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Yuyi Morales: I Am My Hero and So Are You!
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This is the second month in a series of author guest posts about diversity in children’s literature and the BookPeople Modern First Library initiative. We’ve enjoyed many posts by local Austin authors and now look forward to sharing guest posts written by national authors. For more about BookPeople’s Modern First Library initiative, and for…
Varian Johnson: A Better World
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Guest Post by Austin Author Varian Johnson This is the fourth week in a series of author guest posts about diversity in children’s literature and the BookPeople Modern First Library initiative. For more about BookPeople’s Modern First Library initiative, and for more recommendations of wonderful new and classic picture books to read, visit bookpeople.com. Previous…
“When I Began to Read, I Began to Exist”: Don Tate Guest Post
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Guest Post by Austin Author Don Tate This is the fourth week in a series of author guest posts about diversity in children’s literature and the BookPeople Modern First Library initiative. For more about BookPeople’s Modern First Library initiative, and for more recommendations of wonderful new and classic picture books to read, visit bookpeople.com. Previous…
Liz Garton Scanlon: All the World Is All of Us
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Guest Post by Austin Author Liz Garton Scanlon This is the third week in a series of author guest posts about diversity in children’s literature and the BookPeople Modern First Library initiative. For more about BookPeople’s Modern First Library initiative, and for more recommendations of wonderful new and classic picture books…
Liz Garton Scanlon: Fear No Difference
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Guest Post by Austin Author Liz Garton Scanlon This is the third week in a series of author guest posts about diversity in children’s literature and the BookPeople Modern First Library initiative. For more about BookPeople’s Modern First Library initiative, and for more recommendations of wonderful new and classic picture books…
Cynthia Leitich Smith: “This Book is For You”
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Guest Post by Austin Author Cynthia Leitich Smith This is the second week in a series of author guest posts about diversity in children’s literature and the BookPeople Modern First Library initiative. For more about BookPeople’s Modern First Library initiative, and for more recommendations of wonderful new and classic picture books to read, visit…
Modern First Library Guest Post: Cynthia Leitich Smith
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Guest Post by Austin Author Cynthia Leitich Smith This is the second week in a series of author guest posts about diversity in children’s literature and the BookPeople Modern First Library initiative. Author Chris Barton shared his thoughts last week here and here. For more about BookPeople’s Modern First Library initiative, and for more recommendations…
Loved, valued, unique? Yes. Center of the universe? No.
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Guest post by Austin author Chris Barton ___________________________________ I want my sons to feel loved. I want them to feel that they, individually, are valued and unique. But I don’t want them — or anyone else in their demographic — to get the idea that they’re at the center of the…
Introducing BookPeople’s Modern First Library
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~post by BookPeople’s Children’s Book Buyer, Meghan G. I am thrilled to announce the launch of BookPeople’s Modern First Library initiative. Under the banner of this program, we will be featuring a broad range of books, new and old, that we think belong on the shelves of the very youngest readers.…
Viv Drewa - The Owl Lady 