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Duncan Tonatiuh: Creative process, migration, pre-Columbian & modern art

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John Seven & Jana Christy: “We Say No! A Child’s Guide to Resistance”

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Lyn Miller-Lachmann: “Three Balls of Wool”

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Wee The People: “What we want to do is give kids credit”

November 5, 2017February 23, 2018 Alison Goldberg

Last June, my kids and I attended a terrific program at the Cambridge Public Library. Wee the People, a Boston-based social justice project for kids, led a summer reading kickoff that included activism stories, sign making, and a march alongside … Continue reading Wee The People: “What we want to do is give kids credit”

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Robert Liu-Trujillo “began as a kid obsessed with graffiti”

October 31, 2017January 31, 2018 Innosanto Nagara

I first met Robert on 17th street in downtown Oakland (CA) as I was walking to lunch with my coworkers. He was working on a giant mural with a bunch of young people hanging on various levels of scaffolding. His … Continue reading Robert Liu-Trujillo “began as a kid obsessed with graffiti”

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Cynthia Levinson: “The Youngest Marcher”

October 10, 2017January 31, 2018 Alison Goldberg

Interview with Cynthia Levinson, author of The Youngest Marcher: The Story of Audrey Faye Hendricks, A Young Civil Rights Activist, illustrated by Vanessa Brantley Newton (Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2017) AG: Thanks for helping us to launch M is … Continue reading Cynthia Levinson: “The Youngest Marcher”

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Daniel Camacho: “I always liked drawing on walls”

October 9, 2017November 9, 2017 Innosanto Nagara

I was first introduced to Daniel Camacho’s art through the children’s book he illustrated, Joelito’s Big Decision/La Gran Decisison de Joelito. Ann Berlack, the author, had contacted me with some questions about the book, and I was excited to help … Continue reading Daniel Camacho: “I always liked drawing on walls”

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Supriya Kelkar: “Finding Your Voice”

October 9, 2017October 9, 2017 Supriya Kelkar

One of my earliest memories from first grade is being on the playground with one of the handful of other Indian-American kids in the school, when a group of older girls approached us. They told us that they were vanilla … Continue reading Supriya Kelkar: “Finding Your Voice”

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Innosanto Nagara: “The Wedding Portrait”

October 9, 2017October 31, 2017 Alison Goldberg

AG: Congratulations on the release of your newest book, The Wedding Portrait! Your picture books focus on activism while having roots in very personal stories. You wrote A is for Activist for your son. My Night in the Planetarium is … Continue reading Innosanto Nagara: “The Wedding Portrait”

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