Stellar News for a Picture Book Debut
Announcing the first starred review for Ways to Play and some background on this debut picture book.
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Celebrating a Launch and an Anniversary
On attending the launch of the anthology We Rise, We Resist, We Raise Our Voices, an essential book for our time.
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Meeting the Illustrators
I meet all three illustrators of books I’ve translated at the opening of an exhibit of works by the Brazilian-Portuguese artist Yara Kono.
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International Literature Shines at the USBBY Conference
I almost didn’t attend the USBBY (United States Board of Books for Young People) conference this year, even though it was held in New York City, five subway stops...
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Historical Fact and Fiction at the Children’s Literature New England Conference
A report on the CLNE conference, “Writing the Past: Yesterday Was Once Today,” held November 14-16, 2014 at Vermont College of Fine Arts.
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Winner, Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Young Adult Literature, 2023!
