KidLit is Shaking Things Up: Author Susan Hood discusses how children’s books are inspiring the next generation of activists.
Browsing: Cultural Wisdom
The book list on this page contains books featured in author Susan Hood’s article How Children’s Books Are Inspiring The Next Generation Of Activists.
David Litchfield is the creator of the award-winning The Bear and the Piano and the illustrator of several other books for young readers, including When Paul Met Artie: The Story of Simon & Garfunkel.
Patricia O’Connell Pearson is a former history teacher with a B.A. in history and a master’s degree in education. Her nonfiction for ages ten and up—Fly Girls: The Daring American Women Pilots Who Helped Win WWII—was released by Simon and Schuster in February, 2018.
Barry particularly likes nonfiction, and profiling mostly unknown people and events whose stories have never been told in children’s literature. He is the author of The Boo-Boos That Changed the World.
Veera Hiranandani earned her MFA in creative writing at Sarah Lawrence College. She is the author of The Whole Story of Half a Girl, which was named a Sydney Taylor Notable Book and a South Asian Book Award Finalist.
Gloria Chao is an MIT graduate turned dentist turned writer. Here she discusses her debut YA novel American Panda!
Great as both a story and introductory guide to Chinese culture and cuisine, this is an excellent addition to any child’s library.
Winifred Conkling is an award-winning author of fiction and nonfiction for young readers, including Votes for Women! American Suffragists and the Battle for the Ballot.
Popo’s Lucky Chinese New Year, by Virginia Loh-Hagan, is the perfect book to read for Chinese New Year.