Partnering with parents
If schools want to empower parents to help their children in math, they need to offer parent workshops during the year.
Numbskill? Who, me?
In addition to writing picture books, Greg Tang develops a wide variety of teaching materials, including games, flash cards, and videos on You-Tube.
Off to Tokyo at age 12, alone
As a young boy, Say was sent off to Tokyo to attend a prestigious school. Instead of studying, he decided to pursue his dream of becoming a cartoonist.
The art of writing through looking
Say believes that painting is a form of writing, and that each brushstroke is a means of expression.
Drawing comes first
Say begins his storytelling with sketches. When he's ready to create the book, he starts with page one and gives himself two weeks to finish each spread.
Home of the Brave
Dorothea Lange's famous portrait of the Mochida family at a Japanese internment camp inspired Say to write and illustrate "Home of the Brave."
A first autobiography
"The Innkeeper's Apprentice" (1979), Say's first and only long-form book, tells his own life story. The book inspired Say's 2011 picture book autobiography, "Drawing from Memory."
From art student to commercial photographer
Say came to the U.S. at age 16. When cartooning didn't work out, he decided to try photography and had a successful career for 20 years.
Cultural chameleon
Say's mixed Japanese-Korean heritage and his move to the U.S. at a young age have often made him feel like a fish out of water.
Publishing success at age 50
In 1993, Say illustrated The Boy of the Three-Year Nap. When the story won the Horn Book Award, it jumpstarted his career as a children's book illustrator.