Bianca with Matt de la Peña and Corinna Luyken on Patchwork

In this episode, I talk with Matt de la Peña and Corinna Luyken about their picture book, Patchwork, a deeply moving ode to the complexity and uniqueness of every child.

Matt de la Peña is the author of the Newbery Medal-winning Last Stop on Market Street, Milo Imagines the World, Carmela Full of Wishes, Love, and A Nation's Hope: The Story of Boxing Legend Joe Louis, as well as a number of critically acclaimed young adult novels.

Corinna Luyken is the author-illustrator of the New York Times bestseller My Heart, The Tree In Me, and The Book of Mistakes. She is also the illustrator of Adrian Simcox Does Not Have a Horse, Nothing in Common, and Something Good.

Order copies of Patchwork on Bookshop.org or Amazon.

Transcription:

You can read the transcription on The Children's Book Review.

Resources:

You can visit Matt at mattdelapena.com or follow him on Twitter and Instagram  @mattdelapena.

You can visit Corinna at corinnaluyken.com or follow her on Twitter and Instagram @corinnaluyken.

Discussion Topics:

• About Patchwork
• Matt de la Peña and Corinna Luyken discuss what motivates them to create books for kids.
• The inspiration for Patchwork.
• Celebrating the uniqueness of ourselves and others.
• Matt de la Peña reads an excerpt from Patchwork.
• The expressive illustration artwork of Corinna Luyken.
• Learning to manage self-doubt and appreciate failures.