Chris Barton on Dazzle Ships . . .
August 17th, 2017 by jules
“I love research, and in the case of this book, my main research challenge wasn’t the volume of information or number of sources. … Instead, the big challenge was navigating the potential for tangents and sprawl in my search for a through-line.”
Over at Kirkus today, I talk to author Chris Barton, pictured here, about his newest picture book, Dazzle Ships: World War I and the Art of Confusion (Millbrook/Lerner, September 2017), illustrated by Victo Ngai.
That Q&A is here.
Next week, I’ll have some art from the book here at 7-Imp.
Until tomorrow …
” I considered including, but ultimately left out of the main text, Theodore Roosevelt, Winston Churchill, Arthur Conan Doyle, Gertrude Stein, Pablo Picasso, and the Titanic. ”
I love research. Love it so much. But, yeah, it totally leads you astray!!! This looks like the MOST FUN picture book! Man, makes me wish I was six again, and could bring it for show & tell. (WHERE IS ADULT SHOW AND TELL??? I ask you.)