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Samantha Cotterill is the award-winning picture book author and illustrator featuring an incredibly vast lineup of books for children of all ages. Samantha has been featured in The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal for her wonderful art contributions.

She has also written and illustrated a book series for kids (entitled “Little Senses”) that appeals to children all over the world that are on the Autism spectrum and/or often challenged with sensory issues. One such book from that series, “This Beach Is Loud!” was chosen for Dolly Parton's 2020, ‘21 and ‘22 esteemed book list for The Imagination Library. Over one million copies have been distributed nationwide through this magnificent program.

Samantha Cotterill’s creative prowess first caught my attention through her more recent works showcasing her dimensional interpretative design skills revealed in each and every page. Hand constructed with meticulous detail, these hybrid dioramic/illustrative portrayals literally POP OFF of the page and grab your attention, immersing you deep into the story! I can attest that it certainly worked on me!

Join me as I take this wonderful opportunity to speak candidly with Samantha regarding her illustration/ writing career and unique trajectory taken to get there! We chat about her past and present projects as well as her most fascinating creative process for building her absolutely stunning dioramic worlds!

To Follow Samantha: Website: https://www.samanthacotterill.com/ 3 Point Perspective Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@SVSLearn School of Visual Storytelling: https://www.svslearn.com/

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I'm always open to guest suggestions. Send me their web address or links to their work. I love all art but especially have a fondness for Children's books, 2D animation and Funny All Ages Comics.
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With a worldwide newspaper distribution of 400+, my guest today, none other than the esteemed cartoonist, writer and illustrator, Bob Weber Jr. is likely best known for his award-winning syndicated comic strip and brain puzzler panel ….. "Slylock Fox."

Bob's ingenious cast of hilarious characters coupled with his wonderful art style are captured in a daily, panel sized brain puzzler format which continues to attract fans of all different ages!! The comic has an incredibly broad appeal reaching audiences from around the globe.

Slylock Fox has also earned the Parent's Choice Approval Commendation by the Parent's Choice Foundation, the first comic strip to receive this honor.

Join me in this episode of "What's Your Story?" as I chat with the legendary cartoonist Bob Weber Jr. about his background, his career, the birth of Slylock Fox along with a peak behind his creative process…

To Follow Bob:
Twitter X: @Slylockfox
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/slylockfoxcomic/
Website: https://www.slylockfox.com/
Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/SlylockFox/
King Features Syndicate: https://comicskingdom.com/slylock-fox-and-comics-for-kids

Purchase Bob's Books and Merch:
https://www.slylockfox.com/store/
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I'm always open to guest suggestions. Send me their web address or links to their work.
I love all art but especially have a fondness for Children's books, 2D animation and Funny All Ages Comics.
Funny or generally silly or sweet genre only, please.

As always, thanks for listening.
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Andy Runton’s cute little Owly character found his way home before my very eyes while perusing online sometime in the very early 2000’s and I couldn’t help but smile as Owly's deceptively simplistic shape design immediately appealed to all of my senses. In a sea of overdone and worn-out superhero types littering both print and digital platforms, Owly was a breath of fresh air! After digging deeper into the book series, I soon realized that the stories behind the cute little bird were indeed as charming as the art.

Cuteness and a good story will always prevail in my eyes, but add to it, a good lesson nestled somewhere between the text and the art and now you have my undivided attention. Andy Runton accomplishes this trifecta with great skill and craftsmanship. His ability to weave charm, kindness, life lessons with an equally wonderful story into a fun adventure makes it abundantly clear why he has earned countless awards and praises across the children’s book industry.

As is the case of many of my legendary and talented creative guests, Runton’s career trajectory was not without its challenges and roadblocks but just like the other successful talents, he persevered and never let anything prevent him from reaching his professional goals.

Join me today in this season finale special episode with the Eisner Award winning author/illustrator Andy Runton about the early years, his career path to success and as well… his design process and preferred tools of the trade.

To Follow Andy:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/owly/
Website: https://www.andyrunton.com/owly/
Represented by Barry Goldblatt

Purchase Andy's Books: Authored and/or Illustrated:
Scholastic Books
https://www.amazon.com/

To share any comments or hate mail please feel free to reach me here: togotooner@gmail.com
To comment about my sloppy wardrobe and appearance, send all complaints here: togotooner@gmail.com

I'm always open to future guest suggestions. Send me their web address or links to their work.
I love all art but especially have a fondness for Children's books, 2D animation and Funny All Ages Comics.
Funny or generally silly or sweet genre only, please.

Thanks for listening.
Me