Happy birthday, Christopher Paul Curtis!

Flint, Michigan native and Newbery Medal winner Christopher Paul Curtis was born on this day in 1953.

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Cesar Chavez Day

This day is a  national commemorative holiday in the U.S. as well as the birth date of Cesar Chavez. He was born on March 31, 1927 near Yuma, Arizona and dedicated his later life to helping American farm workers.

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Happy Birthday, Kate DiCamillo!

Award-winning writer Kate DiCamillo was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on this day in 1964. Celebrate her special style of storytelling with one of these titles.

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March 2 Happy Birthday, Dr. Seuss!!

The beloved writer and illustrator was born on this date in 1902. Visit your library and choose your favorite Dr. Seuss title to read today.

Happy Birthday, Rosa Parks!

Rosa Parks was born on this date in 1913 in Tuskegee, Alabama. Learn more about this courageous woman in Rosa Parks by Christine Taylor-Butler.

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Happy Birthday, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr!

To celebrate, read the beautifully illustrated picture biography Martin’s Big Words  by Doreen Rappaport.

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It’s Ed Young’s birthday today!

Choose one of his many folktale stories and take in his dynamic illustrations. For more information, click on the link to visit Mr. Young’s website.

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Happy Birthday, Yuyi Morales!

Enjoy one or more of her award-winning stories. Just click on the title to find the book in our catalog.

Just a Minute: A Trickster Tale and Counting Book

Little Night

My Abuelita

Nino Wrestles the World

Viva Frida

Happy Birthday

Today is Sarah Josepha Hale’s birth date. She is the poet responsible for Mary Had A Little Lamb.

Happy Birthday Russell Freedman!

Happy Birthday, Russell Freedman, award-winning biographer and author.

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Lincoln:A Photobiography

Eleanor Roosevelt: A Life of Discovery

The Wright Brothers: How They Invented the Airplane

The Life and Death of Crazy Horse

Freedom Walkers: The Story of the Montgomery Bus Boycott