Kristine A. Lombardi, "Crouton: One Cat's Adoption Tale" (Random House, 2026)

About this episode

Kristine A. Lombardi discusses her new book 'Crouton' and her journey in children's literature.

Today we host the wonderfully talented award-winning author-illustrator Kristine A. Lombardi and celebrate her enchanting and funny brand new book, Crouton, published by Random House, in which a cat explains how it went about adopting a human. We talk about her early career and breaking in from advertising into children's literature. We also discuss the importance of persevering and of finding the right agent (in her case Stephen Fraser). Kristine A. Lombardi has written and illustrated many other books for children, including Lovey Bunny, Mr. Biddles, My Wish for the World and The Grumpy Pets. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: New Books Network

Guest: Kristine A. Lombardi

Topics covered

• children's literature
• cat adoption
• author interview
• illustration
• perseverance
• career transition

Keywords

• children's books
• cat stories
• author-illustrator
• book publishing
• adoption tales

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Random House

Books & works: Crouton: One Cat's Adoption Tale, Lovey Bunny, Mr. Biddles, My Wish for the World, The Grumpy Pets

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