I taught a zine workshop to my son’s 2nd grade class and made them this simplified version of My Gratitude Zine to fold and cut and fill out. You can download a printable PDF of the zine here.
Mac and Jules and Jon
Here’s a picture of Mac Barnett, my son Jules, and Jon Klassen at the Texas Book Festival. Jules has grown up with their books and loves to draw and tell stories, so this was a really special moment.
#showyourwork pic.twitter.com/npp3D5JYzX
— Austin Kleon (@austinkleon) November 5, 2022
We loved watching them read from their new one, The Three Billy Goats Gruff, hearing about their process, and learning how to draw a goat:
Drawing a goat with the GOAT @burstofbeaden @texasbookfest pic.twitter.com/MQLaLiEVLR
— Austin Kleon (@austinkleon) November 5, 2022
Come see me at the Texas Book Festival!
I’m back at the Texas Book Festival tomorrow, Sunday, Nov. 6th. The date and venue have changed from what’s in the paper program! I’ll be speaking at noon in Capitol Extension Room E2.036. Details here.
30 day challenges
You can get downloadable, printable PDFs of these posters (and other 28, 29, 31, and 100 day variants) in yesterday’s free-for-everybody newsletter.
How to judge a book by its cover
My son’s 4th grade teacher asked me to come speak about publishing and book design. To try to show the class that “all publishing is self-publishing” and books are just fancy zines, I spent a good portion of my Saturday making a batch of zines for them:
You can read the whole thing in my newsletter.
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