Author Christopher Myers Brings Stained-Glass Art to Children's Books
TL;DR
- American writer and artist Christopher Myers recently visited Bengaluru for a children's literature festival.
- His new book, Night Ride, introduces stained-glass art to the picture-book format for the first time.
- Myers collaborated with Mexican glass artisans to translate his sketches into physical glass panels.
- The final book illustrations are photographs of these illuminated stained-glass panels.
American writer and interdisciplinary artist Christopher Myers recently traveled to Bengaluru to participate in the Neev Literature Festival held on September 26 and 27.
His latest publication, Night Ride, published by Kokila/Penguin, represents a first for children's publishing by incorporating stained glass into a picture-book format.
To create the visuals, Myers drew sketches and worked alongside a family of glass artisans in Mexico who turned his designs into stained-glass panels.
He then lit and photographed these panels in his studio, using the resulting images to form the artwork for the book.
Myers has previously earned recognition as a Caldecott Honor artist and received the 2015 Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award for his work on Firebird.
Why It Matters
This story highlights the work of acclaimed American artist and writer Christopher Myers and his innovative storytelling techniques, which recently brought him to a literature festival in Bengaluru, India.
Oct 31, 2026 · Updated 10/31/2026, 10:38:40 AM · Reported with: The Hindu
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