Ever wondered what it's like to win both a Newbery AND a Caldecott award? Author/illustrator and delightful human, Grace Lin, is with us today and she shares all the behind-the-scenes award info you've been looking for, plus: Why it's important that books serve as both windows and mirrors.Why books get banned.How a better solution beyond cultivating lists of diverse books might be to integrate diversity and inclusion into the curriculum at large: math, science, English, health, etc. and what...
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Ever wondered what it's like to win both a Newbery AND a Caldecott award? Author/illustrator and delightful human, Grace Lin, is with us today and she shares all the behind-the-scenes award info you've been looking for, plus: Why it's important that books serve as both windows and mirrors.Why books get banned.How a better solution beyond cultivating lists of diverse books might be to integrate diversity and inclusion into the curriculum at large: math, science, English, health, etc. and what...
Jasmine Warga: Where She Makes Us Cry (literally), Talks about Robots with Feelings, and Explains How to Separate Author from Writer Life
MG Book Party
58 minutes
4 years ago
Jasmine Warga: Where She Makes Us Cry (literally), Talks about Robots with Feelings, and Explains How to Separate Author from Writer Life
Episode Trigger Warnings: School shootings, child violence. Jasmine Warga is a wonderful MG writer who tackles difficult subjects with grace, dignity, and care. Come meet her and her books, find out why they make us cry and inspire us so much. Get excited for her upcoming novel, RESILIENCE about a Mars rover with feelings, learn how to balance the two jobs of writer/creative and author. Also enjoy this exclusive feature interview about Jasmine's newest MG novel, THE SHAPE OF THUNDER. ...
MG Book Party
Ever wondered what it's like to win both a Newbery AND a Caldecott award? Author/illustrator and delightful human, Grace Lin, is with us today and she shares all the behind-the-scenes award info you've been looking for, plus: Why it's important that books serve as both windows and mirrors.Why books get banned.How a better solution beyond cultivating lists of diverse books might be to integrate diversity and inclusion into the curriculum at large: math, science, English, health, etc. and what...
