When I lived in California, I was privileged to attend a variety of great workshops through SCBWI, the Society for Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators. At the national conference, I met Santa Barbara illustrator Dan Hanna , through mutual friend Thalia Chaltas (Because I Am Furniture). He’s terrific, talented, and HILARIOUS. His first picture book was The Pout-Pout Fish which is a clever and visually engaging story about a gloomy fish whose life is transformed by love. Dan and the book’s author, Deborah Diesen, have created all sorts of related materials and lists …

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