrator of Chuckling Ducklings and Baby Animal Friends and The Hiccupotamus, and the illustrator of the Howie the dog “I Can Read!” series (written by Sara Henderson), Nugget on the Flight Deck (written by Patricia Newman), Skeleton Meets the Mummy (written by Steve Metzger), and numerous other books. He is also the host of my favorite picture book review blog, Bookie Woogie where he reviews children’s books with the Z-Kids (his children). Here’s the description from their blog: “Here at Bookie Woogie we pick our favorite books, review them, and create some accompanying fan art.  We’ll alternate week to week between new releases discovered at our local library and older favorites from our own personal collection.” It’s fantastic–there is a transcript of their conversation about the book and the children’s artwork inspired from the talk.… Read the rest