Story & Pictures By

2023•1h 24m

FamilyDocumentary

Takes audiences behind the scenes of the new golden age of children’s picture books —a time when all children can see characters who look like them on the page; a time when creators come from diverse communities and backgrounds; and a time when instead of keeping the hard stuff out of stories for children, we put it in and provide context and counternarrative.

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Production

Wavelength, Kartemquin Films, Storied Studios, Nika Media, World of HA Productions, Alba Collis, Foothill Productions, Bird Street Productions

Language

Status

Released

Release Date

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Where to Watch

Region US · Lang EN

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Cast

Christian Robinson

Self

Yuyi Morales

Self

Mac Barnett

Self

Maurice Sendak

Self (archive footage)

Grace Lin

Self

Andrea Davis Pinkney

Self

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