Stitch By Stitch: Elizabeth Hobbs Sews Her Way to Freedom (Holiday House) by Connie Schofield-Morrison, illustrated by Elizabeth Zunon, has been selected as a 2022 Notable Social Studies Trade Book! The Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People is an annual project of the National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) and the CBC running since 1972. The selection committee looks for books that emphasize human relations, represent a diversity of groups and are sensitive to a broad range of cultural experiences, present an original theme or a fresh slant on a traditional topic, are easily readable and of high literary quality, and have a pleasing format and, when appropriate, illustrations that enrich the text. Congratulations Connie and Liz! See the full list here Get the book here
The 2022 Booklist from Rise: A Feminist Book Project is out and several books illustrated by Painted Words artists are on it! Included are: Secrets of the Sea (Clarion) by Evan Griffith, illustrated by Joanie Stone The Library Bus (Pajama Press) by Bahram Rahman, illustrated by Gabrielle Grimard Legacy (Bloomsbury) by Nikki Grimes, including illustrations by Vanessa Brantley Newton, Cathy Ann Johnson, Keisha Morris, Shadra Strickland, and Elizabeth Zunon
The Arlo and Pips series (Harper Alley) by Elise Gravel (Arlo and Pips: King of the Birds and Arlo and Pips: Join the Crow Crowd)has made the top 10 on The ALA Graphic Novels & Comics Round Table 2021 list of Best Graphic Novels for Children.In addition, The Bug Club (Drawn and Quarterly) also by Elise Gravel, Burt the Beetle Doesn’t Bite (Kids Can Press) by Ashley Spires, and Big Apple Diaries (MacMillan) by Alyssa Bermudez are included on the full list. Congratulations Elise, Ashley and Alyssa! See the full list here
The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) has released their 2022 Notable Children’s Recordings List and recognized 8 Listening Library titles, including GRANDMA’S PURSE (Knopf ) written and narrated by Vanessa Brantley Newton! Congratulations to Vanessa on this wonderful achievement! Get the audio book here
King of Ragtime (Simon & Schuster) by Stephen Costanza has been named to the ALSC Notable Children’s Books List for 2022. Each year a committee of the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) identifies the best of the best in children’s books. According to the Notables Criteria, “notable” is defined as: Worthy of note or notice, important, distinguished, outstanding. As applied to children’s books, notable should be thought to include books of especially commendable quality, books that exhibit venturesome creativity, and books of fiction, information, poetry and pictures for all age levels (birth through age 14) that reflect and encourage children’s interests in exemplary ways. Congratulations Steve! See the full list here Get King of Ragtime here
Big Apple Diaries (MacMillan) by Alyssa Bermudez has been selected for the ALA Best Graphic Novels list! This is the first time the ALA Graphic Novels Round Table has put together a Best Graphic Novels for Children’s List. The list highlights the best graphic novels for children aged 5 – 12 years old, published in late 2020 and through 2021, and it aims to increase awareness of the graphic novel medium, raise voices of diverse comics creators, and aid library staff in the development of graphic novel collections. Congratulations Alyssa! See more about the list here Get the book here
