Zeke Peña's guest appearances

Zeke Peña

Worth Noting

The Children's Book Podcast

David Fulk

Jane Yolen

Erin Hicks

Vera Brosgol

Sydney Smith

Alice Faye

Maria Dismondy

Peter Brown

Jake Parker

Susan Verde

Scott Simon

James Kennedy

Junot Diaz

Nisha Sharma

Eva Chen

OwlTail

Isabel Quintero

Isabel Quintero (@isabelinpieces) and Zeke Peña (@zpvisual) share MY PAPI HAS A MOTORCYCLE. The story is based on memories from Isabel’s childhood, but it’s also more than that. The story centers on Daisy, her father, and their nightly tradition of riding on Papi’s motorcycle through the neighborhood and town. We take in a lot as we ride along with Daisy and Papi. We see the construction site where Papi and his coworkers have labored all day. We take in the citrus iconography throughout town, nodding to the importance of the crop to the town. We see how the city is changing at the hands of gentrification. We recall historic car races on the very paths that take Daisy and Papi through town. Isabel and Zeke talk throughout our conversation about asking if what is being written or illustrated is serving a memory or serving the story. I think you’ll find it’s the right amount of both at play here that makes this picture book so exceptional. Thank you to this week's sponsors: Highlights Foundation Little Feminist And to the generous support from our Patrons.

Isabel Quintero (<a href="https://twitter.com/isabelinpieces" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@isabelinpieces</a>) and Zeke Peña (<a href="https://twitter.com/zpvisual" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@zpvisual</a>) share MY PAPI HAS A MOTORCYCLE. The story is based on memories from Isabel’s childhood, but it’s also more than that. The story centers on Daisy, her father, and their nightly tradition of riding on Papi’s motorcycle through the neighborhood and town. We take in a lot as we ride along with Daisy and Papi. We see the construction site where Papi and his coworkers have labored all day. We take in the citrus iconography throughout town, nodding to the importance of the crop to the town. We see how the city is changing at the hands of gentrification. We recall historic car races on the very paths that take Daisy and Papi through town. Isabel and Zeke talk throughout our conversation about asking if what is being written or illustrated is serving a memory or serving the story. I think you’ll find it’s the right amount of both at play here that makes this picture book so exceptional. Thank you to this week's sponsors: <a href="https://www.highlightsfoundation.org/programs/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Highlights Foundation</a> <a href="https://littlefeminist.com/?v=7516fd43adaa" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Little Feminist</a> And to the generous support from <a href="https://www.patreon.com/matthewcwinner" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">our Patrons</a>.

Isabel Quintero and Zeke Peña