About Amanda Yoshida: Amanda Yoshida first dreamt of being a children's book illustrator when she was a little girl growing up in the suburbs of Portland, Oregon. As a child, she spent countless hours drawing and studying the artwork inside her stacks of colorfully illustrated books. She favored the rhyming words and silly drawings of Dr. Seuss and Shel Silverstein, and claimed one day she would be an artist. Eventually, the pens and pencils that were always in her hand became paint … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Amanda Yoshida