Podcast appearances and mentions of patrick wensink

32 authors and illustrators come back on the show to answer the question ... Why picture books are important? Juniper Bates, Amy June Bates, Josh Funk, Catia Chien, Alice Kuipers, Rowboat Watkins, Elise Parsley, Jon Burgerman, Ruth Spiro, Dan Santat, Aaron Zenz, Patrick Wensink, David Ezra Stein, Laura Gehl, Sherri Duskey Rinker, Jake Parker, Anne Marie Pace, Matthew Winner, Mike Sundy, Jonathan Sundy, Mel Schuit, Claire Lordon, Will Terry, L.J.R. Kelly, Gilbert Ford, Julia Donaldson, Aaron Reynolds, Steven Weinberg, Christopher Weyant, Bruce Handy & Katherine Roy. Subscribe to Picturebooking via email, Apple Podcast, Stitcher, iHeartRadio, Spotify or any number of podcast apps. Check out the archive at picturebooking.com where you can stream or download every episode ever made. Picturebooking can be found on Facebook, Twitter & Instagram. This episode was made possible by you and your fellow listeners through Picturebooking’s Patreon page. Please check out these links and thank those you have made this show possible: Alison B. Watson Dani Duck Donna Marie Heather Kinser  Jim Petipas LJ Michaels Sandra Salsbury This episode was recorded inside the Mulva Library Studio on the campus of St. Norbert College. Picturebooking is produced by Nick Patton Studio, LLC. Thanks for listening.

Bestselling author of five books for grownups, Patrick Wensink shifts gears into children’s literature with his picture book GO GO GORILLAS (Illustrated by Nate Wragg). We talk about why his career transitioned from writing for adults to writing for kids.

On this week’s episode of Five Things, our guest is writer Patrick Wensink, a novelist whose first-ever children’s book is coming out next week. "Go Go Gorillas” was inspired by Wensink's visits to the zoo with his young son, when he wondered why the gorillas were always sleeping during the day. The book suggests that maybe the gorillas are partying all night! Wensink has been based in Louisville for several years, and recently moved with his family to Portland, Oregon, so he can attend grad school. His 2015 novel, "Fake Fruit Factory," was on NPR's list of best books of the year, and his 2012 book, "Broken Piano for President" got some attention for its Jack-Daniels-inspired cover art. He talked with me about one of his collection of Johnny Mercer lyrics, which he used as inspiration when he was writing his rhyming book for kids, along with other objects of creative resilience.

Our most Wentastic Fiftieth Episode stars Patrick Wensink, yes that Patrick Wensink (Broken Piano for President, Sex Dungeon for Sale!), and special guest Megan. It was recorded at Cheesie's Pub & Grub in Chicago, IL in August 2012.

Patrick Wensink is today's guest.  His latest novel, Broken Piano for President, is now available from Lazy Fascist Press. It recently incited an unusually kind cease-and-desist letter from Jack Daniel's, Inc. Publishers Weekly calls it [A] psychedelic trip of a novel. ... Continue reading → Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices