Sharuko:el arqueologo Peruano Julio C. Tello/Peruvian Archeologist Julio C. Tello (Lee & Low) written by Monica Brown and illustrated by Elisa Chavarri and The Secret Garden of George Washington Carver (HarperCollins) written by Gene Barretta and illustrated by Frank Morrison are both included on the 2021-2022 Texas Bluebonnet Award Master List, one of the most distinguished children’s literature lists in the country. Congratulations, Gene, Frank and Elisa!
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or Beautiful Boys Who Believe in a Better World (Flyaway Books) written by Michael W. Waters and illustrated by Keisha Morris, has won the 2020 Goddard Riverside CBC Youth Book Prize for Social Justice. Publishers Weekly says the book serves as a starting point for facilitating discussions about racism and violence against Black people. Congratulations Keisha!
You can get the book here
Where Are You From? (HarperCollins) written by Yamille Saied Mendez and illustrated by Jaime Kim is featured on Book Riot’s list of 14 Children’s Books about Race and Racial Diversity. Book Riot says “Anyone who has been asked no, where are you really from, will appreciate this beautiful book.
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The Secret Garden of George Washington Carver and Muhammad Ali: A Champion is Born both written by Gene Barretta and illustrated by Frank Morrison and The Youngest Marcher, written by Cynthia Levinson and illustrated by Vanessa Brantley Newton are featured in Book Riot’s list of 52 Incredible Picture Book Biographies of Black Beople Creating and Leading.
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ke Me A Robot, an interactive board book by Mark Rogalski will be published by Chronicle Books on November 10.
This deliciously fun novelty book rewards readers with a satisfying payoff at the end- and you just might make a new friend in the process!
Congratulations, Mark!
Off to See the Sea, author Nikki Grimes and illustrator Elizabeth Zunon‘s follow-up to Bedtime for Sweet Creatures, has received a starred review from Booklist, which says ““Children will delight…This ebullient account of a common childhood experience bursts with love and universal appeal.”
Off to the Sea will be published January 12, 2021. Congratulations Liz!
Bedtime for Sweet Creatures (Sourcebooks/Jabberwocky) by Nikki Grimes and illustrated by Elizabeth Zunon has been recognized by Publishers Weekly as one of the 20 best picture books of 2020. Congratulations Liz!
Beth Mill‘s picture book Ella McKeen, Kickball Queen has been selected as the Picture Book winner for the Writer’s League of Texas Book Awards. The book has also been named an honor recipient of the ILA (International Literacy Association) 2020 Children’s and Young Adults Book Award in fiction. Congratulations Beth!
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ongratulations to Frank Morrison, an Original Art 2020 Honoree, winning a silver medal in the Society of Illustrators annual exhibit for R-E-S-P-E-C-T, He is also a featured artist for The Secret Garden of George Washington Carver, written by Gene Barretta.
Further congratulations to Original Art 2020 Featured Artists Elise Gravel for The Mosquito, and Brittany Jackson for Parker Looks Up.
Above the Rim: How Elgin Baylor Changed Basketball by Jen Bryant, illustrated by Frank Morrison and published by Abrams, has recieved its 3rd starred review. The Hornbook Magazine says:
With lively verse and elegant oil paintings, Bryant and Morrison masterfully place Baylor’s midair “slashing, crashing, gliding” basketball heroics in the context of his times.
You can get your copy of the book here