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The We Are KidLit 2019 Summer Reading List: Some Thoughts

For the fifth year in a row, I’ve been part of a collective to create a summer reading list for children and teens, ages 0-18, that highlights IPOC (Indigenous and People of Color) authors and...

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“…Couldn’t Connect to Your Main Character”

In the past year or so, I’ve become a regular attendee of the SCBWI’s #Dialogs group, which began as the Marginalized Writers’ Meet-Up organized by Adria Quiñones, and has since broadened to an online...

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The “Centering Black Creators” Panel and Resources

I’ve been a member of the Authors Guild for many years and last week attended the second of the organization’s series of Zoom events “Black Voices: Pushing for Change in Children’s Book Publishing.”...

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“Nothing About Us Without Us”

In ordinary years, October and November are busy conference seasons for educators. By then, we are settled into the school year but before the distractions of the holidays. Many of these conferences...

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Rural Lives, Rural Voices

After the recent election, many commentators have focused on divisions between urban and rural voters and the far higher proportion of rural voters who chose right-wing authoritarian leadership. For...

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How to Stop Anti-AAPI Hate

Last night we heard news of yet another mass shooting, this time a radicalized young white male targeting Asian-American women. So far, eight people have died from this Atlanta-area attack and the...

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Despite Challenges, the 2021 We Are Kid Lit Summer Reading List is Here!

It has been a challenging year for everyone, including us educators. Last year’s release of the We Are Kid Lit Summer Reading List took place amid protests over the police killings of unarmed Black...

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Honoring the Old and the New: The 2022 We Are Kid Lit Reading List

The 2022 We Are Kid Lit Summer Reading List is out! While it’s appearing later in the summer than our previous lists, it’s worth the wait — our most robust list yet! This year’s list features board...

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Launch Day for Film Makers!

I hope you all enjoyed your long weekend. Years ago, Labor Day weekend in the United States signaled the end of summer vacation and back to school for the kiddies. In much of the country, though,...

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World Read Aloud Day 2023

Last Wednesday, February 1, 2023, I took part in my debut WRAD, also known as World Read Aloud Day. Technically, it wasn’t my first, because I did read to a group on February 1, 2022, as part of  my...

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