Rufus Butler Seder, creator and author of Scanimation books, was recently interviewed on WBCL, a Fort Wayne, Indiana-based radio station.

Rufus talked about his amazing Lifetiles moving murals, the inspiration and innovation behind Scanimation, his newest toy, the Strobotop, and what’s next for Scanimation. Listen to the entire interview below!

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For more about Scanimation, visit ScanimationBooks.com.

Take a peek inside the New Haven studio of Rufus Butler Seder, author of the wonderful and amazing children’s books Gallop! and Swing!

Here he is at work on his Life Tiles, the life-sized medium on which the Scanimation process that animates Gallop and Swing was based.

The creation process is no less mysterious now, but infinitely cooler. (Or, rather, hotter!)

Published last fall, Gallop! introduced the amazing technology called Scanimation and took the children’s book world by storm. It became an instant bestseller—#1 on The New York Times children’s list.

Now Swing! does for kids what Gallop! does for animals—a boy rides a bike, a girl kicks her soccer ball, a swimmer cuts through the water, and a skater pirouettes on ice. The effect is joyous, magical, mesmerizing, and taps into the the endless fascination that children find in watching other children.