#44 - Barney Saltzberg Goes to China

This is a fascinating interview with author/illustrator Barney Saltzberg about his school visit tour of China.

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In this episode you will hear

• my new "high tech" recording studio!
• how a school visit in China is not like a school visit in the US
• how flippant people need to be careful when in China
• how Barney was vetted and talked about in Chinese
• the brilliant idea Barney does that I'm really sad I can't steal
• we debate whether we are funny
• what China really looks like
• how the "drill and kill" culture responded to Beautiful Oops!
• the state of digital books in China
• Barney's true feelings about Maurice Sendak
• Shanghai International Literacy Festival
• how Barney was treated in China
• he difference between an author and an Arthur