Joanna Ho is the New York Times-bestselling and award-winning author of many books for kids including picture books Eyes that Kiss in the Corners, Say My Name, We Who Produce Pearls, and the young adult novel, The Silence that Binds Us. She has received the Asian/Pacific American Award for Children’s Literature Honor, a Golden Kite Award, an Ezra Jack Keats Honor, and a Golden Poppy Award.

Event will include a presentation as well as a meet & greet with the author. Books will be available for purchase and signing.

We Are ALL Related is a program series conceived by a group of community volunteers dedicated to promoting equity, cultural diversity, and inclusion in our community. The series is cosponsored by Benicia Black Lives Matter and the Parent Teacher Group of Robert Semple Elementary School.

Funding for this program is provided in whole or in part by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, administered in California by the State Librarian.