10
Feb
2025 African-American Read-In
Read about my time participating in the 2025 NCTE National African-American Read-In!
4 min read
Kidlit
Everything kidlit (children's literature)! Insights into kidlit and the behind the scenes of picture books I've illustrated.
06
Feb
Dr. Patricia Bath
Did you know that the FIRST person to invent and demonstrate laser cataract surgery was a Black woman?
2 min read
04
Feb
York
Did you know that 28 men were on Lewis and Clark’s Expedition? Did you know that the 28th man did not choose to go?
2 min read
21
Jan
Justice Brown Jackson and the Cowrie Shells
An accessory that means so much more to us.
1 min read
20
Jan
Happy Martin Luther King, Jr. Day to all.
The most important part of January 20th!
1 min read
14
Jan
Happy Book Birthday to Oshún and Me!
It's finally pub day for Oshún and Me: A Story of Love and Braids.
1 min read
09
Jan
Oshún and Me Blog Feature!
Last summer, Adiba Nelson and I had the pleasure of talking to Andrea Plaid about the making of the upcoming picture book, Oshún and Me.
2 min read
07
Jan
Oshún and Me is coming!
We're a week away from pub day, January 14, 2025.
2 min read
05
Jan
Happy New Year!!!
Here's a little comic about what's coming in 2025...
1 min read
30
Dec
2024 Round Up
My kidlit and illustrator friends usually do an end of year round up of their work. This year I'm joining the party.
4 min read