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Interview with Julie Downing: Illustrating The Firekeeper’s Son

December 17, 2015 by Marsha Qualey

interview by Vicki Palmquist and Marsha Qualey The illustrations in The Firekeeper's Son are all double-page spreads. How did that design decision affect your choices and work? I decided on the format because the landscape is an important part of the story. The original dummy I made had fewer pages so I split many spreads into smaller images.… more

Interview with Linda Sue Park: Writing The Firekeeper’s Son

February 1, 2016December 8, 2015 by Marsha Qualey

How do you begin the research for a story set long ago? I go to the library. I live in New York state, which has a wonderful interlibrary loan system. My local library can get me books from anywhere in the state. Many of my sources have come from the East Asian collections of university libraries.… more

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