Andrea Skyberg

Today on Tuesday Tours we have the talented author and illustrator Matthew Cordell sharing his studio from just outside of Chicago. I love Matthew’s illustrations and I’m not the only one, as he’s the illustrator

Today on Tuesday Tours I’m excited to share the writing room of Kate Messner, which overlooks Lake Champlain. Kate creates beautiful books written in multiple genres, and she also blogs on her website about a variety of topics. Some

I had such an amazing time meeting passionate readers, as well as other authors and illustrators at the Sheboygan Children’s Book Festival. A BIG thanks to JoAnn Dent and crew

I’m thrilled to have Liz Garton Scanlon share her Austin, TX bungalow with us on Tuesday Tours today! Liz is the author of one of my favorite picture books All the World (illustrated by Marla Frazee),

A couple of weeks ago I came across the most unusual and charming picture book called Rude Cakes, and fell in love with the storytelling and the illustrations. It wasn’t

Tuesday Tours has been on an impromptu hiatus for the last few weeks because I was on vacation, and although I thought I could handle getting a post done while I

Today on Tuesday Tours we’re joined by author and illustrator Harriet Muncaster who creates magical worlds by photographing her illustrated characters within doll-size sets that she forms out of mount board and paper.

We have the multi-talented author and illustrator Jarrett J. Krosoczka joining us today on Tuesday Tours to share his studio in Massachusetts. I’m a big fan Jarrett’s TED talk advocating for arts

Today on Tuesday Tours we get a look inside the Minnesota writing studio of award-winning author Pat Schmatz. Pat divides her time between her Minneapolis apartment and her rural home in Wisconsin,

Today on Tuesday Tours I’m happy to feature the Springfield, OH studio  of NYT bestselling author and illustrator David Catrow. David is the Illustrator of over 70 children’s books, including some of my all

Today on Tuesday Tours we’re welcomed into the writing space of author Bridget Birdsall. Bridget’s newest book Double Exposure is the story of intersex teen athlete Alyx, who after moving from California to Wisconsin, starts

Last fall my daughters and I were a few of the lucky participants to sit in on a paper-pulp art making workshop with the renowned Denise Fleming during the Sheboygan Book

Today on Tuesday Tours, prolific author Jane Yolen invites us into her home to see where she has written over 350 books. Jane received her first book contract on her 22nd birthday and she

Last spring I was lucky enough to have a joint exhibition with the legendary artist and author Faith Ringgold at the Arts@Large gallery featuring artwork from my newest picture book Shimmerling,

After a brief holiday hiatus we’re back in full swing with not one, but two studio tours today on Tuesday Tours! Award-winning author and illustrator Nina Laden has created a number of successful

Today on Tuesday Tours I’m happy to share David LaRochelle’s studio in White Bear Lake Minnesota. I met David at this past year’s SCBWI Wisconsin annual conference. David was on faculty at

Today on Tuesday Tours, we are joined by Jesse Klausmeier the author of Open This Little Book, a 2013 Boston Globe-Horn Picture Book winner. Jesse, believe it or not, wrote the first draft of her

Today on Tuesday Tours we have Tui Sutherland otherwise known as Erin Hunter, Rob Kidd, Heather Williams, or Tamara Summers. Yes, Tui is the writer behind a number of bestselling series and books, some of which feature her real

Today on Tuesday Tours we have another wonderful author, who also happens to live in my beautiful home state of Wisconsin and who will also be attending the Sheboygan Book Festival

Today on Tuesday Tours I’m eager to share author Cynthia Lord’s backyard writing shed because it’s so darn cute and looks like the perfect place to write. Cynthia is a former elementary

I’m happy to feature children’s author Kelly DiPucchio’s writing studio on today’s Tuesday Tours. Kelly has written some of my favorite books and I love how she addresses the use of of mediation when creating art.

There’s been a blog tour going around the writing world, and the focus is on writing process. Kashmira Sheth invited me to share my writing process and I’m happy to have

I’m happy to feature children’s author Deborah Underwood’s writing studio on today’s Tuesday Tours. Deborah, a New York Times Bestselling author, has created some beautifully written books, including one of my favorites The

This week’s Tuesday Tours features the studio space of Author and Illustrator Barbara Reid, who created one of my favorite picture books Picture A Tree, which has had numerous starred reviews, been

This week’s Tuesday Tours features the Toronto studio space of Debbie Ridpath Ohi, the illustrator of some pretty cool kids books, and soon to be illustrator and author of some pretty cool kids books. Debbie

I was introduced to Australian author and illustrator Tania McCartney through her 52-week Illustration Challenge, in which people create a new illustration each week and post it on the challenge’s Facebook

After joining SCBWI I began meeting many artists and writers in person, but soon those connections began introducing me to an entire online kidlit community. Not too long ago, I came across the illustrations for Kelly

I’d like to introduce freelance author and illustrator Micah Clarke. Micah is a member of SCBWI and we met at a few of the Wisconsin events. As a stay at

Thus far I’ve featured illustrators and artists on Tuesday Tours,  but today I’m excited to share the first writer’s studio tour featuring children’s book author Miranda Paul. I met Miranda this past October

Today we have a bit of a twist on Tuesday Tours with featured author and illustrator Katie Davis. Instead of our usual format, Katie is going to share her studio with us by video.