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Race: Are We So Different? A new exhibit at the Chicago History Museum

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Hello & Happy New Year, The brilliant Chicago History Museum has a brand new exhibit called Race: Are We So Different?  I saw it with my family and found the exhibit fascinating. I was impressed by the amount of information within the exhibit as well as the ways my own belief… Read more »

Let’s Talk Race

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Last year, my cousin and I went to Chicago Ideas Week to see the talk, Life’s Big Questions. All of the speakers were incredible, but I was blown away by Jose Vargas. He was articulating, without fear, what many immigrants feel on a daily basis. He spoke about being afraid in… Read more »

Come see Mushmato at the Printers Row Lit Fest!

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Come and get your literary on! We will be near Polk and Dearborn. See you then!

Our 2nd book has been published!

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Hello everybody, Our 2nd book, A Most Perfect Day has just been published. It’s about two best friends, Mush and Mato (a mushroom and tomato respectively) and their journey downtown on a most perfect day. While there, they get into a bit of a pickle, but meet three new friends… Read more »

New Review over at Bicultural Mama!

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Hello everybody, In This World Together was just reviewed by biculturalmama.com, which is an amazing website, which “celebrates the best of both worlds from a bicultural mom’s perspective. Biculturalism is not just about race – it’s also about heritage, culture, religion, philosophy, and attitude.” Here’s what was said about In… Read more »

How In This World Together was Born

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Hello, my name is Janina R. Williams. I am an author and co-owner of Mushmato, Ltd, a multimedia firm in Chicago. My sister, Tegan Pratt, a brilliant and talented illustrator, is also co-owner. We create books, toys, and cartoons for children centered on the following themes: multiculturalism, city-living and art…. Read more »

Who are we? Find out about MushMato!

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First things first – welcome to our blog! We are so glad you stopped by. Hello, my name is Janina R. Williams and my sister’s name is Tegan R. Pratt. We are Mushmato, Ltd. I am an author and Tegan is an illustrator. We’ve been working together creatively for quite… Read more »