She has been an English teacher, a dean, the designer of an alternative-to-prison program, and a professional development mastermind. She holds a BA in psychology from the University of Pennsylvania, and a master’s from the Principal Leadership Institute at Berkeley.

She is a writer and educator with a passion for anti-bias, anti-racism and equity work. Keep your eyes open for m Joanna Ho Bradshaw is the author of Eyes that Kiss in the Corners (HarperCollins, Jan 2021), Playing at the Border: A Story of Yo-Yo Ma (HarperCollins, Fall 2021), and One Day (Winter 2023). She is currently the vice principal of a high school in the Bay Area, where she survives on homemade chocolate chip cookies, outdoor adventures, and dance parties with her kids.

He lives in Charlotte, North Carolina, with his wife and two children.ĭerrick and Gordon talk about how they got started with their careers, how they met and discuss other exciting forthcoming projects they are working on.Joanna Ho Bradshaw is the author of Eyes that Kiss in the Corners (HarperCollins, Jan 2021), Playing at the Border: A Story of Yo-Yo Ma (HarperCollins, Fall 2021), and One Day (Winter 2023). He also illustrated Let ‘Er Buck!: George Fletcher, the People Champion (by Vaunda Micheaux Nelson). James illustrated the critically acclaimed picture book Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut (by Derrick Barnes), which received a Caldecott Honor, a Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor, an Ezra Jack Keats New Illustrator Honor, the 2018 Kirkus Prize for Young Readers, and a Society of Illustrators Gold Medal. He owns the copy-writing company Say Word Creative Communications and created the popular blog Raising the Mighty, where he “chronicles the experience of bringing up four beautiful Black boys in America.” He lives in Charlotte, North Carolina, with his wife and their four sons. He also wrote the bestselling chapter book series Ruby and the Booker Boys. James.ĭerrick Barnes wrote the New York Times bestseller The King of Kindergarten, as well as the critically acclaimed picture book Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut (illustrated by Gordon James), which received a Newbery Honor, a Coretta Scott King Author Honor, the 2018 Ezra Jack Keats New Writer Award, and the 2018 Kirkus Prize for Young Readers. In this episode, Charnaie interviews New York Times Bestselling author Derrick Barnes and illustrator Gordon C.

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