Jacqueline Woodson on Telling Stories of our Ancestors
About this episode
Jacqueline Woodson discusses her children's book about the Great Migration and the importance of preserving ancestral stories.
When award-winning author Jacqueline Woodson sat down to write her family’s story of the Great Migration, she wanted to make it accessible to all kinds of readers. So she wrote a children’s book called This Is the Rope. In this episode, Woodson talks about the importance of preserving the stories of our ancestors, and of course… her love of Brooklyn. Show notes: How many books have you read? Check out BPL’s full list of 250 books that influenced America. Then check out our booklist with...
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Guest: Jacqueline Woodson
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Organizations: Brooklyn Public Library
Books & works: This Is the Rope
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