Reading Rockets: Author Interviews: John J Muth

Jon J Muth begins each day doing giant brush drawings on the floor of his studio to loosen up his arm and generate a sense of "still-pointedness". He then moves to the more specific tasks of painting the pages in his books. For his 2006 Caldecott Honor book, Zen Shorts, Muth repainted one page seven times before it had the exact feel that he wanted. Watch the interview to learn more about him and read a short biography about his life. Includes an interview transcript and a selected list of his books.