David Cooper

Nov 15, 2024 | yahoo.com | David Cooper

The Best Kids Books on Race and Racism Hearst Owned"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Discussing race and racism with children can be a daunting task, especially considering the brutal and painful history of racism in America. As parents, it's natural to wonder where to begin, what language to use, and how to share this complex history with young, innocent minds.

Nov 12, 2024 | slj.com | Carole Weatherford |David Cooper |Linda Park |Chris Raschka

We’ve all heard the old adage “Never judge a book by its cover.” But as school and public librarians, you may well judge books by their covers all the time, whether you are conscious of it or not. It’s hard to look away from a great cover, especially with picture books. And publishers know that a gut reaction to a picture book cover can mean the difference between a librarian adding that title to a collection or looking for other options.

Oct 23, 2024 | globenewswire.com | Carole Weatherford |David Cooper |Lindsay Matvick

Minneapolis, Minnesota, Oct. 23, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- This November, Carolrhoda Booksâ, an imprint of Lerner Publishing Group™, presents The Doll Test: Choosing Equality written by Young People’s Poet Laureate Carole Boston Weatherford and illustrated by David Elmo Cooper. In their so-called doll test, pioneering Black psychologists Kenneth Clark and Mamie Clark investigated the effects of segregation by presenting children with two Black and two white baby dolls.

May 17, 2024 | slguardian.org | David Cooper

A few years ago, I hired a ‘safari’ jeep to take me into the Bundala National Park, one of the world’s great bird reserves, on the south-east coast of Sri Lanka. After twenty minutes, the jeep broke down. The driver and guide soon became anxious. With darkness about to fall, they explained, the mosquitoes would soon be swarming and the Russell’s vipers had already begun their evening’s hunting.

Jan 26, 2024 | einnews.com | David Cooper

NEW YORK, NY, UNITED STATES, January 26, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The Valcara Incorporated series by Michael Karolewski is a gripping blend of paranormal, dark fantasy and corporate satire that explores themes of grief, moral hypocrisy, corporate corruption, and greed. The series is set in a purgatory world called Valcara, where dead people work to earn their way into heaven or risk being sent to hell.