Children’s picture book author, Patricia Polacco, tells her childhood story about how literacy changed her life. Now her own literacy work encourages children to better understand themselves and the world around them. To understand the importance of literacy, here is her story. 

<Children’s Picture Books>

• That Book Woman ~ story about a boy and a  Park Horse Librarian in Kentucky., US.
• Nile Crossing ~ story of an Ancient Egyptian Boy
• The day of Ahmed’s Secret ~ story of an Egyptian Boy
• Running Shoes ~ story of a Cambodian Girl
• Running the Road to ABC ~ story of Haitian School Children
• Armando and the blue tarp school ~ story of a Mexican Boy
• More than Anything Else ~ story of a Black American Boy
• Papa’s Mark ~ story of a Black American Man

< Film>

The First Grader ~ story of an 84 years old Kenyan Man