A Visit from “Comanch-Inspired Author” Max Oliver
Author, writer and long-time Texan, Max Oliver grew up in a North Texas area the Comanche called “Eagle Flats.” Being influenced by the life and beliefs of the early Comanche tribes, Max felt compelled to research the daily habits of the Numuu (the People) and use that knowledge to create his signature line of Comanche-Inspired Books and Poetry.
We were thrilled to have 25+ inclusive authors and illustrators to kick off our spotlight series in collaboration with Children's Book Council and but what now? Who else should we interview? We asked Native American Children's Book expert Debbie Reese for more authors and she helped us out with this list: Cynthis Leitich Smith Nicola Campbell Julie Flett Eric Gansworth Carol Lindstrom Cheryl Minnema Virginia...
Wow! What a week! The second annual Multicultural Children’s Book Day was a wild success and we will be sharing details and a recap in the coming days. But today we want to focus on our first-ever Twitter Party.
Not only was this one-hour twitter party well attended, it was a ton of fun! Great connections, conversations, questions discussions and PRIZES! Eleven lucky winners won multicultural book bundles for their families to enjoy.
Here’s a Storified recap created by the brilliant Kim V at Educators’ Spin on It.
Please welcome Lisa Yee today as our spotlight on diversity and inclusion authors and illustrators continues!
We are so excited and honored to have author Maria E Andreu stop by for a visit. Maria’s book The Secret Side of Empty was named among School Library Journal’s Top 10 Latino Books of 2014!
