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A video interview with

Betsy Lewin

Betsy Lewin, the illustrator of Click Clack Moo, takes a playful approach to her work. In this exclusive video interview with Reading Rockets, Betsy Lewin discusses her career goals as a child and the inspiration she gets from exotic trips abroad.

Click on the links below§ to watch this interview online, or read the interview transcript. You can also read a short biography of Betsy Lewin or see a selected list of her children’s books.

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Early career choices (1:25)
When Besty Lewin was a little girl, she either wanted to become a pirate or an artist.
A struggling artist (1:25)
Lewin recalls the winding road that led her to children's books.
Click Clack Moo (:30)
Find out how this bestseller got off to such a great start.
Kid humor (1:00)
Betsy Lewin knows what kids like because she has never really grown up herself.
Ideas from around the world (2:00)
Betsy Lewin's stories are often inspired by characters she meets in faraway places – including a selfish hippo in Africa and a camel driver in the Sahara Desert.
Soul mates (1:10)
Betsy Lewin recalls how she met her husband, illustrator Ted Lewin.
Two illustrators under one roof (1:00)
In this video clip, Lewin describes a typical workday at their brownstone house in Brooklyn.
The travel bug (:50)
Africa, India, and Mongolia are a few of the places that the Lewins have visited.

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