Stitching Stories for Young Readers: Author Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich
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In this episode of Stitch Please, Olugbemisola talks about her childhood and how growing up with black dolls shaped her journey in affirming herself and the people around her. Olugbemisola talks about her book Mae Makes A Way: The True Story of Mae Reeves, Hat, and History Maker and highlights what she hopes to achieve by inspiring and amplifying black people’s voices. Finally, she takes us through her connection between sewing and writing and the process of narrating an audiobook.
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