Bedtime for Sweet Creatures, illustrated by Elizabeth Zunon, has been selected as one of Amazon’s Best Books of the Year So Far in the 3-5 category. This list compiles 20 of the Amazon editors’ favorite books from the first 6 months of the year. Congrats Liz!
Read the list here
Every month, Amazon’s editors pick a handful of their favorite books, and this July, Eric Barclay’s, Sheep Dog and Sheep Sheep: Baaad Hair Day, was selected in the 3-5 age category. You can buy the book here.
See more editors’ picks here
Ashley Spires’s Fairy Science is one of three titles shortlisted for the 2020 Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Children’s Book Awards in the Children’s Picture Book category. This award recognizes artistic excellence in English-language Canadian children’s literature. Chosen by student juries the winners will be announced later this month. Congrats Ashley!
Read more about the award here
Buy Fairy Science here
The Times Machine!, illustrated by Josee Masse, is included in Brightly’s List of the Best Children’s and YA Books of June 2020. The book is a “creative approach” to multiplication tables and helps young kids learn that math CAN be fun. Congrats Josee!
Purchase your copy of the book here
Jia Liu’s upcoming book, Arithmechicks Take Away, has a great review from Booklist! In their July issue, Booklist praises her “bright, engaging illustrations.” Congrats Jia!
Arithmechicks Take Away is out September 9th. Pre-order a copy here
Keith Henry Brown was interviewed on The Virtual Memories Show to talk about his latest illustrated book, Birth of the Cool: How Miles Davis Found His Sound. He explains his illustration career including the influence of jazz on his artwork. Listen to the episode here!
Buy the book Birth of the Cool here
Beth Mills’ Ella McKeen, Kickball Queen has been nominated for the Sunshine State Young Readers Jr Award for the 2020-2021 year! And Elise Gravel’s Olga And the Smelly From Nowhere has been nominated for the Sunshine State Young Readers Award! Congrats Beth and Elise!
Pick up Ella Mckeen, Kickball Queen here
Pick up Olga And the Smelly thing From Nowhere here
Ashley Spires’s Fairy Science has been shortlisted for the BC Chocolate Lily Young Readers’ Choice Awards for 2020-2021 in the picture books for ages kindergarten to 4th grade category. The award celebrates children’s authors and illustrators living in British Columbia and while congratulating these talented authors and illustrators, it also tries to encourage literacy for grade school children in British Columbia. This non-profit reader’s choice award will be read and voted upon by these children and the results of the winners will be announced next year around this time.
Learn more about the award here
Joanie Stone has two new books out: Unbeatable Betty from HarperCollins and Teeny-Tiny Mermaid from Cottage Door Press. Unbeatable Betty is the story of Betty Robinson, the first female Olympic Track & Field gold medalist. Teeny-Tiny Mermaid is a children’s interactive finger puppet board book about mermaid adventures.
You can order the books here:
Josh Crute’s latest book, Jonas Hanway’s Scurrilous, Scandalous, Shockingly Sensational Umbrella has received a great review from Kirkus. Kirkus describes the book as “Both a bubbly historical account of umbrellas and a lighthearted tale of embracing change.”
Pick a copy of the book here.
Read the full review here