As an educator and as a children’s literature specialist, my work centers children’s literature as a tool of cultural transmission and as a potential site of cultural transformation.
Children’s Literature & Education
Articles & Resources
- “Ploughing the Field: Controversy and Censorship in US and UK YA Literature” roundtable, International Journal of Young Adult Literature, Nov 2023
- “Whose Side Are You On? Moral Consequences of Young Readers’ Responses to To Kill a Mockingbird,” Research on Diversity in Youth Literature, January, 2020
- Shake Up Your Shelves: building an inclusive bookshelf
Book Reviews
I have reviewed children’s and young adult fiction and nonfiction for BookPage, The Horn Book, and Kirkus Reviews.
See my reviews of some of my favorite picture books on the Calling Caldecott blog : 2021 (Born on the Water), 2020 (We Are Water Protectors), 2019 (The Bell Rang), and 2018 (Seeing Into Tomorrow).
Book Lists
Workshops and Trainings
Homeschooling
Educator’s Guides
Picture books
- Sometimes People March
- The People Remember
- Ablaze with Color
- Be You! and Our Table
- I Am Ruby Bridges