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Judy @JADLibrarian is a librarian, archivist, & children's book author. She has a passion for writing captivating stories, celebrating diverse children's literature & teaching young readers about history. She's the winner of several awards & an advocate in the kidlit community!
NaShantá Fletcher @NashSketches is a Black female illustrator, graphic designer, and Emmy-nominated visual storyteller. NaShantá is passionate about creating joyful stories with diverse characters. Like & Follow! #sweetshoutout #BlackHistoryMonth
Tonya Duncan Ellis @TonyaDEllis is a Houston, TX based author of chapter, middle grade, and picture books. A member of the Highlights/Brown Bookshelf Amplify Black Stories cohort, her relatable stories inspire and captivate young readers. #sweetshoutout #BHM2023
Jamilah @jtbigelow is a children's book author who aspires to be a griot, interweaving her Black American, Guinean, and Muslim identities into books that affirm our children. Like & Follow! #sweetshoutout #BlackHistoryMonth
Dorothy @dorothyhp is a 2019 WNDB Mentee. A former English teacher, Dorothy’s mission is to write & create positive, authentic, outside-the-box stories for children & young adults that unlock the subconscious dreams waiting to be fulfilled. #sweetshoutout #BlackHistoryMonth
Brittany @janeebrittany is forever influenced by the children she met as a librarian, museum educator and on Reading is Fundamental's, Storymobile. It is because of them, and so many more, that she writes. Like & Follow! #sweetshoutout #BlackHistoryMonth
dawn peeks over hills
soft pink and orange lightens
your colourless soul
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