Matt Tavares, HOOPS

Matt Tavares may harbor dreams of being an animator, but for, now he’s busying himself as the author-illustrator of a stack of acclaimed picture books (including one of Julie’s favorites, Red and Lulu). He joins Julie in this episode to talk about the latest title he’s adding to the stack: his first graphic novel, Hoops. Matt and Julie talk about his love for sports and his belief that middle-grade readers would benefit from a story about the way young athletes used their voices to enact change. He also shares the basics about creating a graphic novel (as opposed to a picture book), and the beauty of getting to the point (in writing and life).

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