Interview with Children’s Author Yuyi Morales

<p>It’s time for WEE Nation Reads with UMBC. Today's interview is with Author Yuyi Morales. <a href='http://yuyimorales.com/'>http://yuyimorales.com/ </a></p> <p>This segment is sponsored by UMBC’s Sherman Center for Early Learning in Urban Communities, which serves as a resource to participating teachers and families in their Diverse Books Projects (DBP).<a href='https://shermancenter.umbc.edu/diverse-books-project/'> https://shermancenter.umbc.edu/diverse-books-project/ </a></p> <p>This project aims to ensure that early childhood educators at their partner schools have access to high-quality, diverse children’s books and opportunities to share ideas and insights about their use. Books identified by UMBC will be featured in our WEE Nation Reads with UMBC segment, which includes a reading of each of the selected books, children’s music related to each book, and an interview with the author or publisher.</p> <p>The book for today is "Just In Case: A Trickster Tale and Spanish Alphabet" by Yuyi Morales. It includes a reading of their book at the 28:22 mark of the video.</p> <p>For more information about WEE Nation Radio, go to <a href='http://www.WEENationRadio.com'>www.WEENationRadio.com</a> or download our mobile app on Android and iPhones by searching "WEE Nation Radio" in your App Store.</p>