095 - Jon Klassen and Mac Barnett Find Themselves in a Triangle

About this episode

Jon Klassen and Mac Barnett discuss their collaborative process in creating picture books.

To celebrate our 10th Anniversary Picture Book Summit, we hosted returning Superstar Speakers Jon Klassen and Mac Barnett to talk about how they construct picture books together. You will be fascinated by the details behind one of their seemingly simple stories. (You might also leave with a greater appreciation of 8-bit video games.) Enjoy this insight into their partnership, how they think, and how they play off one another's work. Remember, you can purchase lifetime access to any past Summit Superstar Presentation or Workshop, including this one at picturebooksummit.freshlearn.com .

People in this episode

Host: Picture Book Summit

Guests: Jon Klassen, Mac Barnett

Topics covered

• picture book construction
• author collaboration
• storytelling
• creative process
• video games

Keywords

• picture books
• Jon Klassen
• Mac Barnett
• storytelling
• creative partnership
• 8-bit video games

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