Michael Slack has three new drawings in a group show called, ARTDORKS: Socially Distanced (As Usual) at The ToyRoom Gallery in Sacramento.
There will be opening receptions 9/17/21 and 9/18/20 7-11pm. The show will run through 11/13/21.
Sep
02
Michael Slack art on display at the ToyRoom Gallery in Sacremento!
Sep
01
Several Painted Words Artists included on The Best Children’s Books of the Year 2021 list by Bank Street College of Education
Bank Street College of Education has just released their Best Children’s Books of the Year list for 2021.
The under 5 category includes:
Bedtime for Sweet Creatures (Sourcebooks/Jabberwocky) by Nikki Grimes, illustrated by Elizabeth Zunon
Federico and the Wolf (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt) by Rebecca J. Gomez, illustrated by Elisa Chavarri
Friday Night Wrestlefest (Roaring Brook) by J. F. Fox, illustrated by Micah Player
Welcome to Your World (Candlewick) by Smriti Prasadam-Halls, illustrated by Jaime Kim
5-9
Just Like Me (Knopf BFYR) by Vanessa Brantley Newton
9-12
Above the Rim (Abrams) by Jen Bryant, illustrated by Frank Morrison
Sharuko (Lee & Low) by Monica Brown, illustrated by Elisa Chavarri
Congratulations Everyone!
You can see the full list here
Aug
26
The Kid’s Book Choice Awards Nominations are in and Painted Words represents!
Several Painted Words artists are represented in the Kid’s Book Choice Awards nominations! Initial voting is open for the Children’s Book Council’s 2021 Kids Book Choice Awards! Kids ages 3-18 can vote for the nominated Painted Words titles below in their respective categories here.
This round of voting, concluding on September 8th, will determine finalists for each category,with the ultimate round of voting occurring from late-September to November 14th.
Best Picture Book Duo
Respect (Simon & Schuster) by Carol Boston Weatherford, illustrated by Frank Morrison
I Got the School Spirit (Bloomsbury) by Connie Schofield-Morrison, illustrated by Frank Morrison
Favorite Early Reader Series
Arlo & Pips (HarperCollins) by Elise Gravel
Favorite Picture Book Page
Above the Rim (Abrams) illustrated by Frank Morrison
Bedtime for Sweet Creatures (Sourcebooks/Jabberwocky) by Nikki Grimes, illustrated by Elizabeth Zunon
For Beautiful Black Boys (Flyaway Books) by Michael W. Waters, illustrated by Keisha Morris
Just Like Me (Penguin Random House) by Vanessa Brantley Newton
Favorite Characters
Bedtime for Sweet Creatures (Sourcebooks/Jabberwocky) by Nikki Grimes, illustrated by Elizabeth Zunon
For Beautiful Black Boys (Flyaway Books) by Michael W. Waters, illustrated by Keisha Morris
I Got the School Spirit (Bloomsbury) by Connie Schofield-Morrison, illustrated by Frank Morrison
Aug
23
My School Stinks!, illustrated by Julia Patton and The King of Kindergarten, illustrated by Vanessa Brantley Newton are on the Today Show’s List of Back-to-School Books!
The King of Kindergarten (Penguin Random House), by Derrick Barnes, illustrated by Vanessa Brantley Newton and My School Stinks! (Philomel) by Becky Scharnhorst, illustrated by Julia Patton have been named to the Today Show’s List of 21 Back-to-School books for kids to calm first day jitters. Congratulations Julia and Vanessa!
See the full list here
Get My School Stinks! here
Get The King of Kindergarten here
Aug
23
My School Stinks, illustrated by Julia Patton and Becoming Vanessa by Vanessa Brantley Newton are Amazon Back-to-School Picks! are an Amazon Back to School Pick!
Becoming Vanessa (Knopf BFYR) by Vanessa Brantley Newton and , (Philomel) by Becky Scharnhorst, illustrated by Julia Patton have been included on Amazon’s list of best back-to-school books for kids! Congratulations Vanessa and Julia!
See the full list here
Get Becoming Vanessa here
Get My School Stinks here
Aug
18
Happy Book Birthday to Big Apple Diaries by Alyssa Bermudez
Congratulations to Alyssa Bermudez on the publication of Big Apple Diaries (Roaring Brook Press), a heartfelt diary-style graphic memoir about a young New Yorker doodles her way through middle school—until the September 11, 2001, terrorist attack leaves her wondering if she can ever be a kid again. The book is lighting up the internet this week- read about it in the following!
- Imagination Soup: Alyssa’s guest post on “The Power of Doodling” is live! [read here]
- SLJ’s Fuse 8: Alyssa’s interview with Betsy Bird is live! [read here]
- Publishers Weekly: New Kids and YA book release spotlight [read here]
For anyone who hasn’t already, you can register for Alyssa’s virtual launch event with Remy Lai on Thursday at 7pm ET using this link.
Get your copy of Big Apple Diaries here
Aug
10
Another STAR for Blueberry Cake by Sarah Dillard
Publishers Weekly gave Sarah Dillard‘s Blueberry Cake a glowing Starred Review. They praised the book as “a warm, Blueberries for Sal–leaning slice of summer for any reader.” Read the full review here. Blueberry Cake also received a Starred Review from Kirkus.
Pick up a copy, and don’t miss the delicious blueberry cake recipe in the back!
Aug
04
Remember to Dream, Ebere illustrated by Charnelle Pinkney Barlow is reviewed in Publishers Weekly
Publishers Weekly called Remember to Dream, Ebere (Little Brown) by Cynthia Erivo, illustrated by Charnelle Pinkney Barlow an endearing bed time story. The review goes on to say “Barlow’s illustrations, created digitally with handmade watercolor textures, provide an engaging visual divide between the fantastical dream space and the warmth of home through layers of soft color and light.” The book will be published in September.
Read the full review here
Pre order the book here
Aug
02
Blueberry Cake by Sarah Dillard is included in an exhibition on Sustainable Gastronomy at the Alfred Nobel Museum
Blueberry Cake (Aladdin/Simon & Schuster) by Sarah Dillard is included in an exhibition of Sustainable Gastronomy at Alfred Nobel House and Museum Björkborn, in Karlskoga, Sweden through October 21, 2021. The exhibition is co-organized by the Gourmand Awards and the Hallbars Research Institute for Sustainability Reports.
Photo: Blueberry Cake with Pelle Agorelius, Curator of the exhibition, at Alfred Nobel House Björkborn (Photo Ewa Hector Agorelius).
To learn more about the exhibition visit www.hallbars.org
Get Blueberry Cake here
Jul
27
Publishers Weekly features Becoming Vanessa and My School Stinks on Back to School List
Becoming Vanessa (Penguin Random House) by Vanessa Brantley Newton and My School Stinks (Penguin Random House) by Becky Scharnhorst, illustrated by Julia Patton, have been included on Publishers Weekly’s list of Back to School books for 2021.
See the full list here
Get Becoming Vanessa here
Get My School Stinks here