The Library of Congress reports 15,000 to 20,000 new children’s books published every year. In 2013, 2012, or any recent year, how many of those showed Black boys as the main characters? Girls? Please name those books. It is time for a SEQUEL! Family relationships were explored and affirmed in my joyful anthology of poems…
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Are you an author who visits schools? Come to Boise!
I’m going to be helping to book authors for tours including my daughter’s schools in the Boise area; talks at Boise State University, and other engagements in the Pacific Northwest. Please email me at youngpeoplespavilion@gmail.com with press kits and suggestions. Sincerely, Michael Strickland
Emma Dryden has “the rare ability to combine insightful overviews of the broad picture with detailed suggestions”
We speak a lot about the mindsets, activities and creative processes of children’s book authors and illustrators, but rarely does the discussion delve into the work of those critical yet unsung heroes of the genre: editors. “Emma Dryden has the rare ability to combine insightful overviews of the broad picture, combined with detailed suggestions regarding…
