The accolades keep coming in for Friday Night Wrestlefest, (Roaring Brook Press) written by J. F. Fox and illustrated by Micah Player. Parent Magazine has included the book on it’s list of the 30 Best Children’s Books of 2020! Congratulations Jennifer and Micah! See the list here Get the book here
The Evanston Public Library has included Friday Night Wrestlefest (Roaring Brook Press) written by J.F. Fox and illustrated by Micah Player on its 202o list of 101 Great Books for Kids. See the whole list here Get the book here
The Library Book (Pajama Press) written by Bahram Rahman and illustrated by Gabrielle Grimard is featured in the New York Times Book Review article 8 Picture Books About Books. Read the full article here Get the book here
Friday Night Wrestle Fest (Roaring Brook Press) written by J.F. Fox and illustrated by Micah Player, Nugget and Fang Go to School (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt) written by Tami Sauer and illustrated by Michael Slack and Everybody Says Meow (HarperCollins) written and illustrated by Constance Lombardo are included on the 2021 Redbud Read-Aoud Award Master List. Congratulations Micah, Michael and Constance!
Sharuko:el arqueologo Peruano Julio C. Tello/Peruvian Archeologist Julio C. Tello (Lee & Low) written by Monica Brown and illustrated by Elisa Chavarri and The Secret Garden of George Washington Carver (HarperCollins) written by Gene Barretta and illustrated by Frank Morrison are both included on the 2021-2022 Texas Bluebonnet Award Master List, one of the most distinguished children’s literature lists in the country. Congratulations, Gene, Frank and Elisa!
For Beautiful Boys Who Believe in a Better World (Flyaway Books) written by Michael W. Waters and illustrated by Keisha Morris, has won the 2020 Goddard Riverside CBC Youth Book Prize for Social Justice. Publishers Weekly says the book serves as a starting point for facilitating discussions about racism and violence against Black people. Congratulations Keisha! You can get the book here
