The Evanston Public Library has included Friday Night Wrestlefest (Roaring Brook Press) written by J.F. Fox and illustrated by Micah Player on its 202o list of 101 Great Books for Kids.

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The Library Book (Pajama Press) written by Bahram Rahman and illustrated by Gabrielle Grimard is featured in the New York Times Book Review article 8 Picture Books About Books. 

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Friday Night Wrestle Fest (Roaring Brook Press) written by J.F. Fox and illustrated by Micah Player, Nugget and Fang Go to School  (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt) written by Tami Sauer and illustrated by Michael Slack and Everybody Says Meow (HarperCollins) written and illustrated by Constance Lombardo are included on the 2021 Redbud Read-Aoud Award Master List. Congratulations Micah, Michael and Constance!

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!

For 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!

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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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Make 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!