Tell me another story of the Ezra Jack Keats Foundation, in collaboration with Office Performing Arts + Film, highlights past and present creators and advocates whose focus has been on children’s literature.
At a time when various books are facing challenges across the country, the Ezra Jack Keats Foundation (EJK), in association with Office Performing Arts + Film, presents a new documentary retracing the diversity of children’s literature.
Grace Lin is one of the creators of Tell me another story. |
Tell me another story describes the dedication and work of legends of the past and present who have brought authenticity and diversity to children’s books. The film highlights from the creators, advocates and librarians of WEB Du Bois, Augusta Baker, Pura Belpré and Ezra Jack Keats, to Pat Cummings, Marley Dias, Grace Lin, Christopher Myers and Andrea Davis Pinkney. It also examines the contributions made by the Children’s Book Awards that honor BIPOC’s creators and their stories, including the Coretta Scott King, Pura Belpré and Ezra Jack Keats Awards.
The 30-minute film, sponsored by publishers Penguin Random House, Simon & Schuster, HarperCollins, Hachette Book Group, Scholastic, Houghton Mifflin, Candlewick and Abrams, as well as the University of Southern Mississippi and the EJK Foundation, is free in streaming now.
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