There Goes Patti McGee! (Macmillan) by Tootie Nienow, illustrated by Erika Medina, has been chosen as an Amazon Best Book of the Month for February. The book is an uplifting picture book biography of the first-ever professional female skateboarder and winner of the 1964 National Skateboard Championship for Women.
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“Sharuko: El Arqueólogo Peruano/Peruvian Archaeologist Julio C. Tello,”(Lee & Low) illustrated by Elisa Chavarri, written by Monica Brown has been named a Belpré Illustrator Honor Book by the American Library Association. The Pura Belpré Awards honor a Latinx writer and illustrator whose children’s books best portray, affirm and celebrate the Latino cultural experience. Congratulations Elisa!
See the full list of the ALA Awards here
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Erika Jone’s piece “It’s Raining Joy” was selected to be featured in the 26th Carroll Harris Simms National Black Art Competition and Exhibition, which is hosted by the African American Museum of Dallas. The exhibition opens December 17, 2020 and closes June 25, 2021. Erika is one of thirty artists chosen to participate this year. Congratulations Erika!
See more about the Museum and the Exhibition here
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s of Wonder is hosting a virtual Book Launch Party for Off to See the Sea (Sourcebooks/Jabberwocky) by Nikki Grimes, illustrated by Elizabeth Zunon. The book will be published January 12, 2020. The Launch Party takes place on Sunday January 10 at 3:00 pm via Crowdcast. Register for the event here
In addition, enter here for a pre-order sweepstakes!
Sharuko (Lee & Low), written by Monica Brown and illustrated by Elisa Chavarri, has been selected for Horn Book Magazine’s Fanfare 2020 Booklist in the Non Fiction Category. Congratulations Elisa!
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Elizabeth Zunon was recently featured on AHA! A House For Arts, on WMHT, a PBS station serving New York’s capital region. Elizabeth talks about growing up spending time between Ivory Coast, West Africa and Albany, New York, and how her love for reading and drawing led her to a career as a children’s book illustrator and author.
See the video here
Booklist calls Michael Slack’s new picture book Dragon Meets Boy published by Christy Ottaviano/Henry Holt, “a poignant exploration of friendship.” Congratulations Michael!
You can buy the book 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
I Don’t Like Rain, the latest book from Sarah Dillard, is out now! You can pick up a copy of the book here. Congrats Sarah!
The National Council for Social Studies (NCSS) and the Children’s Book Council joined to create the Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People list. Books included on the list are deemed exceptional for teaching in social studies classes. This year, the list includes What Is A Refugee? by our very own Elise Gravel! Congrats, Elise, for being included on such an important list! The full list will be published in the May-June issue of Social Education.
You can purchase What Is A Refugee? online here.