Not all of Ms. Ford’s work is devoted to books that emphasize diversity. As president of Cartwheel, Clifford was responsible for mass-market hits such as the Big Red Dog books and the “I Spy” series, and his own writings also included books for very young children using animal characters – “No Pacifier for Piggy No More! ” (2008), for example, and “No More Blanket for Lambkin!” (2009). However, with Color-Bridge Books he was particularly interested in books with various characters written and illustrated by people of color.
“Just for You!” It featured both well-known authors like Derrick Barnes and relatively newcomers (and several books he’s written).
“It was like a dream come true,” he told the Black Issues Book Review in 2004, “the opportunity to work on a series of high-quality, original paperbacks with authors and artists of color, featuring everyday stories about ordinary children in Black.”
Wade Hudson of Just Us Books, in an email, described Ms. Ford as “an unsung hero trying to bring more people of color to children’s book publishing.”
Bernette Goldsen was born on June 30, 1950 in Brooklyn. His father, Morton, was a factory worker and later a foreman, and his mother, Martha (Short) Goldsen, was a singer, actress, music teacher, and tailor.
He grew up in Uniondale on Long Island. In 2018, in “We Are Rising, We Are Resisting, We Are Raising Our Voices”, which consists of anecdotes and poems by colorful authors, Ms. Ford wrote a childhood memoir that made a special impression: In 1963, his family opened their home to a girl from the South, giving her a few weeks’ respite from the civil rights violence that dominated that part of the country at the time. .
“She inspired us with her courage, her stories and her spirit,” Ms Ford wrote, “and her determination to fight until we win justice for Black people in her town and throughout the South.”