Hello, Earth! - Talk about climate change in children’s picture books by Canato Jimo

Join us for a book talk: 𝙃𝙚𝙡𝙡𝙤, 𝙀𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙝! with 𝗖𝗮𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗼 𝗝𝗶𝗺𝗼 at Arthshila Ahmedabad.

𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗲: 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝟯𝟬 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲.

𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲: 𝟲.𝟬𝟬 𝗣𝗠

𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆

𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗹𝗹

What do you talk about when you talk about climate change in children’s picture books? How do you approach complex conversations like this in your visual storytelling? This talk will explore the editorial and creative choices behind making picture books about climate change for children, offering an insider’s view into the roles of art direction and illustration.

𝗖𝗮𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗼 𝗝𝗶𝗺𝗼 is a picture book maker and art director currently working out of Bangalore. He has worked as an art director at Pratham Books and Penguin Random House, and has worked with numerous Indian illustrators on multiple award-winning picture books. Some of his own award-winning picture books include 𝘚𝘯𝘪𝘱, 𝘈𝘧𝘰 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘐, and 𝘈𝘴𝘢𝘮𝘰, 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶?.