All Aboard the School Train (Scholastic) by Glenda Armand, illustrated by Keisha Morris has received the CBC-NCSS Notable Social Studies Trade Books Award! The Notable Social Studies Trade Books annual award list, chosen under NCSS guidance, was created to provide teachers and librarians with a list of the Notable Social Studies books published in 2023. The CBC shares this list widely so that all teachers, librarians, booksellers, and parents on their email list across the country can benefit from this valuable annual resource. Learn more about the NCSS (National Council for the Social Studies) here Get the book here
Ashley Spires has been nominated for a Canadian Screen Award for Writing for a Preschool Program, for Agent Binky: Pets of the Universe, a series based on her Binky the Space Cat books published by Kids Can Press. Read more about the nomination here Get the books behind the series here
The Junior Library Guild has awarded Beautiful Noise: The Music of John Cage (Anne Schwartz Books) by Lisa Rogers, illustrated by Il Sung Na a Gold Standard Selection Award. Learn more about the Junior Libary Guild here Learn more about the book here
Publishers Weekly has given a starred review to Summer is Here (Bloomsbury) by Renee Watson, illustrated by Bea Jackson, saying “Jackson (The Twelve Hours of Christmas) employs bright light and sunlit hues to capture the ease and lengthy rhythms of an enjoyable summer’s day…” The book will be published May 7, 2024. Pre order it here See the full review here
TeMika Grooms has been featured on the Brown Bookshelf, in their campaign 28 Days Later. During the twenty-eight days of Black History Month, they profile a different children’s or young adult author and children’s illustrator, looking for the best new and unnoticed works by African-Americans. From picture books to novels, books fresh off the presses to those that have lurked in the background unsung for months or years. In the post, TeMika talks about her journey to publication. See the blog post here Congratulations, TeMika!
Frederick’s Journey: The Life of Frederick Douglass (Little, Brown) by Doreen Rappaport, illustrated by London Ladd, has received an award from the Academia Norteameriana de Lengua Espanol! Learn more about the award here Congratulations London!
