Jacqueline Woodson on Telling Stories of our Ancestors

When award-winning author Jacqueline Woodson sat down to write her family’s story of the Great Migration, she wanted to make it accessible to all kinds of readers. So she wrote a children’s book called This Is the Rope. In this episode, Woodson talks about the importance of preserving the stories of our ancestors, and of course… her love of Brooklyn. Show notes: How many books have you read? Check out BPL’s full list of 250 books that influenced America. Then check out our booklist with...