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Heartdrum

March 28, 2021January 27, 2021 by Nancy Bo Flood

We are so pleased to have this opportunity to interview the two women behind HarperCollins’ new Native-focused imprint, Heartdrum: Rosemary Brosnan, vice president and editorial director at HarperCollins Children’s Books, and Cynthia Leitich Smith, children’s and YA author, writing instructor, and blogger. Let’s learn more …

Rosemary and Cynthia, you have worked together for more than 20 years, correct?

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The BEARdecotts

April 18, 2019March 1, 2019 by Vicki Palmquist

The ALA/ALSC recently announced their Youth Media Awards, resulting in much excitement. The teacher librarians at a Minnesota private school with three campuses help their students look for excellence in children’s books by holding their own award process each year. Called The BEARdecotts, after their school mascot, the educators select books for a short list that they then share with their students over several months, reading aloud, reading individually, making critical analyses, and finally voting on the most worthy books.

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Marsha Wilson Chall and Jill Davis

August 31, 2016July 27, 2016 by Vicki Palmquist

I recently had the honor of interviewing Marsha Wilson Chall, the author of the new picture book, The Secret Life of Figgy Mustardo, and her editor, Jill Davis. Marsha Wilson Chall grew up an only child in Minnesota, where her father told her the best stories. The author of many picture books, including Up North at the Cabin, One Pup’s Up, and Pick a Pup, Marsha teaches writing at Hamline University’s MFAC program in St.… more

Heartdrum

The BEARdecotts

Marsha Wilson Chall and Jill Davis

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