017 - Rajani LaRocca: Writing Fueled by Joy

12 x 12 Picture Book Podcast · Apr 30, 2026 · 46m

Inspired by Joy in Storytelling

Newbery Award-Winning Rajani LaRocca shares personal insights into her writing, including when she started writing, when she came back to it, what she loves about writing in different genres, and how joy fuels her creative endeavors.

Listen in to discover:

The original spark for her picture book SOME OF US

The importance of sharing our citizenship stories.

Surprising things she learned while writing this book.

How kids respond to SOME OF US.

Her inspiration for A VACCINE IS LIKE A MEMORY.

How she balances her work as a physician with her work as an author.

How…