![]() ![]() They’re teens, and they’re each frankly amazing people. Who was your hero growing up? Who is it now? What food did you hate growing up but came to love in adulthood? The ability to remember everything, but also to control it so I didn’t get overwhelmed.īarbecued anything-even sneakers-so long as it’s slow cooked over hickory. If you could have a magical talent (i.e., becoming invisible, or having the ability to fly), what would it be? I sure wanted to climb into those great cars he drew. If you could live in any book, which would it be? Who is your favorite children’s book character and why? Teenhood: The Sherlock Holmes books by Arthur Conan Doyle (I learned to think better.)Īdulthood: Here Is New York by E. What book from your childhood changed your life? Adulthood?Ĭhildhood: The Thurber Carnival by James Thurber (I learned humor and how to love drawing badly.) What book(s) have you most wanted to read, but haven’t yet? ![]() James Thurber, Mark Twain, Amy Krouse Rosenthal Name three of your favorite authors/children’s book authors of all time. I had a number of goldfish, but it soon became clear that I shouldn’t. I probably read half of the Hardy Boys books sitting back there, after I finished another series you may have never heard of by the same “author,” the Ted Scott Flying Adventures.ĭid/do you have any pets? If so, which one was/is your favorite? It being summer, I made that car my personal reading room. She lived out of town, so this massive hulk sat in our backyard for weeks. One summer when I was about 10, my father found a huge old 1960s Lincoln Continental for sale and bought it to give my older sister. What is a favorite book memory from childhood? The Sherlock Holmes books by Arthur Conan Doyle.My Side of the Mountain by Jean Craighead George.The Mad Scientists’ Club by Bertrand Brinley.And then I realized, as a writer of dozens of nonfiction children’s books, that person might actually be me. I thought that somebody needs to explain why this is important to children, so they grow up to be involved. That’s when I decided that we weren’t teaching our children how much each voice matters. So many people believed their vote didn’t matter, even after major elections have been decided by very few votes. In a recent national election, I woke up to discover just how few people had chosen to vote. What was the inspiration behind the book? People always want to make a choice, and voting is one choice that can make a tremendous difference. Why don’t more people understand the value and the power of voting? The mission of this book is to impress on younger readers-and their adults-the importance of making themselves heard. But who chooses these leaders? Rarely do more than 50% of eligible citizens vote. Our elected leaders go a long way toward shaping the world we live in. Please give us a one-paragraph synopsis of your book. Holiday House sat down with Mark Shulman to talk about his new picture book, I Voted: Making a Choice Makes a Difference, illustrated by Serge Bloch. ![]()
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