PBS, NPR and local perspective for western Mass.
NEPM brings you interviews with New England authors of books young people may enjoy.

Back-To-School Book Series: 'A.J. And The Magic Kite' by Crystal Senter-Brown

Your browser doesn’t support HTML5 audio

Author Crystal Senter-Brown of Chicopee, Mass.
Joyce Skowyra

We continue our back-to-school book series today with "A.J. and the Magic Kite," a picture book about the contributions of African-American inventors.

It was written by Chicopee, Massachusetts, author Crystal Senter-Brown and illustrated by her mother, Janice Treese-Senter.

In the story, a black boy is bullied by classmates who call African-Americans "worthless." Senter-Brown said the incident was based on something that happened to her own son in kindergarten.

Correction: A previous version of this story did not include the full name of Crystal Senter-Brown.

  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • LinkedIn
  • Email