Author
Breanna J. McDaniel (she/her/hers) is the co-founder of REIYL (Researchers Exploring Inclusive Youth Literature) and an author. She’s published in myriad academic journals, an academic anthology, and her debut picture book Hands Up! was published by Dial Books in 2019. She has five forthcoming picture books, including the critically acclaimed "Go Forth and Tell: The Life of Augusta Baker, Librarian and Master Storyteller" (February 2024, Dial Books). Breanna’s academic research is focused on surveillance and respectability politics in representations of Black children as food in contemporary picture books. A proud alumna of Emory University and Simmons University, she completed her PhD in Education in September of 2022.
Illuminating the Legacy of Illustrious African American Librarians
Monday, July 1, 2024
1:00pm – 2:30pm Pacific