This week I’m joined by Sydney Smith, Canadian author and illustrator of children’s books. Sydney has won many awards for his thoughtful and evocatively illustrated picture books that speak to the complex emotions of what it feels like to move through the world as a child. We sat down to talk about the complicated nature of childhood memories, finding inspiration in films and their colour palettes, plus a peak inside his sketchbook, pencil case and studio. 

Buy Sydney’s most recent book, Do You Remember here

Find more of Sydney’s work here

Find Georgie here

Links 

• Sidewalk Flowers by Jonarno Lawson and Sydney Smith
• Robert Frank: The Americans
• Lee Friedlander
• Fairfield Porter
• Ben Shaun
• Hitchcock/Truffaut by François Truffaut
• The Nutshell Library by Maurice Sendak
• What to Look for in Winter by E. L. Grant Watson
• The Moon Jumpers by Janice May Udry and Maurice Sendak
• The 400 Blows - a film by François Truffaut
• Bunny and Tree by Balint Zsako

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