Maya’s Book Nook: 5-year-old and her mom run a website dedicated to diverse books for kids

Written By Ellis Leibeskind-Blaufarb

Changing the way we approach children’s books, Florida State University professor Lakeisha Johnson and her five-year-old daughter Maya developed their own website to promote books by Black, Hispanic and an array of diverse authors.

FSNW student Ellis Liebeskind-Blaufarb writes about a Tallahassee mom-and-daughter duo who run a website dedicated to promoting books where kids get to see kids as protagonists who look like them.

Read the Tallahassee Democrat story here.

Ellis Leibeskind-Blaufarb
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