Story & Pictures By
2023•NR•1h 24m•Released
FamilyDocumentary
Takes audiences behind the scenes of the new golden age of children’s picture books —a time when all children can see characters who look like them on the page; a time when creators come from diverse communities and backgrounds; and a time when instead of keeping the hard stuff out of stories for children, we put it in and provide context and counternarrative.
Director
Joanna Rudnick
Languages
English, Spanish
Studio
Wavelength
Cast
Christian Robinson
Self
Yuyi Morales
Self
Mac Barnett
Self
Maurice Sendak
Self (archive footage)
Grace Lin
Self
Andrea Davis Pinkney
Self
Production
Company
Wavelength
Company
Kartemquin Films
Company
Storied Studios
Company
Nika Media
Company
World of HA Productions
Company
Alba Collis
Company
Foothill Productions
Company
Bird Street Productions
Producer
Tim Horsburgh
Producer
Joanna Rudnick
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