Tomi dePaola, who authored and more to the point illustrated lots of children's books, is a really great guy. By far, the easiest interview I've ever done, mainly because he has such a great sense of humor. Last year, when I was co-hosting another talk show with a veteran host, I received this invaluable piece of advice: "Don't laugh. If you do, you'll lose your credibility." It's invaluable because it proves some advice is really bad, off-the-mark advice. I laughed all the way through the interview. So did he. So, will my listeners (I hope). It was great.
Interestingly, dePaola was a classically trained artist who always wanted to create children's books. Since he was four, he said. He's probably the only person I know who fulfilled an ambition they had since they could process information. As for me, if I followed my ambitions, I'd be Julie Andrews right now.
The interview is on Thursday, December 6 and in the archives after that. I'll definitely play it again. He's great.
It's at:www.thegreatervoice.com.
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