Author Sue Fliess’ latest children’s book, ”I’m a Figure Skater!,” is filled with messages about falling down, getting back up and persevering.
“Like many people who get started in children’s books, it comes from reading lots of picture books to my kids,” Fliess said. “Fortunately, I had already been a writer.”
This is Fliess’ 10th book for Little Golden Books, an imprint of Random House Children’s books. Total, she’s had over 40 children’s books published. Typically, the author of children’s books doesn’t pick the illustrator, but Fliess does get to offer a few comments about the illustrations. She said she wanted the central character to be a girl of color.
The book’s illustrator, Nina Mata, said the art director suggested to her that the main character be a girl of color. “It felt right for the main protagonist to be African American,” said Mata. “It’s a great time in publishing right now. We’re seeing so many stories from different cultures and there’s a demand for representation and diversity. It’s really empowering and reassuring for me as a person of color and the mother of a child of the next generation.
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