Five Great Picture Books to Read During Black History Month
It's Black History Month 2021 and we've pulled together 4 books for ages 3-8 that focus on awesome kids with amazing dreams and gifts.
What's New: A Glimmer of Death
The creator of the Tamara Hayle series is back with a new series and heroine, A Glimmer of Death an Odessa Jones Mysteries.
Lessons Learned From A First-Time Appreneur
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Nicola and David Yoon launch Joy Revolution
Random House Children's Division has announced the launch of Joy Revolution, a publishing imprint devoted to publishing love stories about people of color for the young adult reader.
Author Jacqueline Woodson Receives Genius Grant
2020 MacArthur Fellow Jacqueline Woodson is redefining children’s and young adult literature to encompass more complex issues and reflect the lives of Black children, teenagers, and families.
Walter Mosley Awarded LIfetime Achievement Honor
Walter Mosley Becomes First Black Man to Receive National Book Award's Lifetime Achievement Medal.
What's New: The Black Kids
Set in1992 during a period of racial unrest, this coming of age novel speaks to young people are feeling in 2020.
What's New: Caste, The Origins of Our Discontents
Ten years after The Warmth of Other Suns , Isabelle Wilkerson has released a portrait of how America has been shaped by it's hidden caste system.
Tristan Strong Destroys the World
Kwame Mbalia has released his second book in the Tristan Strong trilogy which features characters from African and African-American folklore.
Maya Angelou
Maya Angelou was an American author, actress, screenwriter, dancer, poet, civil rights activist and educator best known for her 1969 memoir, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings and poetic work Phenomenal Woman.
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