![]() ![]() In a 2010 interview with the Brown Bookshelf, she recalled an early childhood in which books gave her solace and escape as she dealt with feelings of fear and loneliness in the face of her mother’s illness. ![]() She was 70.įord was born in New York City on June 30, 1950. Author, editor, and publisher Bernette Ford, a great champion of children’s books by people of color, and highly regarded for her expertise in the mass market arena, died of cancer on June 20. ![]()
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