Congrats to our illustrators Elizabeth Zunon and Vanessa Brantley-Newton for being featured on the CSMCL’s list of the best books of 2019! The CSMCL, the Center for the Study of Multicultural Children’s Literature, highlighted Zunon’s I Am Farmer and Brantley-Newton’s The King of Kindergarten. What an achievement!
You can find the full list here.
Charnelle Pinkney Barlow‘s debut children’s book, Just Like A Mama, explores “the dynamics and different emotions that can arise” within an unconventional family. Charnelle spoke with Les Femmes Folles, an organization that aims to support and promote women in all forms. Charnelle discussed her passion for illustration and the inspiration behind the story. She said, “I hope that people are not only able to enjoy the book, but that they are able to see a piece of themselves within the story.” You can check out the full interview here!
Just Like A Mama can be pre-ordered here. It hits shelves on January 14th!
Congrats to Frank Morrison for being featured on The Chicago Public Library’s “Best of the Best” list for 2019. CPL calls The Roots of Rap “one of the very best informational books published for kids in Kindergarten through 3rd grade.”
You can check out the full list here!
The Secret Garden of George Washington Carver written by Gene Barretta and illustrated by Frank Morrison has received a starred review from Booklist! Booklist applauds the creators of this biography saying, “Barretta creates a strong impression of Carver’s delight in nature, drive to learn, and sense of purpose,” and “Morrison’s oil paintings reinforce those impressions with glorious scenes of the woodland garden.”
Pre-order your copy here.
Congrats to Frank Morrison, Jaime Kim, and Sue Cornelison! The New York Public Library’s Best Books of 2019 list includes the Spanish language edition of Where Are You From, ¿De dónde eres?, the Spanish language edition of Mango Moon, La Luna Mango, and The Roots of Rap. A very special honor indeed!
Kirkus’ Best Picture Books of 2019 went live on Nov. 18th, and we were delighted to see that three of our illustrators’ books were included. The Best Informational Picture Books list celebrated The Roots of Rap illustrated by Frank Morrison; Where Are You From? illustrated by Jaime Kim was a Best Picture Book To Get Kids Thinking; and My Shoes and I illustrated by Fabricio Vanden Broeck was featured as a Best Picture Book About Small People in a Big World. We loved seeing our artists’ books among this wonderful selection, and send our congratulations to Frank, Jaime, and Fabricio, as well as the other authors and illustrators on the list!
The Secret Garden of George Washington written by Gene Barretta and illustrated by Frank Morrison has received a starred review from School Library Journal. SLJ writes, “Barretta’s prose, combined with Morrison’s art, fully illuminates the depth of Carter’s considerable contributions to the science of agriculture, the farming community, and racial equality.” Congrats Gene and Frank!
The book isn’t out until January 14th, but you can pre-order a copy here.
This year the Advisory Council of the Georgia Center for the Book chose Frank Morrison’s illustrated book The Roots of Rap as a 2019 Book all Young Georgians Should Read! Congratulations, Frank!
Pick up Roots of Rap here
Elise Gravel has 9 books on the Renaud-Bray Bestseller list for the week of October 3rd! Renaud-Bray is the largest chain of French-language bookstores in North America and one of the largest bookstore chains in Canada. The bestsellers listed include: Une patate a veio (A Potato On A Bike), Tribu qui pue(La), Tu peaux (You Can Be), Pire livre du monde (Le) (The Worst Book Ever), Je suis terrible (I Am Terrible), Ada, la grincheuse en tutu (Cranky Ballerina), Je veux un monstre! (I Am A Monster), Grand Antonio (Le) (The Great Antonio), Cle a molette(La) (The Wrench). Read the whole bestseller list here
Congrats Elise!
The Roots of Rap by Frank Morrison has been selected by Booklist as a 2019 Top 10 Art Books for Youths. They celebrate The Roots of Rap, saying “his free-verse picture book does an excellent job of capturing the essence of rap.”
To read the full list click here
To buy The Roots of Rap click here