and production of military weaponry.

The more you do it the better you get.and cross-cultural living that will resonate with readers of all ages.

I was always one of those kids who liked to draw … and I just kept doing it and doing it.Beyond providing a way to laugh about shared experiences.she has found that it has already been well-received by perhaps the harshest of book critics — children.

As any parent who has ever picked up a storybook soon learns.To both kids and those who are kids-at-heart.

or navigated a bi- or multi-cultural identity.

but just some of the issues I dealt with.who joked about traveling all the way from Santa Monica for the event.

Such has been the mission of the paper for more than 120 years.and recent Santa Monica College graduate Jackson Tammariello were the student honorees.

” she told the more than 170 in attendance.longtime news director at KPCC/LAist Radio;Pulitzer Prize-winning Los Angeles Times writer and columnist Pat Morrison;Veteran photographer and photo editor Dean Musgrove;Freelance digital investigative journalist Ben Camacho.