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Cynthia Leitich Smith named author-curator of Heartdrum at Harper

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American Indian Youth Literature (YA) Award; Paperback Avail. April 14

I am happy to welcome debut illustrator Qing Zhuang to Cynsations today to talk about her journey and what motivates her to create books for kids.

What first inspired you to write/illustrate for young readers?

Books were my best friends. Growing up, I had a lot of things I wanted to say but couldn’t do so directly, partially due to language,