Author Interview: Danielle Burbank On Sharing Family Legacies

Cynsations is celebrating its 20th anniversary by switching to a quarterly publishing schedule, featuring in-depth interviews and articles. Thank you for your ongoing support and enthusiasm!

By AJ Eversole

Today on the blog we get to talk to Diné author and librarian Danielle Burbank about her debut early reader, Navajo Code Talkers (DK,

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Author Interview: Stacy Wells Weaves Tradition into Chapter Book Series

Cynsations is celebrating its 20th anniversary by switching to a quarterly publishing schedule, featuring in-depth interviews and articles. Thank you for your ongoing support and enthusiasm!

By AJ Eversole

Today we are hearing from Stacy Wells (Choctaw) about her new chapter book series, Tana Cooks,

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Author Interview: Kim Rogers Discusses Impact of Historical Native Representation

Cynsations is celebrating its 20th anniversary by switching to a quarterly publishing schedule, featuring in-depth interviews and articles. Thank you for your ongoing support and enthusiasm!

By AJ Eversole

Kim Rogers recently won the 2024 American Indian Youth Literature Award for her picture book A Letter For Bob

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Author Interview: Guadalupe Garcia McCall on Collaboration & Secret of the Moon Conch

By AJ Eversole

Today Cynsations gets to share an interview with Guadalupe Garcia McCall, co-author of Secret of the Moon Conch (Bloomsbury, June 2023). From the promotional copy:

Award-winning authors David Bowles and Guadalupe García McCall join forces to craft a sweeping fantasy romance about falling in love despite all odds.

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Illustrator Interview: Steph Littlebird On Art That Shows Indigenous People In A Contemporary Light

By AJ Eversole

Steph Littlebird is an artist, curator, writer, and a registered member of Oregon’s Grand Ronde Confederated Tribes. She has Illustrated covers for You Are Medicine: 13 Moons of Indigenous Wisdom, Ancestral Connection, and Animal Spirit Guidance (Hay House, 2022), The Second Chance of Benjamin Waterfalls (Feiwel &

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Author Interview: Carole Lindstrom on Kids, the Writing Process & My Powerful Hair

By: AJ Eversole

Spotlight image: Carole Lindstrom and Steph Littlebird present My Powerful Hair at the LibLearnX conference.

Today on the blog we have an interview with Carole Lindstrom. Her picture book, We Are Water Protectors (Roaring Press Books, 2020), received extensive critical acclaim, earning the Caldecott Medal along with many Best of Year awards.

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Author Interview: Kim Rogers Finds Inspiration Everywhere, Plus Her Debut Picture Book: Just Like Grandma

By AJ Eversole

I’m excited to feature past Cynsations reporter Kim Rogers in celebration of her debut picture book! We love to see our team succeeding. 

What is the heart of Just Like Grandma?

I call it the “beating heart” because it creates palpable emotion that you can feel.

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