Isabelle: Was there any back-and-forth communication between you during the illustration stage? If so, is that an unusual or typical dynamic for you during your illustration work? But at some point, you have to let go, find a way to relax and enjoy what you are doing in order to make the magic happen. Working with the best authors raises the bar even higher. I want each book to be the best as they can possibly be. Isabelle: It's always challenging for me to be working on a picture book. Isabelle conveys that whole arc in just a series of poses. One of my favorite things Isabelle added to this book was the story of a distracted father who becomes gradually engaged in his daughter's wonderings. It's not a story until the pictures are there. A picture book text is an unfinished thing. Honestly, it was a thrill to deliver this manuscript to her hands and see what she did with it.Īnd of course there should be surprises-lots of them-when a manuscript gets illustrated. Mac: I think Isabelle is one of the best illustrators working today, and I've been wanting to make a book with her for almost a decade. How was the experience? Any surprises? Challenges? Mac and Isabelle: You are both already award-winning creators in the picture book field, yet this is your first time working with each other. SeptemWe interviewed Mac Barnett, award-winning author of children’s books, and Isabelle Arsenault, award-winning illustrator/author of children’s books, about their first collaboration: Just Because.
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