Tiny Professors: How Kids Can Teach Adults to Read: Mark Barnett at TEDxSonomaCounty

Children's author Mac Barnett explores the relationship between fiction and reality and suggests that kids are ideal readers of fiction.

Mac Barnett is the author of fifteen books for children, including the multiple award-winning, New York Times bestseller Extra Yarn, illustrated by Jon Klassen. Mac was the executive director of 826LA, a nonprofit writing center, and founded the Echo Park Time Travel Mart, a convenience store for time travelers.

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