Friendship and Snails with Tracy Subisak

Children’s book illustrator and author Tracy Subisak discusses JENNY MEI IS SAD, a picture book about the support friends can offer in times of sadness. Subisak shares the genesis of this story, how she became a children’s book author and illustrator, the connection between creativity and vulnerability, how illustrators work with an agents, a preview of some of her forthcoming books, and her advice for young artists.

 

JENNY MEI IS SAD is the Ohio Center for the Book’s 2022 Great Reads from Great Places children’s book selection and will represent Ohio’s literary heritage at the 2022 National Book Festival on September 3.

 

Books mentioned in this episode:

• JENNY MEI IS SAD, written and illustrated by Tracy Subisak
• AMAH FARAWAY, written by Margaret Chiu Greanias and illustrated by Tracy Subisak
• SORRY, SNAIL, written and illustrated by Tracy Subisak, is forthcoming in 2023
• MIXED-UP MOONCAKES, written by Erica Lyons and Christina Matula and illustrated by Tracy Subisak, is forthcoming in 2024

Learn about Subisak’s other books at http://tracysubisak.com.

 

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