Congratulations to Frank Morrison, who illustrated the 2018 NAACP Image Award winning book Clayton Byrd Goes Underground! The award was given for “Outstanding Literary Work” in the Youth/Teens category. You can find a complete list of NAACP Image Award winners here.
Check out episode #418 of ‘All the Wonders’ podcast, where Vanessa Brantley Newton talks about connecting with her readers, kids giving their parents a do-over, and the universal quest to give others what you never got.
Congratulations to Elise Gravel, whose book Olga and the Smelly Thing from Nowhere made it onto New York Public Library’s “The Best Science Fiction Books for Kids of 2017” list! View the complete list here. Olga also made onto the School Library Journal’s list of Great Hybrid Books, which you can find here.
In December, Elizabeth Bird of Fuse 8 compiled a list of must-reads for every day of the month. Seven books by our artists/authors made it onto these lists, which are broken down into categories from Non-fiction to Science & Nature. December 22 – Fictionalized Nonfiction included: Noah Webster’s Fighting Words by Tracy Nelson Maurer and illustrated by Mircea Catusanu December 23 – American History included: Noah Webster’s Fighting Words by Tracy Nelson Maurer and illustrated by Mircea Catusanu The Youngest Marcher by Cynthia Levinson and illustrated by Vanessa Brantley Newton December 24 – Science & Nature Books included: If You Were the Moon by Laura Purdie Salas and illustrated by Jaime Kim December 26 – Unique Biographies included: Noah Webster’s Fighting Words by Tracy Nelson Maurer and illustrated by Mircea Catusanu The Youngest Marcher by Cynthia Levinson and illustrated by Vanessa Brantley Newton December 27 – Nonfiction Picture Books included: Noah Webster’s Fighting Words by Tracy Nelson Maurer and illustrated by Mircea Catusanu The Youngest Marcher by Cynthia Levinson and illustrated by Vanessa Brantley Newton If You Were the Moon by Laura Purdie Salas and illustrated by Jaime Kim December 31 – Picture Books included: Lucia the Luchadora by Cynthia Leonor Garza and illustrated by Alyssa Bermudez Please Please the Bees by Gerald Kelley Stolen Words by Melanie Florence and illustrated by Gabrielle Grimard Waiting for Pumpsie by Barry […]
There’s a new way to enjoy Betsy Snyder‘s beloved children’s tale, Sweet Dreams Lullaby. Moonlite is a storybook projector for your mobile phone, which allows readers to project illustrations and access storybook text and sound effects. Now, you can add a Sweet Dreams Lullaby reel to your Moonlite collection, and enjoy Snyder’s story in a unique way! Order the Moonlite projector here and the Sweet Dreams Lullaby reel here.
Written by Amanda Doering with illustrations from Joanie Stone, Purple brings the secondary color to life. This picture book is truly an interactive experience, thanks to musical accompaniment by Mark Mallman and the opportunity to seek and find the bold color with every turn of the page. Young readers will get to learn, listen, sing and explore along with Purple. Get your copy, with online music access, here!
