Garen Thomas, a children’s book editor and a writer will visit Church Avenue Merchants Block Association (CAMBA) in Brooklyn, NY on April 25, 26, and 27 to meet with over 85 third, fourth and fifth graders.

In addition to Ms. Thomas discussing the joys of reading, she will also introduce students to the world of publishing.

Ms. Thomas has worked in children's book publishing for ten years, most recently as a senior editor at Disney Publishing, and teaches courses in children's book writing through the Gotham Writers' Group. She has edited numerous children's picture books and novels, including the 2006 Coretta Scott King Award-winning novel DAY OF TEARS: A Novel in Dialogue, by Julius Lester, and the Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe Award-winning book JIMI & ME, by Jaime Adoff. She has also worked with such noteworthy authors and illustrators as Jerry Pinkney, Bryan Collier, Cynthia Rylant, Chris Raschka, Ann Rinaldi, Mark Teague, Sharon Flake, Robert Neubecker, Ann Grifalconi, and Dav Pilkey. Garen holds an A.B. from Harvard University and is the author of SANTA'S KWANZAA.