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Join us on Friday, September 11, 1:00 to 1:45 to meet Cynthia Leitich Smith, author of Here Come the Grandmas!, a new picturebook released on September 8. This heartwarming and exuberant book honors the blessings of every kind of grandmother in a child's life, by distinguished author Cynthia Leitich Smith (Muscogee) and illustrator Aphelandra (Oneida).
Whether a grandma is mom's mom or dad's mom, a great-grandma, a foster grandma or an honorary grandma, grandmothers bring a special kind of love wherever they go. Grandmas tell stories, teach skills and make memories, and no community is complete without their helpful hands, loving presence and good humor.
Cynthia will share her new book and why she wrote this story, invite children to consider the kinds of grandmothers in their lives and answer questions.
You must register for the webinar to attend and will receive a link to click on and join this exciting interaction with Cynthia Leitich Smith. The webinar will be recorded and those who register will receive that link to watch the recording if unable to join us live. Teachers who want to show the webinar live to their classes will be able to live-stream the webinar.
Registration link to come.
Host: Kathy Short, Professor of Teaching, Learning and Sociocultural Studies and Director of WOW
Panelist: Cynthia Leitich Smith
Co-Sponsor: Tucson Festival of Books
Cynthia Leitich Smith (Mvskoke Nation) is an award-winning author of picturebooks and young adult novels featuring Indigenous characters. She grew up in Kansas City and loved writing since she was a child. She is the author-curator of Heartdrum, a Native-focused imprint at HarperChildren's. Her latest titles include Here Come the Grandmas!, Here Come the Aunties!, Firefly Season and Legendary Frybread Drive-In: Intertribal Stories.
Imagination Friday is co-sponsored by the Tucson Festival of Books and Worlds of Words/University of Arizona and occur once a month on Friday at 1:00-1:45 pm from September to December with a different author or illustrator. Add some excitement to Fridays with world-renowned children’s authors and illustrators to promote new books and encourage children as readers, writers, and illustrators.
