Damaris Young author of The Switching Hour and The Creature Keeper talks about the book that inspired her - The Lie Tree by Frances Hardinge.  Read the accompanying blog post on tygertale.comSupport the show (http://patreon.com/tygertale)

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The Lie Tree with Damaris Young

SF Said, author of the Varjak Paw books and Phoenix talks about the book that inspired him to become a writer, Watership Down by Richard Adams.  Read the accompanying article on tygertale.comSupport the show (http://patreon.com/tygertale)

Watership Down with SF Said

Sophie Kirtley author of Stone Age adventure The Wild Way Home talks about the book that inspired her, Clive King’s Stig of the Dump.   Read an accompanying blogpost about Stig of the Dump on tygertale.comSupport the show (http://patreon.com/tygertale)

Stig of the Dump with Sophie Kirtley

Piers Torday talks about the book that influenced his children&apos;s novel The Frozen Sea - C.S. Lewis&apos;s The Silver Chair from the Chronicles of Narnia.  Read the accompanying blog post on tygertale.comSupport the show (http://patreon.com/tygertale)

The Silver Chair with Piers Torday

In this episode ,Jon Klassen, author and illustrator of the Hat trilogy, talks about his bumper new picture book – The Rock From the Sky. The story unfolds over five surprising chapters and follows a familiar cast of awkward animals as they come to terms with the enormous boulder that disrupts their lives.He talks about some of the surprising influences behind his new story, ranging from Samuel Becket to Stanley Kubrick, Maurice Sendak to Edward Gorey. But first we discuss ‘Fortunately’ another classic story of unforeseen consequences by of one of his picture book idols, Remy Charlip.  Work mentioned in this programme The Rock from the Sky by Jon Klassen  Fortunately by Remy Charlip  The 39 Steps by John Buchan, illustrated by Edward Gorey  The Shining, directed by Stanley Kubrick  Waiting for Godot by Samuel Becket I Want My Hat Back, We Found a Hat and This is Not My Hat by Jon Klassen  Psycho, directed by Alfred Hitchcock The Dark by Lemony Snicket, illustrated by John Klassen  The Dead Bird by Margaret Wise Brown, illustrated by Remy Charlip Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice SendakSupport the show (http://patreon.com/tygertale) Support the show (http://patreon.com/tygertale)

Fortunately with Jon Klassen

Fleur Hitchcock talks about the book that made her realise not all heroines needed to be nice.   Night Birds on Nantucket by Joan Aiken is the third in a series that began with the Wolves of Willoughby Chase and the first to feature sparky street urchin Dido Twite as it&apos;s protagonist.   We also discuss the book&apos;s influence on her Clifftoppers series whose characters draw on Dido&apos;s pluck, invention and kindness. Explore Joan Aiken&apos;s books at bookshop.org Read the accompanying blog post at tygertale.comSupport the show (http://patreon.com/tygertale)

Night Birds on Nantucket with Fleur Hitchcock

In this episode Jon Klassen, author and illustrator of the Hat trilogy, talks about his bumper new picture book – The Rock From the Sky. The story unfolds over five surprising chapters and follows a familiar cast of awkward animals as they come to terms with the enormous boulder that disrupts their lives.He talks about some of the surprising influences behind his new story, ranging from Samuel Becket to Stanley Kubrick, Maurice Sendak to Edward Gorey. But first we discuss ‘Fortunately’ another classic story of unforeseen consequences by of one of his picture book idols, Remy Charlip. Work mentioned in this programmeThe Rock from the Sky by Jon KlassenFortunately by Remy CharlipThe 39 Steps by John Buchan, illustrated by Edward GoreyThe Shining, directed by Stanley KubrickWaiting for Godot by Samuel BecketI Want My Hat Back, We Found a Hat and This is Not My Hat by Jon KlassenPsycho, directed by Alfred HitchcockThe Dark by Lemony Snicket, illustrated by John KlassenThe Dead Bird by Margaret Wise Brown, illustrated by Remy CharlipWhere the Wild Things Are by Maurice SendakSupport the show (http://patreon.com/tygertale)

Jake Hayes discusses the books that helped inspire our greatest children's writers and illustrators to create their own modern masterpieces. Plunging down the rabbit hole of children's literature, Deeper reading revisits beloved classics and uncovers lost works of staggering genius.

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