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New Book: Liberty’s Civil Rights Road Trip
Time to board the bus! Liberty and her friend Abdullah, with their families and a diverse group of passengers, head off to their first stop: Jackson, Mississippi. Next on their map are Glendora, Memphis, Birmingham, Montgomery, and finally Selma, for a march across the iconic Edmund Pettus Bridge.
Tiara’s Hat Parade
Welcome to the world! Tiara’s Hat Parade by Kelly Starling Lyons is available now! Albert Whitman & Company.
When fiction fills in for missing histories
When is fiction filling in history, and when is it appropriation? In this post I discuss what seems to be a fine line between lifting up lost voices and exploiting them.
Accessibility of Diverse Books in Children’s Literature
I got into publishing for children because I wanted to create books for kids where their identities are mirrored, and to help make diverse books accessible.
I have a new website! And more exciting news!
Over the past few months I’ve been working with a web developer, Amy at Juxxe Development, to create a new website for my art and illustration.
Astronaut Annie Blasts Off!!
Space X Launch happened this morning, May 4 at 2:48 am, carrying a copy of Astronaut Annie among many other items to the International Space Station!
Lucky Beans by Becky Bertha
Books
Follow Me Down to Nicodemus Town By A. LaFaye Albert Whitman & Co. January 2018 ISBN 978-0807525357 Order from your local bookseller, or you can get your copy through the affiliate links - just so you know I will earn on...
Astronaut Annie to be read aloud by an astronaut in space March 2019
"Out of this world" news from author Suzanne Slade Astronaut Annie is going to Space!! Chicago's Daily Herald reporter Doug T. Graham writes: “A rocket on a resupply mission will carry the book to the space station where it will be read aloud...
Follow Me Down to Nicodemus Town
Follow Me Down to Nicodemus TownBased on the History of the African American Pioneer SettlementBy A. LaFayeIllustrated by Nicole TadgellWhen Dede sees a notice offering land to black people in Kansas, her family decides to give up their life of sharecropping to become...
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