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SUMMARY:Words Take Wing: Honoring Diversity in Children's Literature
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DESCRIPTION:Please join us in the Clunie Auditorium for Words Take Wing: H
 onoring Diversity in Children's Literature featuring author Mitali Perkins
 ..\nhttps://saclibrary.libnet.info/event/12815142
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>This annual celebration\, held each Februa
 ry in partnership with UC Davis School of Education\, gives students and c
 ommunity members the opportunity to hear about the personal journeys and c
 reative processes of acclaimed authors and illustrators of diverse childre
 n&rsquo\;s literature whose stories about Native American heritage\, Asian
  culture\, African American culture\, and Latino identity\, among many oth
 ers\, allow them to explore a wide range of perspectives and world views.<
 /p>\n<p>Author Mitali Perkins&nbsp\;(mitaliperkins.com) has written many b
 ooks for young readers\, including&nbsp\;You Bring the Distant Near&nbsp\;
 (nominated for a National Book Award) and&nbsp\;Rickshaw Girl&nbsp\;(adapt
 ed into a film by Sleeperwave Productions)\, all of which explore crossing
  different kinds of borders. Her goal is to make readers laugh or cry\, pr
 eferably both\, as long as their hearts are widening. She lives and writes
  in the San Francisco Bay Area.&nbsp\; Her newest work JUST MAKING: A GUID
 E FOR COMPASSIONATE CREATIVES\, is a nonfiction guide for adults who want 
 to persevere in creativity\, and will be coming May 5\, 2025 from&nbsp\;Br
 oadleaf Books.</p>\n<p>ASL interpretation will be provided.&nbsp\;</p>\nht
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