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Nancy Coffelt

Writing for Children

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Craig Finn

Aaron Draplin

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INTERVIEW WITH NANCY COFFELT Author/illustrator Nancy Coffelt began her career as a fine artist, but when she found that the titles of her whimsical works were getting longer and longer AND longer, she dove into picture books. Her first book, Goodnight Sigmund was published by Harcourt in 1992. Since then Nancy has produced a steady stream of published works including the picture books Dogs in Space, Big, Bigger, Biggest, Fred Stays with Me!, Catch That Baby! and Aunt Ant Leaves through the Leaves. In addition to working with educational, small houses and foreign publishers, Nancy has worked with several big houses including Houghton Mifflin, Scholastic, Chronicle, Little Brown, Holiday House, Henry Holt, Simon &amp; Schuster, and Highlights. Nancy Coffelt has taught writing to fellow word nerds ages 6 to adult since 1992. Her teaching style has been described as “thoughtful,” “motivating,” and “inspiring.” In our conversation about humor, we talk about:     If different genres are easier to write funny  How to create surprise for humor Monty Python  How to bring heart into humor  If you can you write funny when you’re not funny?  The unexpected in humor      Join the Institute of Children's Literature Community! Get our weekly newsletter with articles on the craft of writing, hot markets looking for your work, and cool resources for your writer toolbox: www.instituteforwriters.com/icl-news

INTERVIEW WITH NANCY COFFELT Author/illustrator Nancy Coffelt began her career as a fine artist, but when she found that the titles of her whimsical works were getting longer and longer AND longer, she dove into picture books. Her first book, Goodnight Sigmund was published by Harcourt in 1992. Since then Nancy has produced a steady stream of published works including the picture books Dogs in Space, Big, Bigger, Biggest, Fred Stays with Me!, Catch That Baby! and Aunt Ant Leaves through the Leaves. In addition to working with educational, small houses and foreign publishers, Nancy has worked with several big houses including Houghton Mifflin, Scholastic, Chronicle, Little Brown, Holiday House, Henry Holt, Simon &amp; Schuster, and Highlights. Nancy Coffelt has taught writing to fellow word nerds ages 6 to adult since 1992. Her teaching style has been described as “thoughtful,” “motivating,” and “inspiring.” In our conversation about humor, we talk about:  <ul> <li>If different genres are easier to write funny </li> <li>How to create surprise for humor</li> <li>Monty Python </li> <li>How to bring heart into humor </li> <li>If you can you write funny when you’re not funny? </li> <li>The unexpected in humor </li> </ul> Join the Institute of Children's Literature Community! Get our weekly newsletter with articles on the craft of writing, hot markets looking for your work, and cool resources for your writer toolbox: <a href="https://www.instituteforwriters.com/icl-news" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">www.instituteforwriters.com/icl-news</a>

Interview with Nancy Coffelt | Writing for Children 207

Baker City writer and illustrator Nancy Coffelt teamed up with publisher Elaine Cuyler to create her new book, “The Big Eclipse,” which uses charming animal characters and goofy jokes to help kids learn about the eclipse. Coffelt and Cuyler blew through all the books in their first printing and are filling orders with a second. We caught up with them on a grant-funded tour of libraries in Eastern Oregon.

Author Nancy Coffelt Gets Kids Ready For The Big Eclipse