Innosanto Nagara
Children’s book author and illustrator Innosanto Nagara’s books encourage children to grow up with confidence in themselves, and to be proactive citizens who are passionate about causes, from environmental issues to LGBTQ rights and civil rights. Born and raised in Indonesia, Inno moved to the US in 1988. Inno has worked as a graphic designer for a range of social change organizations and founded the Design Action Collective, a worker-owned cooperative design studio. Inno’s first book, “A is for Activist,” started a movement in social justice book publishing for children. He is also the author of “Counting on Community,” “My Night in the Planetarium” and “The Wedding Portrait.” “M is for Movement” is the fifth title written and illustrated by Innosanto Nagara.
2019 Festival events
- On a Symphonic Note: Berkeley Symphony & the Bay Area Book Festival Present Original Music Celebrating Bay Area Poets- Dance & Do Battle: Writers and Translators on Art and Activism
2017 Festival events
- Writers and Artists Whose Books You Love, Part II: A Picture Book Extravaganza for Kids and Their Adults- Innosanto Nagara Presents My Night at the Planetarium