Another Star for Translation
In my last post, I reviewed the documentary The Edge of Democracy, about the 35-year struggle to maintain democracy in Brazil and the mortal threat posed by the government of right-wing populist leader...
View ArticleMary Elizabeth Sloan ¡Presente!
Hello all, On this Thanksgiving week. An occasion for personal celebration of gratitude for blessings and compassion ~ in my life, and in the world. I wanted to share a remembrance of Mary Sloan, who...
View ArticleThe 2019 Skipping Stones Honor Awards: 30 Books for All Readers
The holiday season is a great time to gift books to the young people in your life. But how to find books that promote intercultural awareness and understanding and respect for the environment? Each...
View ArticleExpressing love by weaving connections to history, deep roots and each other.
During the extraordinary week that passed with the State of the Union, The impeachment acquittal, the intense hate filled lashing out at all that our president named “enemies,” and the continuing...
View ArticleThe 2020 We Are KidLit Summer Reading List Available Now!
The police killings of George Floyd in Minneapolis and Breonna Taylor in Louisville, and the murder of Ahmaud Aubery by racist vigilantes in Brunswick, Georgia, have galvanized a nation to protest not...
View ArticleUncovering Hidden Histories in Children’s Books: Show Me a Sign
Two weeks ago, I presented the 2020 We Are KidLit Summer Reading List to help parents find diverse books. In addition to those are newer titles, many of them published in spring, after the lockdowns...
View ArticleGraphic Novel Memoir of a Freedom Struggle: Banned Book Club
As promised, and just under the wire for my deadline thanks to my computer overheating in a Zoom meeting and having to wrangle a substitute , I offer my second summer reading book recommendation. This...
View ArticleThe 2020 Skipping Stones Honor Awards: Check Them Out!
Whether virtually, in-person, or a hybrid model, school has started throughout the country, or is about to start in the next few days. Because of the covid-19 pandemic, many children are learning at...
View ArticleTranslation and Activism
Over the past couple of years, I’ve been part of a committee to organize an international translation conference titled “Translating the Future.” Originally scheduled to take place in New York City in...
View ArticleCan Children Lead the Way to Peace?
This past spring Women Against War selected Anita Stanley as our Woman of Peace 2000, but sadly had to postpone presenting the award when our Annual Meeting was cancelled due to the virus. Happily, we...
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