TeachingBooks.net has produced a special “Meet-the-Author” audio clip from Frank Morrison. In the segment, Frank introduces Little Melba and Her Big Trombone and shares some background information on how he became the illustrator for the book. This is a wonderful resource for teachers and students studying Little Melba and Her Big Trombone Click here to listen!
Extraordinary Warren: A Super Chicken is a finalist in the category of Easy Readers & Early Chapter Books for the CYBILS Awards, or Children’s & Young Adult Bloggers’ Literary Awards. The CYBILS honor authors and illustrators whose books “combine the highest literary merit and popular appeal.” Good luck to our favorite Super Chicken, Warren! Learn more about the awards & Sarah’s fellow finalists here.
The New York Public Library’s end-of-year list, 100 Titles for Reading & Sharing, includes The Mermaid and the Shoe by K.G. Campbell, and Frank Morrison‘s illustrated reader Ballerina Dreams. Also selected was The Most Magnificent Thing, a picture book by Painted Words’ newest author-illustrator, Ashley Spires. Congrats K.G., Frank, and Ashley on this great honor!
The Center for the Study of Multicultural Children’s Literature (CSMCL) selected two books by Painted Words illustrators for their Best Multicultural Books of 2014 list. Featured on the list was Not My Girl, which was written by Christy Jordan-Fenton and Margaret Pokiak-Fenton, with illustrations by Gabrielle Grimard. Little Melba and Her Big Trombone, written by Katheryn Russell-Brown with illustrations by Frank Morrison, was also selected. Congratulations to Gabrielle and Frank!
Little Melba and Her Big Trombone, written by Katheryn Russell-Brown and illustrated by Frank Morrison, has been nominated for an NAACP Image Award. The book has been nominated in the category of Outstanding Literary Work for Children. The winner will be announced live on TV One on February 6, 2015, at a red carpet event beginning at 8/7c.
Little Melba and Her Big Trombone, written by Katheryn Russell-Brown and illustrated by Frank Morrison, received an honorable mention on Huffington Post’s Best Picture Books of 2014 list.
