How pleased I was to see work by my friends illustrator John Parra and author Monica Brown honored by the New York Times as among the Best Illustrated Books of 2017. How clever of Monica to select world-renowned Mexican artist … Continue reading →
The Center for the Study of Multicultural Children’s Literature (CSMCL) has announced that they are now accepting applications for their grants for Children’s Day, Book Day (El Día de Los Niños/El Día de Los Libros) programming with an African American … Continue reading →
Kyle Zimmer, a lawyer, is the President and Co-founder of First Book, the amazing nonprofit social enterprise founded to ensure that local schools and community programs across the country serving children from low-income families would have a steady supply of … Continue reading →
In the Coming Year, Let’s… Nurture our creative selves. Cherish family and friends, laughing with them often. Savor and share the earth’s beauty, the wealth of diverse cultures and languages, the wonder of art, and bookjoy. Participate in growing a … Continue reading →
…my daughter Libby’s new web site. Libby’s talents include being a writer, lawyer and gardener. We have published two books together: For the last three years, Libby and her husband Roger, a Colorado history professor, have been living in … Continue reading →
