In a review of Toasty (Holiday House) by Sarah Hwang, Publishers Weekly says “Newcomer Hwang’s quirky plot has the meandering joy of a small child’s storytelling logic, while acrylic paint, colored-pencil, and digital pictures give the triumphant Toasty a sketchbook immediacy as he engages in doggy doings.” Read the full review here Pre-order the book here
Joanie Stone, illustrator of Secrets of the Sea (Clarion) is interviewed on Jena Benton’s blog, along with the book’s author Evan Griffith. Read the interview here Get the book here
Kathryn Thurman will be doing a virtual Zoom event on March 26th @ 5pm with Third Place Books in Seattle with four amazing PNW authors. (Dana Sullivan, (Dead Max Series), Jing Jing Song, Trudi Truet, (Explorer Series) and Barbara Davis Pyles. The event will be geared towards kids. The authors will be sharing the backstory and creative process of their most recent book and a few strategies that have helped us stay creative during covid. There will also be raffle prizes. Register for the event here Get Kathryn’s book “The Biggest Thing of All” (Upside Down Books) here
“Just Like Me” (Penguin Random House) by Vanessa Brantley-Newton has been selected as a “recommended title” by the Kansas National Education Association’s Reading Circle Commission. Congratulations Vanessa! You can get the book here
Sharuko (Lee & Low) by Monica Brown, illustrated by Elisa Chavarri has been selected for the 2021-22 Tejas Star Reading List by the Texas Library Association. The Tejas Star Reading List (TSRL) provides a recommended reading list to encourage children ages 5-12 to explore multicultural books and to discover the cognitive and economic benefits of bilingualism and multilingualism. The Tejas Star Reading List is intended for recreational reading, not to support a specific curriculum. See the Tejas Star Reading List here In addition, Monica Brown and Elisa Chavarri, are featured in an interview with Sharuko’s home institutionMuseo de Arqueología y Antropología UNMSM. The interview is subtitled in Spanish so it is accessible to all Spanish-speakers! You can see the interview here Visit the Museum on Facebook Get the book here Get the book here
Rise: A Feminist Book Project for Ages 0-18 has selected Unbeatable Betty (HarperCollins) by Alison Crotzer Kimmel, illustrated by Joanie Stone, as one of the titles to be honored on the Rise 2021 Book List. You can find out more about Rise: A Feminist Book Project, which is part of the Feminist Task Force of the American Library Association, and view the complete list of recommended titles here Get the book here
