66: Afraid of the Dark, with Lucy Farfort

Our guest on episode 66 is Lucy Farfort, who’s the illustrator of the gorgeous new picture book Afraid of the Dark, written by Isabel Otter and Sarah Shaffi.  It’s a lovely book about moving house, new beginnings, friendship and finding ways to cope with fear.  Lucy and I talked about the process of illustrating books, advice for anyone who’d like to get into the field, the importance of diversity in publishing, and more. 

You can see Lucy Farfort talking about and showing us her book here.

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Books Mentioned on the Podcast:

Afraid of the Dark, by Isabel Otter, Sarah Shaffi, and Lucy Farfort UK / US / Worldwide

Islandborn, by Junot Diaz and Leo Espinosa UK / US / Worldwide

Billy and the Beast, by Nadia Shireen UK / US / Worldwide

The Bear and the Piano, by David Litchfield UK / US / Worldwide

Holes, by Louis Sachar UK / US / Worldwide

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