Kirkus Reviews children’s editor Vicky Smith interviewed me at the Texas Book Festival last month about picture books (mine, and the future of the field according to The New York Times), my next book, and how my kids’ childhoods differ (or don’t) from my own…

In related news reported by Chicken Spaghetti, Kirkus Goes List Crazy with its breakdowns of 2010’s best children’s and YA books. Shark Vs. Train made the cut, I’m delighted to say — in the category of Picture Books by Authors with Prominent Foreheads.