Chris Van Dusen, illustrator of the Mercy Watson books and author-illustrator of Hattie & Hudson, The Circus Ship, Randy Riley’s Really Big Hit, and Big Truck, Little Island, talks to Candlewick Press about his childhood, his work for children’s media giants like Nickelodeon, and his art outside of the world of kid lit.

Episode show notes and cited sources:

• Chris talks about his childhood in this interview with Reading Rockets.
• Portland Press Herald offers a deeper dive into Chris’s life.
• Chris discusses his early career in illustration in this interview with L.L.Bean.
• Chris talks about his work for Nickelodeon and Disney magazines.
• Learn more about Chris at chrisvandusen.com.