Sean Qualls is an award-winning, Brooklyn-based, children’s book illustrator, author and artist. In addition to his fine art painting, he has illustrated number of highly acclaimed books for children. His most recent titles include Grandad Mandela, Emmanuel’s Dream:The True Story of … Continue reading Sean Qualls: Inspired to go for feeling
KATE SCHATZ: Let’s start with the title of the book—Young, Gifted, and Black. How did you land on it? Did you have the idea for the book and then the title, or vice versa? For older generations (and some especially woke kiddos!) it … Continue reading Jamia Wilson: “Young, Gifted, and Black”
Cynthia, or Cyn, as most of us know her, has been a dear friend and mentor of mine for several years. She is an amazing New York Times best-selling author of fiction for young readers. Her published books, short stories, … Continue reading Interview with Cynthia Leitich Smith
