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The Highlights Foundation positively impacts children by amplifying the voices of storytellers who inform, educate, and inspire children to become their best selves.  Learn more about our impact.

Diversity in Children’s Literature Fellow Nathalie Alonso Talks About Her Why

Sep 6, 2019 | Community Good News, Highlights Foundation News, Latinx Voices

“As a nonfiction picture book writer, I imagine a reader who is fascinated by the world around him, a reader who is curous about the people she meets and the places that she goes.”—Nathalie Alonso

We asked Nathalie, a 2019-2020 Diversity Fellow, why she writes for children:

Watch all of our 2019 Diversity Fellows talk about why they write for children.

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2019 Diversity Fellows