Tricia Elam Walker's guest appearances

Tricia Elam Walker

Dream Gardens: Talking Up the Children's Books We Love

Book Dreams

Kennedy's Book Klub

NPR's Book of the Day

Donald Trump

Merle Haggard

Hillary Clinton

Colson Whitehead

Danielle Evans

Tara Westover

Glennon Doyle

Phoebe Robinson

Clint Smith

Noelle Stevenson

Yuval Noah Harari

Sanjay Gupta

Lindsey Vonn

Nick Offerman

Anthony Horowitz

OwlTail

Ekua Holmes

Today's interviews are about transporting you to different places. The first is with cousins Tricia Elam Walker and Ekua Holmes who wrote a children's book, Dream Street, about the neighborhood where they grew up in Roxbury, Mass. They told NPR's Scott Simon  and producer Samantha Balaban that the characters in the book were inspired by people in their lives. Our next interview is with writer Clint Smith, who traveled to different locations across the country for his book on slavery, How the Word is Passed. He told NPR's Mary Louise Kelly he wanted to talk about places that still exist because slavery wasn't that long ago.

Today's interviews are about transporting you to different places. The first is with cousins Tricia Elam Walker and Ekua Holmes who wrote a children's book, Dream Street, about the neighborhood where they grew up in Roxbury, Mass. They told NPR's Scott Simon and producer Samantha Balaban that the characters in the book were inspired by people in their lives. Our next interview is with writer Clint Smith, who traveled to different locations across the country for his book on slavery, How the Word is Passed. He told NPR's Mary Louise Kelly he wanted to talk about places that still exist because slavery wasn't that long ago.

Tricia Elam Walker, Ekua Holmes, and Clint Smith take us across the country

In this podcast episode Tricia Elam Walker will be reading her book "Nana Akua Goes to School".  After the reading I get a chance to interview Ms. Walker and ask her some questions about the book and being a writer.  Here is a link to Tricia Elam Walker. www.triciaelamwalker.com Here is an overview of the book written by Tricia Elam Walker. Available for purchase through Penguin Random House and Amazon. In this moving story that celebrates cultural diversity, a shy girl brings her West African grandmother–whose face bears traditional tribal markings–to meet her classmates.  It is Grandparents Day at Zura’s elementary school, and the students are excited to introduce their grandparents and share what makes them special. Aleja’s grandfather is a fisherman. Bisou’s grandmother is a dentist. But Zura’s Nana, who is her favorite person in the world, looks a little different from other grandmas. Nana Akua was raised in Ghana, and, following an old West African tradition, has tribal markings on her face. Worried that her classmates will be scared of Nana–or worse, make fun of her–Zura is hesitant to bring her to school. Nana Akua knows what to do, though. With a quilt of traditional African symbols and a bit of face paint, Nana Akua is able to explain what makes her special, and to make all of Zura’s classmates feel special, too.  ---   This episode is sponsored by  · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast.  https://anchor.fm/app

In this podcast episode Tricia Elam Walker will be reading her book "Nana Akua Goes to School".  After the reading I get a chance to interview Ms. Walker and ask her some questions about the book and being a writer.  Here is a link to Tricia Elam Walker. <a href="http://www.triciaelamwalker.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.triciaelamwalker.com</a> Here is an overview of the book written by Tricia Elam Walker. Available for purchase through <a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/570076/nana-akua-goes-to-school-by-tricia-elam-walker-illustrated-by-april-harrison/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Penguin Random House</a> and <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Nana-Akua-School-Tricia-Walker/dp/0525581138" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Amazon</a>. In this moving story that celebrates cultural diversity, a shy girl brings her West African grandmother–whose face bears traditional tribal markings–to meet her classmates. It is Grandparents Day at Zura’s elementary school, and the students are excited to introduce their grandparents and share what makes them special. Aleja’s grandfather is a fisherman. Bisou’s grandmother is a dentist. But Zura’s Nana, who is her favorite person in the world, looks a little different from other grandmas. Nana Akua was raised in Ghana, and, following an old West African tradition, has tribal markings on her face. Worried that her classmates will be scared of Nana–or worse, make fun of her–Zura is hesitant to bring her to school. Nana Akua knows what to do, though. With a quilt of traditional African symbols and a bit of face paint, Nana Akua is able to explain what makes her special, and to make all of Zura’s classmates feel special, too. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. <a href="https://anchor.fm/app" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://anchor.fm/app</a>

Tricia Elam Walker Reads "Nana Akua Goes to School"

Podcast #085For my eighty-fifth Dream Gardens children’s books podcast, I interviewed author  Tricia Elam Walker about the children’s picture book  Mufaro’s Beautiful Daughters: An African Tale, written and illustrated by John Steptoe.  Inspired by an Zimbabwe folktale, Mufaro’s Beautiful Daughters is a Cinderella-like story about two sisters search for a mysterious king. Their search leads to strange encounters and a discovery that it’s what’s in your heart that matters most. Tricia Elam Walker in an assistant professor of Creative Writing at Howard University and author of the novel Breathing Room. Her picture book, Nana Akua Goes to School  was just published this year. You can find her website at triciaelamwalker.com. Podcasts are available on iTunes, Stitcher, and Spotify. Please link, share, comment, write a review or subscribe. Let me know what you think! If you are interested in participating in the Dream Gardens podcast, send me a request through my contact page.My next podcast will be with author Paula Chase Hyman about the novel Maybe He Just Likes You by Barbara Dee. It will be published on Monday, October 5, 2020.The post Mufaro’s Beautiful Daughters: An African Tale- an interview with Tricia Elam Walker appeared first on Dream Gardens.

