The nine finalists for the 2019 NSK Neustadt Prize for Children’s Literature were announced. “The NSK Prize is the most prestigious international children’s literary award given in the United States. Roll of drums with applause and gratitude to: the 2019…
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For today, a picture book about immigration, separation, longing for one’s mother: Mama’s Nightingale
For one of 2015’s most perfect picture books, our previous reviewer, Terry Farish, picked Mama’s Nightingale by Edwidge Danticat, illustrated by Leslie Staub. Danticat’s novels for adults, such as Claire of the Sea Light, expresses longing, often of a child…
Happy Pride! Celebrate THIS DAY IN JUNE and all year!
Happy Pride! Celebrate this June, and all year! A wonderful parade of books await for you to share with readers of all ages. THIS DAY IN JUNE by Gayle E. Pitman and illustrated by Kristyna Litten is an enthusiastic, full of…
PIE IS FOR SHARING
What a discovery of words and images that inspire! I found in this delightful picture book, PIE IS FOR SHARING, a sense of renewed hope in the basic values of who we are and what we care about as a…
2018 Green Earth Book Winners – Take a Look
2018 Green Earth Book Winners Announced From the Nature Generation – their official announcement “The Nature Generation Announces National Green Earth Book Award Winners Modern day storytellers shed light on complicated environmental issues April 20, 2018– Arlington, Va. — The…
Celebrate Young People’s Poet Laureate Margarita Engle – powerful voice for many who have been silenced
April is Poetry Month, a perfect time to choose a poem, a book of poems, or even a novel written in poems. Savor the words, the rhythm, the images that will touch your heart and kindle your imagination. Take…
OUTSIDE MYSELF
Outside Myself by Kristen Witucki Imagine being blind. We who are sighted cannot. KRISTEN WITUCKI, the author of OUTSIDE MYSELF, grew up in New Jersey totally blind since birth. Kristen earned a B.A. in English from Vassar College and then…
ALL AROUND US two honor awards!! by Xelena Gonzalez, illustrated by Adriana Garcia
All Around Us – a debut picture book written by Xelena Gonzalez and illustrated by Adriana Garcia, published by Cinco Puntos Press All Around Us is a children’s book about shapes, but not necessarily shapes that are easily seen or…
LIKE VANESSA by Tami Charles
“Gritty, poetic, and emotionally true” states Rita Williams-Garcia, top award-winning author of a variety of middle-grade books, including One Crazy Summer – High praise that is well deserved for this feisty and fun book about Vanessa, a persistent girl who…
SHAKA RISING, A Legend of the Warrior Prince
New, New, New publishing house, STORY PRESS AFRICA, brings this graphic novel to readers interested reading about legendary heroes, especially ones not well known, and learning an important part of African history. What a combination of dramatic story-telling and visual…