We are so thrilled to have Mitali Perkins today talking to us about her anthology Open Mic: Riffs on Life Between Cultures in Ten Voices.
Mitali Perkins was born in India, immigrated to the United States with her parents and two sisters when she was seven, and studied political science at Stanford University and Public Policy at U.C. Berkeley.
Born and raised in East LA, Joe received his BFA in illustration from California State University, Long Beach in 1992 and also studied Engineering at Cornell University. Only months after leaving school, he secured a book contract with a publisher after his first meeting and has been illustrating books ever since.
He is the illustrator of awarding-winning picture books such as What a Truly Cool World and Nappy Hair. His latest book is Swing Sisters.
Today, he shares some of books that mean a lot to him … and we asked him to pick a few favorites of his own from among his many titles.
Please welcome Jason Reynolds today who will be answering a few questions on his latest book, A Boy in the Black Suit.
This is a really great presentation by Ms. YingLing titled #WeNeedDiverseBooks: Hashtag activism and the importance of diversity in children’s literature.
Ms. YingLing says, ‘I should have credited Mitali Perkins for the phrase “Are books windows or mirrors?”‘ in reference to Mitali Perkins’ post.
