Stick to Change X YAP: The Necessity of Female Narratives
Note From the Editor: In the spirit of female empowerment, our team wanted to highlight female-led organizations that contribute to...
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Brooke Shannon
- Mar 17
- 3 min
International Women's Month: Female-Led YAP Picks
Happy International Women’s Month! As a publisher, we find it crucial that we continue to highlight racial representation in the...
Brooke Shannon
- Feb 24
- 3 min
This Is Black: Blanca Burch, Culturally Kreative
Blanca Burch, a Milwaukee native, is a Spelman College alumna as of 2022. A creative technologist, Burch is in constant pursuit of new...
Brooke Shannon
- Feb 17
- 2 min
This Is Black: Octavia Mingerink, Pretty In Ink Press
This month, we’re starting a new series! This Is Black brings specific attention to Black creativity and artistry. With each interview,...
Brooke Shannon
- Feb 10
- 2 min
Event Recap: PubWest Conference 2023
From February 1-3, our Assistant Editor, Brooke Shannon, had the pleasure of attending PubWest’s annual conference. Collaboration was the...
Brooke Shannon
- Jan 27
- 2 min
How to Encourage Unmotivated Readers
I’m sure some of you wish your little ones read more. And it’s easy to believe that your child’s disinterest in reading is due to...
Brooke Shannon
- Jan 13
- 3 min
Five NEW Writing Prompts For Your Young Author
A few of our YAP book characters are back with brand new writing prompts! Allow this exercise to encourage your young writer to take...
Brooke Shannon
- Dec 23, 2022
- 2 min
Five Reading Resolutions for Your Young Reader
2023 is quickly approaching and “read more” is likely at the top of someone’s “New Year’s Resolutions” list. While this is a great goal,...
Brooke Shannon
- Dec 2, 2022
- 2 min
Illustrator Spotlight Series: Meet Maria Sole Macchia
To close out our Illustrator Spotlight Series, we’d like to highlight Maria Sole Macchia, illustrator of Snack Attack: Maya and Her Snack...
Brooke Shannon
- Nov 25, 2022
- 2 min
Illustrator Spotlight Series: Meet Silvana Di Marcello
Continuing this month’s Illustrator Spotlight Series, we’d like to bring attention to Silvana Di Marcello, illustrator for What If No One...
Brooke Shannon
- Nov 18, 2022
- 3 min
Illustrator Spotlight Series: Meet Lucia Mongioj
In conversation with our Assistant Editor, illustrator Lucia Mongioj shared her artistic inspiration and experiencing working with YAP.
Brooke Shannon
- Oct 21, 2022
- 2 min
NaNoWrimo x YAP: Every Story Matters
In partnership with nonprofit organization NaNoWriMo, we explore how youth stories help to diversify our literary world.
Brooke Shannon
- Oct 14, 2022
- 2 min
Stories of a Colorful World x YAP: Making BIPOC Stories Mainstream
Inclusivity in the publishing industry is not standard practice. Especially for children’s books, failure to represent generations of...
Nahtyka Jolly
- Oct 7, 2022
- 2 min
Barbershop Books X YAP: More Diverse Books? Yes, Please
For decades, children’s books have failed to represent diverse characters, communities, and storylines on their pages. Historically, it...
Brooke Shannon
- Sep 30, 2022
- 2 min
Author Spotlight Series: 2022 Banned Books Week & "Fatima the Activist"
Since 1982, Banned Books Week has been an annual celebration of literary (writing and reading) freedom. It was launched in response to a...
Nahtyka Jolly
- Sep 30, 2022
- 2 min
iReadify x Young Authors Publishing: Let’s Prioritize Diverse Children’s Books
From characters and plots to the settings where stories take place, children’s literature is often a young reader's first glimpse at...
Brooke Shannon
- Sep 23, 2022
- 3 min
ReadMoreCo x YAP: Transcending Literary Limitations, One Book at a Time
For most readers, publishers often determine what literature is “important” and “unimportant.” Books of all genres are accepted,...
Brooke Shannon
- Sep 23, 2022
- 1 min
Author Spotlight Series: Taylor Hightower & “Snack Attack: Maya and Her Snack Filled Sleepover”
In Snack Attack: Maya and Her Snack Filled Sleepover (2022), it’s Maya's birthday sleepover and she wants to eat all of her favorite...
Brooke Shannon
- Sep 16, 2022
- 1 min
Author Spotlight Series: Jaida Powell & “What If No One Hears Me?”
With a knack for the arts, Amelia puts her skills to use and creates a wooden frog that plays music! But, after Amelia sells her...
Brooke Shannon
- Sep 9, 2022
- 2 min
Author Spotlight Series: Salathiel Murphy & “Taming the Flame”
Only 12-years-old at its release, author Salathiel Murphy writes about improper emotional expression and its connection to the act of...
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