The picture book They Built Me for Freedom: The Story of Juneteenth and Houston’s Emancipation Park tells the history of a historic park in Houston, Texas that is connected to the origins of the holiday known as Juneteenth—in the park’s own voice. Author Tonya Duncan Ellis sat down with illustrator Jenin Mohammed to discuss their creative processes.
Illustrator Janina Gaudin, also known as Miss Diabetes, reflects on her own journey with type 1 diabetes which began with a self-diagnosis when she read one of the famous books from the Babysitters Club series. She's added her artistic talents to the upcoming picture book biography, It Belongs to the World: Frederick Banting and the Discovery of Insulin written with Lisa Katzenberger.
