Alex Cohen sits down with Mara Alpert, children’s librarian at the Los Angeles Public Library, and Brien Lopez, general manager of Children’s Book World, to discuss some of their favorite books related to Southern California.
Some of the books include Separate Is Never Equal: Sylvia Mendez and Her Family’s Fight for Desegregation, The Gumazing Gum Girl! Chews Your Destiny, Dream Something Big: The Story of the Watts Towers and Pasadena.
Alpert also highlighted The FOCAL Award, which is presented to children’s books about California and its rich book list.
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