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Making Sunshine, Nurturing Change

…the national conversation about racial injustices in America will change children’s book publishing for the better? Watson: I’m cautiously hopeful that change will come to children’s book publishing. Change ebbs…

Fascinated, Not Afraid

…her family preparing for a camping trip (as a cat and a snake are in a standoff) before the piece turns its attention to the medicinal history of venom. The…

Rejoice in the Complexity

…even to experienced falconers. This extraordinary exchange between human and animal changed Macdonald’s life and turned her into one of our most vital advocates for recognizing and respecting the points…

The Glorious Pastime: Alan Gratz

…of Ryan Hart, a fourth-grade girl in Portland, Oregon, who is dealing with all the usual troubles of grade school life while her family struggles with the loss of her…

American Crow to Great White Shark

…wheedling call.” Divided into creatures of the air, land, and water, the collection is both personal and practical. Each of the 36 short essays describes the distinguishing marks of an…

Seeing Other Possibilities

…thing. It’s an internal thing too — to allow our many selves. You can be Latina and you can be an activist, and on the other hand you want your…

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