Host and today's book illustrator Shawna J.C. Tenney chats with author Stacy McAnulty about the picture book Blood! Not Just a Vampire Drink. This hilarious non-fiction picture book features two vampires and a 100% blood-free smoothie shop.   Today's talk is a rare picturebooking episode featuring a chat between the author and the illustrator! They talk about the vital ingredient needed for a young reader to pick up any book, fiction or non-fiction. And what the correct ratio is between facts and jokes on each spread.

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