Watch Our Pride Celebration of StoriesJune 16, 2022 | Essential Conversations, Gather, LGBTQIA+ Voices, PodcastsJas Hammonds, Anna-Marie McLemore, NoNieqa Ramos and Em Dickson joined us for a PRIDE Celebration of Stories. They ...
The ABCs of Reading Against OppressionMay 12, 2022 | Essential ConversationsWe'd like to thank the faculty of our Essential Conversations workshop, Viewing Children’s Books Through an ...
Rediscovering Joy with Picture BooksMay 5, 2022 | Community Good News, Essential Conversations, LGBTQIA+ Voices, Picture BooksI never thought I could write picture books. I never thought I wanted to write picture books. But last year I felt ...By: C. Rowen MacCarald
Intersectionality in Kidlit: A Definition, and the Roles We All PlayOctober 8, 2021 | Essential ConversationsIntersectionality Defined The term was coined in 1989 by law professor Kimberlé Crenshaw to describe how race, ...
#Gather: In Conversation to Celebrate and Amplify Latinx Voices in the KidLit CommunitySeptember 16, 2021 | Essential Conversations, Gather, Latinx VoicesQuick Clips from the #HFGather See the playlist of all clips from the #HFGather. In our latest #HFGather, ...
16 Muslim Storytellers Selected for Two-Year Children’s Literature Fellowship ProgramSeptember 14, 2021 | Boyds Mills News, Essential Conversations, Muslim StorytellersFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 14, 2021 16 Muslim Storytellers Selected for Two-Year Children’s Literature ...
Hispanic or Latinx? How Evolving Language Impacts KidsSeptember 11, 2021 | Essential Conversations, Latinx VoicesMy dad always uses the term ‘hispano’ when referring to himself and anyone belonging to the wide and varied ...By: Alexandra Villasante
#Gather: How Stories Can Create Impact and Empowerment for KidsJuly 29, 2021 | Essential Conversations, GatherAt our latest virtual #HFGather, we had a great conversation about impact and empowerment for kids. Our friends at ...
#Gather: Muslim Storytellers FellowshipJune 30, 2021 | Essential Conversations, Gather, Muslim StorytellersWe were pleased to welcome the fellowship programming committee for our Muslim Storytellers Fellowship to our ...
Kids Need Queer BooksApril 25, 2021 | Essential Conversations, LGBTQIA+ VoicesQueerness exists in kids’ lives, but too often, queerness is equated with sexuality and placed in the province of ...
Padma Venkatraman: Ensuring Our Words Inspire Postive Change in ChildrenApril 7, 2021 | Asian American Voices, Essential ConversationsDr. Padma Venkatraman is the author of THE BRIDGE HOME which has garnered 8 stars and has been honored as one of ...
Writing About Mental Health in Youth LiteratureMarch 31, 2021 | Essential Conversations, LGBTQIA+ Voices, Minds & Bodies, NovelsWriting about mental health is about both the impact for our readers and the experience of our writers. How do we ...