Dr. Megan Pamela Ruth Madison is a political educator and a
lifelong student of radical Black feminism. She earned her PhD in
Social Policy from Brandeis University. As a scholar-activist, her
approach to research and practice is guided by the Sociopolitical
Ecology of Development, a theoretical framework that she developed
as a part of her dissertation. Megan has served on the boards of
the National Association for the Education for Young Children and
Jews for Racial and Economic Justice. With Jessica Ralli, she
co-authors First Conversations-an award-winning series of anti-bias
books for young children and their grown-ups.
Jessica Ralli is the Early Literacy Programs Coordinator at
Brooklyn Public Library where she develops & manages grant-funded
programming including Books Unbanned Storytimes. She has an M.A. in
Early Childhood Special Education from Teachers College, Columbia
University, and has taught in museums, schools, and libraries.
Jessica is a contributor to School Library Journal, and in 2020,
she received the Library Journal Movers and Shakers Award for her
advocacy work in libraries. Jessica is currently co-authoring the
award-winning First Conversations series with Megan Madison,
published by RISE X Penguin Workshop.
BEST BOOK OF 2022 - Children's Book Committee of Bank Street
College
"Affirmative consent, bodily autonomy, and correct vocabulary for
body parts and more are all addressed in the frank,
easy-to-understand text." --Booklist (STARRED REVIEW)
"A thoughtful and inclusive approach to discussing consent both for
young children and their grownups." -- Rise: A Feminist Book
Project (Top Ten Book Pick, ALA RISE, 2023)
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