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Promoting a love of reading

Cooper talks about her role on the board of the National Children’s Book and Literacy Alliance (NCBLA), detailing the important work NCBLA does in promoting books, libraries, and literacy.

Thank you Miss Potter

Miller recounts how her elementary school librarian, Miss Potter, encouraged her love of reading and books.

A basket full of books

While in fifth grade, this future author made frequent trips to the public library.

Reading for your life

Our 2011 National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature explains why she chose “Read for Your Life” as her platform.

Creating new images

Christopher Myers doesn’t like the way that black people are portrayed in the media.

Smoky Night

Eve Bunting talks about her Caldecott Medal-winning book about the riots in Los Angeles.

Adapting to different realities

As a young boy, Laurence Yep couldn’t find books that spoke to his cultural identity or day-to-day reality, but he could enjoy the strange, new worlds of fantasy and science fiction.