Padma Venkatraman 12/16/22 Padma Venkatraman 12/16/22

Ring in the New, but DON’T Ring Out the Old

Padma Venkatraman 10/21/22 Padma Venkatraman 10/21/22

Meeting Garvey Once More

Padma Venkatraman reviews, recommends and rejoices in Nikki Grimes’s fall releases: Garvey In the Dark and Playtime.

Padma Venkatraman 6/9/22 Padma Venkatraman 6/9/22

HOW TO FIND WHAT YOU’RE NOT LOOKING FOR by Hiranandani

Reem Faruqui reviews and recommends HOW TO FIND WHAT YOU’RE NOT LOOKING FOR by Veera Hiranandani

Aida Salazar 12/16/21 Aida Salazar 12/16/21

Review | BORN BEHIND BARS by Padma Venkatraman

Padma Venkatraman 12/2/21 Padma Venkatraman 12/2/21

Filling Winter With Poetic Warmth

Aida Salazar 11/25/21 Aida Salazar 11/25/21

In the Spirit of a Dream: Writing Biographies in Free Verse as Artivism

When asked to join illustrator, Alina Chau, on her unique biography collection, IN THE SPIRIT OF A DREAM: 13 Stories of American Immigrants of Color*, I was immensely honored.

Ray Anthony Shepard 10/28/21 Ray Anthony Shepard 10/28/21

Review | UNBELONGING by Gayatri Sethi

Chrystal D. Giles 10/1/21 Chrystal D. Giles 10/1/21

Review | THE ONE THING YOU’D SAVE by Linda Sue Park

Review by Chrystal D Giles of Linda Sue Park’s THE ONE THING YOU’D SAVE

Padma Venkatraman 6/17/21 Padma Venkatraman 6/17/21

Review | RUNAWAY: THE DARING ESCAPE OF ONA JUDGE by Ray Anthony Shepard

I remember the first time I heard Ray Anthony Shepard read aloud his draft of what became his picture book, Runaway.

Ari Tison 6/3/21 Ari Tison 6/3/21

Review | YOUR HEART MY SKY by Margarita Engle

It’s summer 1991 in Cuba during el periodo especial en tiempos de paz.