Show Notes
In this episode we meet author Author Caryl Hart and illustrator Bethan Woollvin. They were brought together through their publisher Bloomsbury books who spotted a small gif of a planet that Bethan created. They asked Caryl if she would be interested in working with Bethan, writing a children’s rhyming books. It was an instant success and they have now created three books together: ‘Meet the Weather’, ‘Meet the planets’ and ‘Meet the Oceans’. Carly tells us about her journey of becoming a published author and the challenge of breaking down big topics for children. She wants children to feel a connection to what they are reading. She says giving a personality to topics is a fantastic and unique way to do this and says it makes topics accessible and easy to explain. Bethan talks about the joys of personifying oceans, planets and the weather in this book series. When she is not busy working with Carly she thrives on the challenge of illustrating a concept that is not easy to explain but also loves the simplicity of just ‘loving a good story’; her passion for what she does shines so clearly through. Breathing under water, jumping through portals and swapping apples for apple juice are just a little sample of some of the happy topics that Carly and Bethan delightfully chat about. They also leave us with some beautiful advice about getting your children to read to you and reminding us about the joy that picture books can bring to anyone of any age. We hope you enjoyed this episode as much as we did. You can Carly and all her work at carylhart.com and you can find Bethan at bethanwoollvin.com. If you would like to follow our podcast on Twitter @4loveofweather or Instagram @Fortheloveofweather.Thanks so much for listening and supporting the podcast and we hope you leave this episode loving the weather that little bit more.
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