Rebecca Ballenger | Worlds of Words Center for Global Literacies and Literatures (University of Arizona)

Rebecca Ballenger

A girl whose shirt reflects people running through the Sonoran Desert looks over her shoulder

WOW Reads: S4, E5 - The Freedom Seeker by Ruchira Gupta

Braille spelling of acceptance with anyone can grow here in English lettering over flowers

All WRAP’d Up: Disability Experiences in K-12 Literature

teen peeks through microphone equipment

WOW Reads: S4, E4 - Disability Experiences in K-12 Literature

middle schooler speaks into a microphone

WOW Reads: Bonus - Predicting the 2026 Caldecott

Girl stands in the dusk wind overlooking a valley on fire

WOW Reads: S2, E4 - Up In Flames by Hailey Alcaraz

Concept art for Gibberish on a table easel displayed with a final copy of the book

Worlds of Words Center Expands Holdings of Original Picturebook Illustrations

Two middle school boys present a picturebook to a crowd

WOW Reads: Bonus - Predicting the 2024 Caldecott Award

A young girl on a red flying carpet flies towards a Middle Eastern castle over the sea.

WOW Reads: S2 E3 - The Kingdom Over the Sea by Zohra Nabi

two women compare different stories of Little Red Ridinghood, two other young women look at illustrations in the background

The Colourful World Beyond the Seven Hills

Authors' Corner: Margaret Chiu Greanias

A young girl on a red flying carpet flies towards a Middle Eastern castle over the sea.

WOW Recommends: The Kingdom Over The Sea

Audience of 30+ people facing male and female speakers

WOW Reads: S2 E2 - Clarice the Brave by Lisa McMann

Kathy Short presenting the exhibit at reception

Exhibits Paid through 2024!

Authors' Corner: Matt Mendez

Handwritten thank you letter

Crowdfund Update: With Gratitude

WOW Currents Graphic

Crowdfund Update: We Have a Match!