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Bookbag loved the fun, quirkiness and directness of [[Duck! Rabbit! by Amy Krouse Rosenthal and Tom Lichtenheld]]. It takes a single optical illusion and weaves a narrative around it. The opportunity to ask its author and illustrator a few questions was one that we couldn't pass up.
* '''BB: Which three books should every child read?'''
AKR: [[''Sylvester and The Magic Pebble '' by William Steig]], [[''Fortunately '' by Remy Charlip]], and [[Duck! Rabbit! by Amy Krouse Rosenthal and Tom Lichtenheld|Duck! Rabbit! by Amy and Tom]]!
TL: The books that were meaningful to me may not be meaningful to other kids, so I can't make a list. But I can tell you how to find meaningful books of your own. 1. Avoid licensed books - those are more advertising than books. 2. Avoid books that rely on shock value as a theme, ie farting or misbehaving 3. Spend time browsing at the library, pick up lots of books until something strikes you as interesting, then sit down - right there on the floor in front of the bookshelf - and read it. Discovery is part of the joy of reading.
* '''BB: What are you reading at the moment?'''
AKR: [[''The Elegance of the Hedgehog '' by Muriel Barbery]] and [[''Everyone is Beautiful '' by Katherine Center]].
TL: Kids books: [[''The Incredible Book-Eating Boy '' by Oliver Jeffers]], [[''Scaredy Squirrel '' by Melanie Watt]] and [[A Penguin Story by Antoinette Portis]]. I know these are great books because the ideas are simple yet brilliant, the executions are inventive, and I'm insanely jealous that I didn't think of them first.
* '''BB: Which book has most influenced you and do you still have a copy?'''
AKR: Children's: [[''Fortunately '' by Remy Charlip]], yes. And [[''Madeline '' by Ludwig Bemelmans]], yes. Grown up: [[''Remote '' by David Shields]]. And yes.
TL: [[''Pagoo '' by Holling C Holling and Lucille Webster Holling]]. Probably not the greatest kids book ever written, but my mom curled me up in her lap and read it to me when I was five, so it's indelibly etched into my heart.
* '''BB: What's next for Amy Krouse Rosenthal and Tom Lichtenheld?'''
* '''BB: Thanks a lot, Amy and Tom! We can't wait to see the new books!'''
'''Editor's Note''' We also have a review of Amy's [[Textbook Amy Krouse Rosenthal by Amy Krouse Rosenthal|memoir]].
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