<h2>Podcast #085</h2>For my eighty-fifth Dream Gardens children’s books podcast, I interviewed author Tricia Elam Walker about the children’s picture book <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/845403.Mufaro_s_Beautiful_Daughters" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Mufaro’s Beautiful Daughters: An African Tale</a>, written and illustrated by John Steptoe. Inspired by an Zimbabwe folktale, Mufaro’s Beautiful Daughters is a Cinderella-like story about two sisters search for a mysterious king. Their search leads to strange encounters and a discovery that it’s what’s in your heart that matters most. Tricia Elam Walker in an assistant professor of Creative Writing at Howard University and author of the novel Breathing Room. Her picture book, Nana Akua Goes to School was just published this year. You can find her website at <a href="https://www.triciaelamwalker.com/" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">triciaelamwalker.com</a>. Podcasts are available on iTunes, Stitcher, and Spotify. Please link, share, comment, write a review or subscribe. Let me know what you think! If you are interested in participating in the Dream Gardens podcast, send me a request through my contact page.My next podcast will be with author <a href="https://paulachasehyman.com/" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Paula Chase Hyman</a> about the novel <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/43197524-maybe-he-just-likes-you?from_search=true&amp;from_srp=true&amp;qid=zdmWUi9hto&amp;rank=1" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Maybe He Just Likes You</a><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/845403.Mufaro_s_Beautiful_Daughters?from_search=true&amp;from_srp=true&amp;qid=3H5YojvnfL&amp;rank=1" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank"> </a>by Barbara Dee. It will be published on Monday, October 5, 2020.<a href="https://www.addtoany.com/add_to/facebook?linkurl=http%3A%2F%2Fjleemott.com%2F2020%2F09%2F21%2Fmufaros-beautiful-daughters-an-african-tale-an-interview-with-tricia-elam-walker%2F&amp;linkname=Mufaro%E2%80%99s%20Beautiful%20Daughters%3A%20An%20African%20Tale-%20an%20interview%20with%20Tricia%20Elam%20Walker" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"></a><a href="https://www.addtoany.com/add_to/twitter?linkurl=http%3A%2F%2Fjleemott.com%2F2020%2F09%2F21%2Fmufaros-beautiful-daughters-an-african-tale-an-interview-with-tricia-elam-walker%2F&amp;linkname=Mufaro%E2%80%99s%20Beautiful%20Daughters%3A%20An%20African%20Tale-%20an%20interview%20with%20Tricia%20Elam%20Walker" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"></a><a href="https://www.addtoany.com/add_to/pinterest?linkurl=http%3A%2F%2Fjleemott.com%2F2020%2F09%2F21%2Fmufaros-beautiful-daughters-an-african-tale-an-interview-with-tricia-elam-walker%2F&amp;linkname=Mufaro%E2%80%99s%20Beautiful%20Daughters%3A%20An%20African%20Tale-%20an%20interview%20with%20Tricia%20Elam%20Walker" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"></a><a href="https://www.addtoany.com/add_to/email?linkurl=http%3A%2F%2Fjleemott.com%2F2020%2F09%2F21%2Fmufaros-beautiful-daughters-an-african-tale-an-interview-with-tricia-elam-walker%2F&amp;linkname=Mufaro%E2%80%99s%20Beautiful%20Daughters%3A%20An%20African%20Tale-%20an%20interview%20with%20Tricia%20Elam%20Walker" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"></a><a href="https://www.addtoany.com/share#url=http%3A%2F%2Fjleemott.com%2F2020%2F09%2F21%2Fmufaros-beautiful-daughters-an-african-tale-an-interview-with-tricia-elam-walker%2F&amp;title=Mufaro%E2%80%99s%20Beautiful%20Daughters%3A%20An%20African%20Tale-%20an%20interview%20with%20Tricia%20Elam%20Walker" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a>The post <a href="http://jleemott.com/2020/09/21/mufaros-beautiful-daughters-an-african-tale-an-interview-with-tricia-elam-walker/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mufaro’s Beautiful Daughters: An African Tale- an interview with Tricia Elam Walker</a> appeared first on <a href="http://jleemott.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Dream Gardens</a>.

Mufaro’s Beautiful Daughters: An African Tale- an interview with Tricia Elam Walker