{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/dd9bf09f-c85c-5b84-8fc6-ac7c8574cacc/64512250f2675e00110420f0?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Brian Selznick, BIG TREE","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/61b786f01695623d36e9514d/1683139484901-7cf6cc8074f67cc668effd071aceb4d7.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Zibby interviews #1 <em>New York Times </em>bestselling author Brian Selznick about <em>Big Tree, </em>an enthralling and hopeful book of finely detailed pencil drawings about two little seeds on an epic adventure to find a safe place to grow. Brian explains how Steven Spielberg was involved in this project, which was originally a movie screenplay. He also reveals that both seeds’ personalities are based on his own and then discusses his book’s central themes: sibling relationships, climate change, and the bravery to forge your own path. Finally, Brian talks about his wildly successful book, <em>The Invention of Hugo Cabret, </em>his experience growing up as a queer child, and the danger of book bans. </p><p><br></p><p>Purchase on Zibby's Bookshop: <a href=\"https://bit.ly/3LsShr5\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://bit.ly/3LsShr5</a></p><p>Purchase on Bookshop: https://bit.ly/41cjpAB</p><p><br></p><p>Subscribe to Zibby's weekly newsletter <a href=\"https://zibbyowens.us17.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=8aaa1ce151a09216fdc1d6414&amp;id=4cf0ef4d3c\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">here</a>.</p><p>Purchase Moms Don't Have Time to Read Books merch <a href=\"https://www.bonfire.com/store/zibby-owens/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">here</a>.</p>","author_name":"Zibby Owens"}