Author Johnny Marciano in Conversation with Dr. Elisabeth Paige and Mike Rosenstein
Mindful, Happy Kids

Author Johnny Marciano in Conversation with Dr. Elisabeth Paige and Mike Rosenstein

March 8, 20261 hr 41 min

Dr. Elisabeth Paige and Mike Rosenstein interview children’s author and illustrator Johnny Marciano about his career writing from board books to chapter books to middle grade books and young adult books. He’s even written adult nonfiction. His first book was about his grandfather Ludwig Bemelmans, author of the Madeline series. Johnny discusses learning to paint in Bemelmans’ style for Madeline books but eventually choosing to work primarily with outside illustrators. He explains the dark humor of The Nine Lives of Alexander Baddenfield , and The No-Good Nine and the satire a...

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