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Jessica Ralli

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.
All of Us: A First Conversation About Disability
First Conversations Audio Collection (8 books)
We Care: A First Conversation About Justice
Siendo tú: una primera conversación sobre género
Goodbye: A First Conversation About Grief
Every Body: A First Conversation About Bodies
Together: A First Conversation About Love
Nuestra piel: una primera conversación sobre la raza
Being You: A First Conversation About Gender
Yes! No!: A First Conversation About Consent
Our Skin: A First Conversation About Race

Yes! No! - Read Aloud With Author Jessica Ralli | Brightly Storytime

Being You: A First Conversation About Gender - Read Aloud with the Illustrator | Brightly Storytime

Our Skin: A First Conversation About Race - Read Aloud with the Author | Brightly Storytime

Books

All of Us: A First Conversation About Disability
First Conversations Audio Collection (8 books)
Juntos: una primera conversación sobre el amor (Together: A First Conversation About Love Spanish Edition)
We Care: A First Conversation About Justice
Siendo tú: una primera conversación sobre género
Goodbye: A First Conversation About Grief
Every Body: A First Conversation About Bodies
Together: A First Conversation About Love
Nuestra piel: una primera conversación sobre la raza
Being You: A First Conversation About Gender
Yes! No!: A First Conversation About Consent
Our Skin: A First Conversation About Race

Media

Yes! No! - Read Aloud With Author Jessica Ralli | Brightly Storytime

Being You: A First Conversation About Gender - Read Aloud with the Illustrator | Brightly Storytime

Our Skin: A First Conversation About Race - Read Aloud with the Author | Brightly Storytime

Books for Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month

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