1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 In celebration of Women's History Month, Julie Hedlund interviews author Caroline Perry and they discuss their picture book biographies of two extraordinary women: Queen Elizabeth II and Julie Andrews. What led them to write about such famous people? What were the challenges of writing about a person who's still alive? What do they wish they had known when they started writing picture book bios? Find out in today's episode. You'll discover: What inspired their individual picture book bios What it's like to write about a living person How dogs played a role in both stories The surprising things they learned in their research How kids can relate to these stories about well-known adults The intersections of their stories Caroline's marketing efforts The pressure of writing about a person everyone knows How Caroline's book changed in the second edition after the Queen passed away Finding the emotional throughline Finding the North Star of the story Writing a story vs. writing a list of accomplishments How rejections about a real person hit different What makes you stop working on a potential bio The importance of telling women's stories that have been hidden in history &amp;nbsp; Books mentioned in this episode: The Corgi and the Queen by Caroline L. Perry and Lydia Corry Song After Song: The Musical Life of Julie Andrews by Julie Hedlund and Ilaria Urbinati Messi's Magic: How Lionel Messi Became the G.O.A.T. by Caroline L. Perry and Luciano Lozano&amp;nbsp; The Memory Cake by Caroline L. Perry and Jennifer Bricking&amp;nbsp; I Am Not Happy by Caroline L. Perry and Sydney Hanson I Am Not Grumpy by Caroline L. Perry and Sydney Hanson Dandy by Ame Dyckman and Charles Santoso &amp;nbsp; Find out more about Caroline: https://carolinelperry.com/ If you enjoy the podcast, please like, subscribe, and review so other kidlit writers can find us! Thank you for listening! 12 x 12 Picture Book Podcast https://sites.libsyn.com/603895 <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/40273740/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/88AA3C/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/content/199295560