Posts Tagged ‘Cheryl Willis Hudson’
Writers Against Racism: “What Did Abuela Say?” by Karen Valentin
Thursday, August 26th, 2010Cheryl Willis Hudson from Just Us Books sent me yet another picture of more young people getting caught reading author of color’s books at the Young Reader’s Pavilion @ Harlem Book Fair 2010.
In this photo, “What Did Abuela Say? by Karen Valentin, illustrated by Michelle Dorenkamp, published by Marimba Books. copyright by Marimba Books“
Writers Against Racism: Cheryl Willis Hudson
Thursday, August 26th, 2010…from Just Us Books sent this photo of this adorable little girl, getting caught reading an Author of Color’s book.
“This photo was taken at a booksigning at Watchung Booksellers in Montclair, NJ for My Friend Maya Loves to Dance by Cheryl Willis Hudson, illustrated by Eric Velasquez. (Abrams Books for Young Readers)”
(Photo credit – Just Us Books)
Writers Against Racism: Cheryl Willis Hudson’s Blog
Wednesday, July 7th, 2010I just added Cheryl Willis Hudson’s blog to my blogroll and can’t believe I didn’t have her here sooner. Cheryl is editorial director of Just Us Books, Inc., an independent publishing company that focuses on Black interest books for children and young adults.
Anyway, she has a fantastic post today which I saw via Zetta Elliott’s wall.
Hudson writes in Publishing in Color:
“White and Whatever…
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