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<p>Astrid Sheckels continues the wit and whimsy of childhood through her marvelous and magnificent illustrations and storytelling. </p><p><br></p><p>You might recognize her from the Hector Fox and Friends series or <em>Sea Dog </em>and <em>Sea Dog Rescue</em>, and she created the gorgeous cover and interior illustrations for <em>Beyond Mulberry Glen</em> by Millie Florence. </p><p><br></p><p>Today we’re chatting about her new book,<em> Flora and the Jazzers,</em> which Kirkus called “sumptuously illustrated” in their starred review and I couldn’t agree more. This jazz-age Cinderella story starring a ferret named Flora and set in a 1920s New York hotel is going to blow you away, I just know it. </p><p><br></p><p>Astrid is a New Englander who loves to paint animals in clothes, so clearly she is a woman after my own heart, and I just know you’ll fall in love with her too.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>In this episode, you’ll hear: </strong></p><ul><li>How childhood family read-alouds instilled...