Just Like Mama (Simon & Schuster) by Alice Faye Duncan, illustrated by Charnelle Pinkney Barlow and The Secret Garden of George Washington Carver (HarperCollins) by Gene Barretta, illustrated by Frank Morrison have been nominated for an NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Children’s Literary Work. The awards will be announced on March 27, 2021. Congratulations Charnelle, Gene and Frank! See the full list of nominees here
Charnelle Pinkney Barlow will be participating in the 29th Annual African American Children’s Book Fair. The fair will be held virtually on Saturday, February 6, 2021, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. EST. Hosted by the African American Children’s Book Project (AACBP), the book fair is one of the oldest and largest single-day events for children’s books in the country. Register for the Fair here
Above The Rim (Abrams) by Jen Bryant, illustrated by Frank Morrison, and Sharuko (Lee & Low) by Monica Brown, illustrated by Elisa Chavarri, have both been recognized as ALA Notable Children’s Books for 2021. 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 Frank and Elisa! See the full list here
More accolades for Sharuko (Lee & Low) by Monica Brown, illustrated by Elisa Chavarri ! The book is on the Bank Street Best Children’s Picture Books of the Year in Spanish 2021 List! See the full list here Get the book here
One Step Further; My Story of Math, the Moon and a Lifelong Mission, (National Geographic Kids) by Katherine Johnson, and her daughters Joylette Hylick and Katherine Moore, illustrated by Charnelle Pinkney Barlow was published January 26, 2021. This inspirational picture book reveals what is was like for a young black mother of three to navigate the difficult world of the 1950s and ’60s, and succeed in an unwelcoming industry to become one of the now legendary ”hidden figures” of NASA computing and space research. Congratulations Charnelle! Get the book here
Dear Deer (Henry Holt) by Gene Barretta is an Amazon Teacher’s Pick for beginning readers! This playful picture book introduces children to the richness of language through the concept of homophones. A romp through the zoo has never been so eye-opening. Congratulations Gene! See the full list here Get the book here
