Giuseppe Castellano talks to school librarian, blogger, podcaster, author, and illustrator, Travis Jonker about the “shameless” origins of <a href="https://100scopenotes.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">100 Scope Notes</a>—Travis’s popular children’s literature blog; what surprising common denominator connects most good picture books; why performing a picture book manuscript can help one write it; and more.
To learn more about Travis, visit <a href="https://travisjonker.substack.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">travisjonker.substack.com</a>.
Blogs and, podcast episodes mentioned in this episode:
<ul>
 <li><a href="https://theyarn.slj.com/author/tjonker/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Yarn</a></li>
 <li><a href="https://afuse8production.slj.com/author/elizabethbird/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">A Fuse8 Production</a></li>
 <li><a href="https://the-illustration-department-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/matthew-cordell" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Giuseppe’s chat with Matthew Cordell</a></li>
 <li>Giuseppe’s popular Substack post, <a href="https://illustrationdept.substack.com/p/the-thoughtful-illustrator" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Thoughtful Illustrator</a></li>
</ul>
Artists mentioned in this episode include: Phil Stead, Lee White, Matthew Cordell, Brian Floca, Aaron Becker, Molly Idle, David Wiesner, Catia Chien, Angie Kang
If you find value in this podcast, consider supporting it via <a href="https://illustrationdept.substack.com" target="_blank">Substack</a> or <a href="https://www.patreon.com/cw/illustrationdept" target="_blank">Patreon</a>. / This podcast is produced by <a href="http://illustrationdept.com/" target="_blank">IllustrationDept.com</a>—a global leader&nbsp;in online education for illustrators. / The music for this podcast was created by <a href="https://soundcloud.com/oatmello" target="_blank">Oatmello</a>.If you have any questions or comments about the podcast, you can <a href="giuseppe@illustrationdept.com" target="_blank">email Giuseppe</a>.

<description>&lt;p&gt;Giuseppe Castellano talks to school librarian, blogger, podcaster, author, and illustrator, Travis Jonker about the “shameless” origins of &lt;a href="https://100scopenotes.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;&lt;i&gt;100 Scope Notes&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/a&gt;—Travis’s popular children’s literature blog; what surprising common denominator connects most good picture books; why performing a picture book manuscript can help one write it; and more.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;To learn more about Travis, visit &lt;a href="https://travisjonker.substack.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;travisjonker.substack.com&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Blogs and, podcast episodes mentioned in this episode:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
 &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://theyarn.slj.com/author/tjonker/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;&lt;i&gt;The Yarn&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
 &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://afuse8production.slj.com/author/elizabethbird/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;&lt;i&gt;A Fuse8 Production&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
 &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://the-illustration-department-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/matthew-cordell" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Giuseppe’s chat with Matthew Cordell&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
 &lt;li&gt;Giuseppe’s popular Substack post, &lt;a href="https://illustrationdept.substack.com/p/the-thoughtful-illustrator" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;&lt;i&gt;The Thoughtful Illustrator&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Artists mentioned in this episode include: Phil Stead, Lee White, Matthew Cordell, Brian Floca, Aaron Becker, Molly Idle, David Wiesner, Catia Chien, Angie Kang&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;If you find value in this podcast, consider supporting it via &lt;a href="https://illustrationdept.substack.com" target="_blank"&gt;Substack&lt;/a&gt; or &lt;a href="https://www.patreon.com/cw/illustrationdept" target="_blank"&gt;Patreon&lt;/a&gt;. / This podcast is produced by &lt;a href="http://illustrationdept.com/" target="_blank"&gt;IllustrationDept.com&lt;/a&gt;—a global leader&amp;nbsp;in online education for illustrators. / The music for this podcast was created by &lt;a href="https://soundcloud.com/oatmello" target="_blank"&gt;Oatmello&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;If you have any questions or comments about the podcast, you can &lt;a href="giuseppe@illustrationdept.com" target="_blank"&gt;email Giuseppe&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Travis talks about the surprising common denominator that connects most good picture books; why performing a picture book manuscript can help one write it; and more.

The Illustration Department Podcast

Travis Jonker

Travis Jonker

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