Miranda Paul is an award-winning children's author of more than twenty books for children. Several of her books have been named Junior Library Guild selections and CCBC Choices selections . Her acclaimed work includes One Plastic Bag, Water Is Water, Whose Hands Are These? ; Nine Months , illustrated by Caldecott Honoree Jason Chin; Little Libraries, Big Heroes ; Thanku: Poems of Gratitude; and Speak Up .Some of her most notable titles with international acclaim have stemmed from collaborating with activist icons--Isatou Ceesay, Farmer Tantoh Nforba, and Rashida Tlaib. She is an annual faculty member at the Highlights Foundation and a co-founding member of the nonprofit organization We Need Diverse Books. She currently serves on the board of Americans Serving African Children (ASAC). Learn more at www.mirandapaul.

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