Bianca with Bob Shea on I Am a Baby

The Children's Book Review: Growing Readers Podcast

In this episode, I talk with your favorite author and illustrator, Bob Shea. We talk about many things, including the importance of reading for fun and his latest funny picture book, I Am a Baby.

Bob Shea is the author, illustrator, or author-illustrator of many well-loved picture books and chapter books, including the Ballet Cat and Dinosaur vs. series as well as Unicorn Thinks He’s Pretty Great; Unicorn Is Maybe Not So Great After All; Crash, Splash, Moo!; and Who Wet My Pants?, which was illustrated by Zacharia OHora. Bob Shea’s characters and animations have appeared on Nick Jr., Playhouse Disney, and PBS KIDS. He lives in Connecticut.

Order copies of I Am a Baby on Bookshop.org or Amazon.

Transcription:

You can read the transcription on The Children's Book Review.

Resources:

Visit Bob Shea at https://www.bobshea.com/ and https://www.instagram.com/bobsheabooks/.

Chez Bob

Who Wet My Pants

Adurable: Little Pups in Big Trucks

Ballet Cat

Procreate

Adobe Fresco

Article from the Pew Research Center: Among many U.S. children, reading for fun has become less common, federal data shows.

Discussion Topics:

• About I Want a Baby
• Bob Shea's reflections on being the parent of a baby
• A talk through the funny moments in the book from pre-baby to parent
• Can dads really sleep through anything?
• Behind the scenes on making art with Bob Shea
• Using Procreate to create children's book illustrations
• Tapping into the true essence of childhood
• What is Bob Shea working on now?
• Statistics on how many kids read for pleasure
• How to encourage kids to read
• A big secret is accidentally revealed
• Bob Shea's hopes for I Am a Baby.

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