Garen Thomas
GAREN THOMAS worked as an editor in children's book publishing for many years and is the author of "Santa's Kwanzaa." She edited many notable children's books, including the Caldecott Honor Book "Moses: When Harriet Tubman Led Her People to Freedom" by Carole Boston Weatherford and illustrated by Kadir Nelson; Kadir Nelson's "We Are the Ship: The Story of Negro League Baseball"; and the Coretta Scott King Award-winning novel "Day of Tears: A Novel in Dialogue" by Julius Lester. She continues...See more
GAREN THOMAS worked as an editor in children's book publishing for many years and is the author of "Santa's Kwanzaa." She edited many notable children's books, including the Caldecott Honor Book "Moses: When Harriet Tubman Led Her People to Freedom" by Carole Boston Weatherford and illustrated by Kadir Nelson; Kadir Nelson's "We Are the Ship: The Story of Negro League Baseball"; and the Coretta Scott King Award-winning novel "Day of Tears: A Novel in Dialogue" by Julius Lester. She continues to act as a consultant and children's books editor on a freelance basis while working on her own writing and film projects. She holds an A.B. from Harvard University and is getting her M.B.A. from Columbia Business School. See less
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