Episode 47 - Home is a Hug with Cindy Hume

Join us as we chat with Cindy Wume, Taiwanese author and illustrator, about her new picture book, Home is a Hug. The book imagines all the different ways in which we can think about home. It has interactive elements with cutouts and flaps and lots of great details to seek out when reading it.  Find out about her journey from Taiwan to Cambridge, her creative process and discover how her travels and personal stories shape her vibrant illustrations and stories. We talk about: • Cindy's background and path to becoming an illustrator • Inspiration behind "Home is a Hug" and its themes of belonging and emotional connection • The creative process, including use of materials, digital tools, and interactive design elements like flaps and cutouts • How travel and cultural experiences influence her artwork • Favourite picture books growing up, including Where the Wild Things Are and the Japanese series 14 Forest Mice • Future projects, including her new book about noodles and explorations of feelings and abstract concepts • Meet her pet cat Bao   Links to books by or mentioned by Cindy: • Home is a Hug (https://uk.bookshop.org/a/120/9781836...) by Cindy Wume • The Bookshop Cat (https://uk.bookshop.org/a/120/9781529...) by Cindy Wume • The Gardening Dog (https://uk.bookshop.org/a/120/9781529...) by Cindy Wume • The Bed Book (https://uk.bookshop.org/a/120/9780571...) , by Sylvia Plath, illustrated by Cindy Hume • Where the Wild Things Are (https://uk.bookshop.org/a/120/9780099...) by Maurice Sendak • Miki's First Errand (  / 1146404.miki_s_first_errand  ) by Yoriko Tsutsui • A Lion in Paris (https://uk.bookshop.org/a/120/9781849...) by Beatrice Alemagna • Three Happy Lions (https://uk.bookshop.org/a/120/9781912...) by Louise Fatio, illustrated by Roger Duvoisin  • 14 Forest Mice (  / fourteen-forest-mice  ) by Kazuo Iwamura Books reviewed: Puggle Snuggles (https://uk.bookshop.org/a/120/9781836...) by Mo O'Hara, illustrated by Loretta Schauer Seahorse is Furious (https://uk.bookshop.org/a/120/9781398...) by Morag Hood Other Links: • Cambridge School of Art (https://www.aru.ac.uk/study/postgradu...) • Natural History Museum London - Giant Squid Exhibit (https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/giant-...) Connect with Cindy Wume: • Instagram (  / cindy_wume  ) • Official Website (https://www.cindywume.com/) Send us a message (https://www.buzzsprout.com/2301206/fa...)