What Makes a Book a Real Book? with Author/Illustrator Jarrett Lerner

Inspired by Jarrett's Graphic Novel Crash Course workshop that I took in the summer, I invited him to come on my podcast to extend that learning and experience with you. <br/><br/>In this episode  we talked about  the value and importance of exposing children to a range  of books to enhance their learning and enjoyment of literacy. I shared a very honest reflection of what I used to believe about graphic novels and where I've reached and why. <br/><br/>“I want to convince kids who maybe aren't fully convinced yet, that reading can be a blast. And that it can also be something very positive and worthwhile to have in your life. For entertainment, and also for edification, for information for guidance, for comfort.”<br/><br/>Author-illustrator Jarrett Lerner is the award-winning creator of the EngiNerds series of Middle Grade novels, the Geeger the Robot series of early chapter books, the activity books Give This Book a Title and Give This Book a Cover, and The Hunger Heroes series of graphic novel chapter books. <br/><br/>Jarrett is also the creator of the forthcoming illustrated novel in verse A Work in Progress, the forthcoming set of Nat the Cat early readers, and more. All of Jarrett’s books are published by Simon & Schuster. <br/><br/>In addition to writing, drawing, and visiting schools and libraries across the country, Jarrett co-founded and co-organizes the #KidsNeedBooks and #KidsNeedMentors projects. He is also the founder and operator of Jarrett Lerner’s Creator Club. <br/><br/>He can be found at jarrettlerner.com and on Twitter and Instagram at @Jarrett_Lerner. He lives with his wife and daughters in Massachusetts.Are you looking for a fun way to introduce emotional regulation and the importance of building tools for feelings. Grab your copy of, The Adventures of Team Brain, a comic picture book with a playful take on emotional regulation. The Adventures of Team Brain was playfully brought to life by social emotional expert and founder of Raising Resilient Children Tara Gratto and Amazon Bestselling Cartoonist Jerome Cabanatan. Order your copy HERE<br/><br/>------<br/>This podcast is produced, mixed and edited by Cardinal Studio.<br/><br/>For more information about how to start your own podcast email mike@cardinalstudio.co.