David Bowles is BUSY! He has the following releases this year. February 23. The Sea-Ringed World: Sacred Stories of the Americas. My translation and expansion of the book by María García Esperón, illustrated by Amanda Mijangos (MG non-fiction). Levine Querido. March 23. The Immortal Boy. My translation (in a bilingual flip book) of Francisco Montaña Ibáñez’s impactful No Comas Renacuajos (MG/YA fiction).… Read More interview: DAVID BOWLES
I thought one of the most responsible things I could do would be to ask my friend and colleague Dr. Chavez Phelps to write a post aimed at our children’s caregivers to provide just a little more support for their expanding roles with the young people in their lives. His writing is a balm. “While… Read More Create a Rainbow for You and Your Family
Gilly Segal and Kimberly Jones are the co-authors of I’m Not Dying Here Tonight (Sourcebooks Fire). I was fortunate enough to hear them speak at the ALAN Workshop last year and to arrange this interview with them. Their debut novel is a 2020 NAACP Image Awards nominee and was selected as the September 2019 book club… Read More interview: Gilly Segal and Kimberly Jones
I recently reviewed The Bridge Home and today, I have a wonderful interview with the author, Padma Venkatraman. “THE BRIDGE HOME is that long overdue promise. It was, indeed a very hard story to write, because in writing it I had to revisit some very painful times in my childhood and adolescence and that’s always a bit… Read More interview: Padma Venkatraman
I thought that an interview with Ibi Zoboi would be a nice way to close out 2018 and move into 2019 because of all the good stuff she’s got going on. I particularly enjoy how this interview reveals her skill at editing anthologies and her passion for children. Thanks, Ibi for taking the time to… Read More interview: Ibi Zoboi
Cotton Quilts 