Chances are you’re already familiar with Little Leaders: Bold Women in Black History, given it had already earned best-seller status before its official release date. But how familiar are you with its creator, Vashti Harrison? In today’s 28 Days Later spotlight, Harrison shares her path from art student to New York Times instant bestselling author-illustrator—a path paved […]
Doreen Spicer-Dannelly may be a new name in children’s literature, but for a long time she has created wonderful programs for kids. The Proud Family. Her. Jump In! Her again. The Wannabes. You got it. It’s exciting that she’s now a middle-grade author. Her debut, Love Double Dutch, is a fast-paced story of sisterhood, collaboration […]
Review by Araceli Méndez Hintermeister DESCRIPTION OF THE BOOK: She is the envy of every teenage girl in Mexico City. Her mother is a glamorous telenovela actress. Her father is the go-to voiceover talent for blockbuster films. Hers is a world of private planes, chauffeurs, paparazzi and gossip columnists. Meet Camilla del Valle, or Cammi […]
via Book Review: The Go-Between by Veronica Chambers — Latinxs in Kid Lit
On February 3, 1964, thousands of students boycotted the New York School System in support of full integrationof New York public schools: http://crdl.usg.edu/events/ny_school_boycott/?Welcome
Another source: WNYC: https://www.wnyc.org/story/school-boycott-1964/
“Story is not something we tell; story is who we are.” ~Julius Lester Doesn’t it feel like January is too soon for death? Really, stories end all the time. While I never met Julius Lester, knowing him online gave me one of the most profound online experiences I’ve had. I’d had brief exchanges with him […]
Judith Ortiz Cofer was the first author to win the Pura Belpré Award for her first young adult book An Island Like You: Stories of the Barrio. On December 30, 2016, she passed away at the young age of 64, due to cancer. This week, we celebrate her life and work with reviews of four […]
via Book Review & Giveaway: Call Me María by Judith Ortiz Cofer — Latinxs in Kid Lit
A few months ago, I was checking my Twitter timeline and happened upon this exchange:
February 6, 1961, SNCC starts “jail-no bail” movement in Rock Hill, South Carolina. https://snccdigital.org/events/rock-hill-sit-ins-and-jail-no-bail/
Another source Zinn Education Project: https://zinnedproject.org/2016/02/jail-no-bail/
Four years ago on this date, Mississippi officially abolishes slavery: http://abcnews.go.com/News/mississippi-officially-abolishes-slavery-ratifies-13th-amendment/blogEntry?id=18533376
From blackpast.org: Librarian, author, and storyteller Augusta Braxston Baker was the first African American woman to hold an administrative position with the New York Public Library (NYPL). She was a pioneering advocate of the positive portrayal of blacks in children’s literature, and beginning in the 1930s removed books with negative stereotypes from the NYPL shelves. Baker was born in […]
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