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Creating new images

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

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.

Words they can relate to

Walter Dean Myers explains why he thinks African-American readers relate so well to his books.

Smoky Night

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

It was red-haired Annie!

Eve Bunting’s mother started a lending library in their house, but the books slowly walked away.

The Teacher Who Changed Everything

In this exclusive video interview with Reading Rockets, children’s book author Patricia Polacco recalls the day that her teacher discovered her dyslexia. 

Reading for your life

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

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