Ryan Calejo talks about how his students taught him the power of patience and persistence, and how that came into play with his writing.
The Storytelling Math books may seem simple, but they take a lot of mathematical thinking and planning to create!
Alice Faye Duncan talks about striving to be the teacher and writer she needed when she was a kid.
"Even the one piece I discovered to be missing once the picture was complete felt right somehow. In telling true stories, my goal is to be as thorough as possible, and to see the world through my subject’s eyes as best I can, but my view—and anyone else’s view of anyone’s story—will always have missing pieces."
Caroline Starr Rose shares the seven things she has learned that help her students (and herself) flourish as writers.
Our libraries have picture books on every topic a young child might encounter, except this. Although a tough task, I decided to write a book to validate what children might be feeling and encourage dialogue between caregivers and young people.
Jyoti Rajan Gopal talks about how the amazing stories found and created by her students inspire her every day.
Author Melissa Stewart talks about how she finds the perfect format for each of her nonfiction titles to make the subject understandable and engaging for readers.
Ana Siqueira talks about how focusing representation, language, and universal experiences helps her encourage her students and readers to be global citizens.
Nancy Tandon talks about the power of storytelling in a classroom and how stories come from everywhere, especially when you're a kid!
