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Spotlight image: Author Kari Lavelle signing copies of Ode to Grapefruit at the NCTE conference.
I’m very excited to welcome fellow Austin author Kari Lavelle to Cynsations.
Spotlight image: Debbie Zapata reads Up and Adam, illustrated by Yong Ling Kang (Kids Can Press, 2022) with the assistance of an American Sign Language Interpreter for a group at an Austin park.
Today we welcome two Texas authors to Cynsations to share their path to publication for books inspired by their own families.
Continue Reading New Voices: Alda P. Dobbs & Debbie Zapata Create Books Inspired by Family »
By Traci Sorell
I couldn’t play on the same playground as the white kids.
I couldn’t go to their schools.
I couldn’t drink from their water fountains.
There were so many things I couldn’t do.
Let the Children March (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt,
Continue Reading New Voice: Monica Clark-Robinson on Let the Children March »
Cynthia Levinson is co-author of Fault Lines in the Constitution: The Framers, Their Fights, And the Flaws That Affect Us Today, also by Sanford Levinson (Peachtree, 2017). From the promotional copy:
Many of the political issues we struggle with today have their roots in the US Constitution. Continue Reading Author Interview: Cynthia Levinson on Fault Lines in the Constitution »
Cynthia Levinson‘s most recent book has a direct correlation to one of her previous titles. I talked with her recently about writing her first picture book, social justice and biscuits.
Tell us about the process of transforming We’ve Got A Job into a picture book.
You’re right—The Youngest Marcher: The Story of Audrey Faye Hendricks,
Continue Reading Author Interview: Cynthia Levinson on The Youngest Marcher »
By Kate Hosford & Cynthia Levinson
Earlier this week, we interviewed each other about our respective new circus-themed book releases.
Don’t miss the interview about Cynthia’s Watch Out for Flying Kids! How Two Circuses, Two Countries, and Nine Kids Confront Conflict and Build Community (Peachtree,
By Kate Hosford
Cynthia Levinson’s book Watch Out for Flying Kids! How Two Circuses, Two Countries, and Nine Kids Confront Conflict and Build Community (Peachtree, 2015) is an in-depth look at the world of social circus —a movement that brings kids from different cultures together to perform.
Cynthia follows the story lines of nine kids in two circuses: Circus Harmony in St.
Kate Hosford’s book, Feeding the Flying Fanellis and Other Poems from a Circus Chef, illustrated by Cosei Kawa (Carolrhoda, 2015), is a complete delight.
The concept of combining cooking with circus is genius. Both activities are popular with and appealing to kids,
