November 12, 2025
Clothilde Ewing is the author of Stella Keeps the Sun Up, Stella and the Mystery of the Missing Tooth, Stella and Roger Can’t Wait to Grow Up, and Stella And Roger Are On The Move. Credit: Martine Severin Photography.
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Book Series Depicts Black Children’s Joy
Clothilde Ewing was inspired to write her Stella book series by her own two children. When she was pregnant with her oldest, her daughter, Stella, she asked people to bring their favorite books or their children’s favorite books because she wanted to build a library of books. She also wanted those books to reflect her family, her community and her world. She found that it wasn’t an easy task to create a library of books that were diverse in history, fun and family makeup.