Author & Leader Interviews, Books for Adults . By Maya Smart | October 16 , 2018

Kiese Laymon Discusses Heavy

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Kids Books, Seasonal & Holidays . By Maya Smart | August 25 , 2025

Celebrate Grandparents Day With 12 Darling Picture Books

Discover 12 picture books for Grandparents’ Day—or any day you want to celebrate the love of grandparents and

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Kids Books, Seasonal & Holidays . By Maya Smart | November 21 , 2018

3 Children’s Books That Celebrate Grandparents

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Community, Diversity & Inclusion, Library & Literacy Advocacy . By Maya Smart | July 05 , 2019

Austin Woman: Maya Smart is Tackling Inequality One Book at a Time

Thanks to Austin Woman for featuring me on the cover and highlighting the great work of the Texas Book Festival, Austin Public

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Kids Books, Literacy Skills, Spelling . By Maya Smart | October 22 , 2019

Book Review: An Inconvenient Alphabet

Many picture books aim to spur conversation around the quirks of English spelling, but Beth Anderson’s An Inconvenient Alphabet

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Literacy Skills, Spelling . By Maya Smart | October 23 , 2019

How Children Learn to Spell

Knowing how sounds typically correspond to letters is crucial for approximating spelling, but when there are multiple options,

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Literacy Skills, Spelling . By Maya Smart | October 25 , 2019

How to Teach Your Child to Spell

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Kids Books, Author & Leader Interviews, Books for Adults . By Maya Smart | February 27 , 2017

Angie Thomas Discusses The Hate U Give

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Community, Library & Literacy Advocacy . By Maya Smart | March 24 , 2017

Ruthless Good: The Great Austin Scavenger Hunt

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Author & Leader Interviews, Books for Adults . By Maya Smart | April 04 , 2017

Stephanie Powell Watts Discusses No One Is Coming to Save Us

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