 | Professor, School of Education, University of San Francisco An authority on children’s literature in Spanish and author of Días y días de poesía and a number of children’s books, Dr. Ada has been writing for children for over 30 years and is committed to bilingual and multicultural education. |
 | Associate Professor of Curriculum and Instruction, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Editor of the noteworthy book, Teaching Multicultural Literature in Grades K-8, Dr. Harris specializes in children’s literature and multiethnic children’s literature. |
 | Recipient of the University of Southern Mississippi Medallion (1989) for “lasting contributions to children’s literature,” Mr. Hopkins has also been honored with four American Library Association Notable Books. He has authored scores of books for children and young adults, as well as professional articles and texts. In 1993, he established the Lee Bennett Hopkins Poetry Award, to be given annually under the aegis of The Children’s Literature Council of Pennsylvania. |