Booklist has named All Aboard the School Train (Scholastic) by Glenda Armand, illustrated by Keisha Morris to its list for Top 10 Historical Fiction for Youth 2023.
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May
31
Booklist names All Aboard the School Train, illustrated by Keisha Morris, top 10 Historical Fiction for Youth 2023
May
30
Publishers Weekly reviews The Planet We Call Home, illustrated by Jaime Kim
In a review of The Planet We Call Home (Philomel) by Aimee Isaac, illustrated by Jaime Kim, Publishers Weekly says “Kim’s illustrations employ watercolor, crayons, and digital tools to create soft, light-infused scenes of the natural world.”
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May
24
Keisha Morris talks about A Girl Can Build Anything on the Picture Book Builders Blog
Picture Book Builders, a blog created by childrens’ book authors about creating picture books has a great conversation with Pat Zietlow Miller, co-author with e. E. Charlton-Trujillo of A Girl Can Build Anything (Viking) with illustrator Keisha Morris. In the conversation, Keisha talks about how the art was created to echo the theme of the book.
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May
24
A Starred Review from School Library Journal for The Goblin Twins, illustrated by Jaime Kim
School Library Journal has given a starred review to The Goblin Twins (Crown) by Frances Cha, illustrated by Jaime Kim
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K-Gr 2–At 601 years old, Doki and Kebi are considered babies to the other dokkaebi, a cross between a goblin and spirit with a penchant for tricking humans. Despite the fact that they are twins, the pair could not be more different. For instance, Doki is averse to frightening people, much preferring to give them gifts of gold or silver and enjoy his three abandoned books. Kebi, meanwhile, arguably adores frightening people a bit too much. After learning that they must leave their home, Kebi resists moving into graveyards with their fellow dokkaebi and insists that they find the most haunted house in New York City. They leave Seoul, searching high and low for the perfect home and eventually find a dwelling that is perfectly suited to both of their tastes. Then they prepare for Halloween. The story’s comical conclusion is a frightful delight as the duo participate in the holiday. Cha’s writing is excellently paced and entertaining, while the digital illustrations are filled with bright colors and bring the charming characters to life. A concluding author’s note describes the prominence of dokkaebi in Korean art, history, and folklore, dating back to 37 BCE. VERDICT. Doki and Kebi will find a home in any collection. Recommended for purchase.–Olivia Gorecke
The book will be on sale September 5, 2023
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May
16
The Loud Librarian illustrated by Erika Lynne Jones Featured in The Washington Post and is on Laura Bush’s Summer Reading List!
(Atheneum) by Jenna Beatrice, illustrated by Erika Lynne Jones is featured in an article in the Washington Post titled It’s Okay for Libraries to be Loud! Take it From Me, a Librarian. The article celebrates the book and talks about the importance of libraries focusing on programs for kids, which can (and maybe should!) get loud.
In addition, the book has been included on Laura Bush’s 2023 Summer Reading List. The list is intended as a resource for parents and caregivers to keep their youngest readers through middle schoolers engaged in reading over the summer break.
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May
08
The Historical Novel Society Reviews All Aboard the Schooltrain illustrated by Keisha Morris!
The Historical Novel Society has a great review of All Aboard the Schooltrain (Scholastic) by Glenda Armand, illustrated by Keisha Morris. The book tells the story of third-grader Thelma in 1930’s Mississippi and how her family becomes part of the Great Migration out of the South.
The Historical Novel Society was founded in the UK in 1997 and has since become an international resource for reviews of the best historical novels.
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May
08
Publishers Weekly reviews Abuela’s Super Capa illustrated by Elisa Chavarri
Publishers Weekly gives a rave review to Abuela’s Super Capa (HarperCollins) by Ana Siqueira, illustrated by Elisa Chavarri. The review says “Chavarri’s hand-painted acrylic gouache and cut-paper illustrations pop with crisp vibrancy.”
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May
08
CBC’s May Hot of the Press list includes Unstoppable illustrated by Bea Jackson, Arithmechicks Find Their Place illustrated by Jia Liu and Not a Monster illustrated by Laura Gonzalez!
The Children’s Book Council “Hot off the Press” list for May includes Unstoppable; How Bayard Rustin Organized the 1963 March on Washington (Little Bee Books) by Michael G. Long, illustrated by Bea Jackson, Arithmechicks Find Their Place (Astra) by Ann Marie Stephens, illustrated by Jia Liu and Not a Monster (Charlesbridge) by Claudia Guadalupe Martinez, illustrated by Laura Gonzalez.
This unique online bibliography features anticipated bestsellers, either recently published or forthcoming, published by CBC members.
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May
03
Tiny Spoon vs. Little Fork by Constance Lombardo is a 2023 Anna Dewdney Award Honor Book!
Tiny Spoon vs. Little Fork (Hippo Park) by Constance Lombardo, illustrated by Jason Patterson and Dan Abdo has been named an honor book by the Children’s Book Council Anna Dewdney Read-Together Awards.
Congratulations, Constance!
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Apr
18
Hear Shadra Strickland on The Reading Culture Podcast!
Shadra Strickland is the guest on The Reading Culture podcast, in an episode entitled Inflection Point: Shadra Strickland Puts the Dash in Author-Illustrator. In the episode, Shadra shares her reading challenge; to encourage reading picture books that make us want to move!
Here the podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify. or here on the Reading Culture Podcast website.
For Shadra’s Reading Challenge, click here