Diversity in Children’s Literature Fellow Gerry Himmelreich Talks About His Why

Aug 24, 2019 | Community Good News, Highlights Foundation News, Native Creatives

“I write for those Native kids who want to see our gods, heroes, relatives and tricksters still walking among us, in all the forms we embody.”—Gerry Himmelreich

We asked Gerry, a 2019-2020 Diversity Fellow, why he writes for children:

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