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Best-Selling Children's Book Author Shares How He Busted Tradition and Won Anyway

Best-Selling Children's Book Author Shares How He Busted Tradition and Won Anyway

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Mary Carroll Moore
Jan 10, 2020
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Winner of three Caldecott Medals (the best win in kid lit), Mo Willems was rejected some billion times (his words) by publishers who said his work was "too unusual."  Listen or read this interview from PBS on how he kept his belief in his creative work and broke through the barrier.  Lots of great insights on putting creativity and joy into your work. 

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