The Horn Book Poses Five Questions For Mitali Perkins

In an exclusive interview with The Horn Book, Mitali Perkins discusses mining the “funny fields” that emerge when you “grow up in between cultures,” humor’s community-building potential, and her three rules of good humor: “Humor crosses borders like no other literary device. Shared laughter fosters community and provides the freedom to talk about issues that might otherwise cause division or discomfort.”