Podcast: You Are Everybody That Came Before
In an interview about her picture book, Alma and How She Got Her Name, Juana Martinez-Neal says… “You are everybody that came before you and then YOU, all together.” —Juana Martinez-Neal We explore the...
View ArticlePodcast: Raising Your Voice in Song Raises Readers
While you may not hear us singing in public, Curious City firmly believes in the joy (and importance) of singing with readers-to-be. This sweet board book series from Child’s Play landed on our desk...
View ArticleJune: Marketing Daze
Authors, illustrators, and children’s book programmers are always looking for an excuse to connect children’s literature to kids and communities. Here is a dazzling list of minute holidays (gathered by...
View ArticlePodcast: Juneteenth Vs. July 4th in KidLit
Juneteenth, the holiday celebrating the emancipation of enslaved Americans, falls on June 19th – just sixteen days before the United States celebrates the Independence Day holiday on July 4th. Explore...
View ArticleBeleaguered? Children’s Books for “All of Us”
Every morning we have to wake up in an America that rejects curiosity, empathy, kindness, and welcoming on a federal level. Beleaguered? Purchase and share any of these books for children and adults...
View ArticleClive & Friends: KidLit Transforming Gender
In classrooms and homes across the country, kids and teens are revolutionizing concepts of gender. Their revolution is made all the more more extraordinary by the fact that early childhood in America...
View ArticleProtected: All of Us: Activity Sketch
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View ArticlePodcast: Naming Oneself
Friends, it is Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15-October 15). If the term “Hispanic” seems dated to you, well, it is. Hispanic Heritage Month was inaugurated by the Gipper himself, Ronald Reagan,...
View ArticleCurious City Featured on Lifelines Podcast
Curious City was honored to have our projects I’m Your Neighbor Books and the Welcoming Library featured on Ann Braden and Saadia Faruqi’s podcast Lifelines: Books That Bridge the Divide. EXPLORE AND...
View ArticleLosing a Legend
As you well know, I work with authors, illustrators, and publishers to lift their stories and their voices. That work was often done with, well, voice. And that Voice was my...
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