School Library Journal reviews There Goes Patti McGee! (Farrar, Straus and Giroux) by Tootie Nienow, illustrated by Erika Medina in the January 21 issue. The book is a biography of the first professional female skateboarder. SLJ calls the book “An inspirational read-aloud.” Read the full review here The book will be released February 23, 2021. You can pre-order it here
Just Like Mama (Simon & Schuster) by Alice Faye Duncan, illustrated by Charnelle Pinkney Barlow, Above the Rim (Abrams) by Jen Bryant, illustrated by Frank Morrison and Bedtime for Sweet Creatures (Sourcebook/Jabberwocky) by Nikki Grimes, illustrated by Elizabeth Zunon have been named to the African American Children’s Book Project’s list of Best Picture Books of 2020. Congratulations Charnelle, Frank and Liz! See the full list here
Just Like Me (Penguin Random House) by Vanessa Brantley Newton is a top selection for Poetry & Novels in Verse in the Nerdy Book Club awards! You can see the full list here Get the book here
Several Painted Words authors and illustrators were included in Betsy Bird’s Fuse #8 Blog’s 31 Days, 31 Lists. They are as follows: 2020 Board Books; Make Me a Robot (Chronicle Books) by Mark Rogalski 2020 Picture Book Readalouds: Friday Night WrestleFest (MacMillan) by J.F. Fox, illustrated by Micah Player 2020 Bilingual Children’s Books: Sharuko (Lee & Low) by Monica Brown, illustrated by Elisa Chavarri 2020 Fairy, Folk and Religious Tales: Federico and the Wolf (HMH) by Rebecca J. Gomez, illustrated by Elisa Chavarri 2020 Picture Books: Bedtime for Sweet Creatures (Sourcebooks/Jabberwocky) by Nikki Grimes, illustrated by Elizabeth Zunon and Friday Night WrestleFest (MacMillan) by J.F. Fox, illustrated by Micah Player 2020 Comic & Graphic Novels: Arlo & Pips (HarperCollins) by Elise Gravel 2020 Unique Biographies: Above the Rim (Abrams) by Jen Bryant, illustrated by Frank Morrison and The Secret Garden of George Washington Carver (HarperCollins) by Gene Barretta, illustrated by Frank Morrison 2020 Nonfiction Picture Books: Above the Rim (Abrams) by Jen Bryant, illustrated by Frank Morrison and The Secret Garden of George Washington Carver (HarperCollins) by Gene Barretta, illustrated by Frank Morrison 2020 Nonfiction for Older Readers: The Talk (Penguin Random House) edited by Wade Hudson and Cheryl Hudson, including […]
The Secret Garden of George Washington Carver (HarperCollins) written by Gene Barretta and illustrated by Frank Morrison and Above the Rim (Abrams) written by Jen Bryant and illustrated by Frank Morrison made the list of Unique Biographies of 2020 on the Fuse #8 Blog, a School Library Journal blog written by Elizabeth Bird. See the full list here Get The Secret Garden of George Washington Carver here Get Above the Rim here
Burt the Beetle (Kids Can Press) by Ashley Spires is an official Junior Library Guild Selection. Congratulations Ashley! The book will be released in June 2021. Pre-order your copy here
