School Library Journal gave a Starred Review to Stand Up! 10 Mighty Women Who Made a Change, written by Brittany Cooper and illustrated by Cathy Ann Johnson. SLJ writes, “Vibrantly illustrated and featuring a variety of justice-seekers, this book belongs in every library and classroom.” The book hits shelves in August 2022 from Scholastic. You can pre-order a copy here!
The Association of Illustrators’ World Illustration Awards announced their 2022 Long list, which includes Acamy Schleikorn‘s piece “Mother’s Love.” Her piece is one of 500 selected out of over 5,000 entries. Congratulations Acamy!
Juneteenth: Our Story of Freedom (Random House, Step into Reading) by Sharon Dennis Wyeth, illustrated by Kim Holt, has been featured on School Library Journal’s list of 7 titles to teach young children about Juneteenth! See the full list here Get the book here
Blueberry Cake, written and illustrated by Sarah Dillard, and published by Aladdin Books, has won First Place in the “Fruits Books” category of the Gourmand Awards. The Gourmand Awards recognize the best books of food culture from around the world. This year’s award ceremony was held in Sweden on June 5th. Congratulations Sarah!
Hitting shelves this Tuesday, June 7th, Because of You, John Lewis (Scholastic) has been selected as an Amazon Best Book of the Month for Ages 6-8. Illustrated by Keith Henry Brown and written by Andrea Davis Pinkney, Because of You, John Lewis has also received a Kirkus Starred Review and is a Junior Library Guild Selection. Pick up your copy here.
Juneteenth: Our Day of Freedom, illustrated by Kim Holt, will publish on June 7th by Random House Books for Young Readers. In a positive review in their June 2022 issue, School Library Journal wrote, “An engaging narrative and powerful drawings make this book a standout choice for new readers ready to tackle more challenging content, and for lower grade nonfiction reading groups.” Pick up your copy here.
