Robin’s favorite is Creature Features, because of the art and the tongue-in-cheek voice.
I think my favorite is The Animal Book, perhaps because, at 200+ pages, it was such a challenge. It was easy for us to work on books together - we’d been collaborating for years on design projects.ĭo you have a favorite book out of your collection? Is it the same for you and Robin? Since then, we’ve done some 20 books together. Animals in Flight was our first joint effort. We each worked on separate books at first (and still do), but we realized that it would be fun to work together. We love that you work as a writer/illustrator duo and would love to hear the story of how you and Robin started collaborating on books together. Writing about animals came naturally to her. She grew up on a farm in North Carolina, where she spent time with cows, pigs, chickens and other creatures both domestic and wild. I was interested in the natural world from childhood and considered a career in the sciences, though I ended up in the visual arts. What prompted your interest in writing books about nature and science? Reading to our own children when they were little got us thinking about making children’s books of our own.
What got you started writing children’s books?
To get ready for the event, we had a quick chat with Jenkins to learn more about his history and the importance of creativity when raising young readers. Jenkins and Page share their book making process, wild animal facts and more in the virtual event Art and Animals with Steve Jenkins and Robin Page on Friday, September 17. Their books are defined by the collage-style artwork and emphasis on the animal kingdom, wowing young readers and inquisitive minds around the world. Steve Jenkins and Robin Page are the award-winning and Colorado-based author/illustrator duo behind countless children’s books, including What Do You Do With a Tail Like This?, currently featured on our StoryWalk® installations.
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