Born March 12, Virginia Hamilton was the most honored writer of children’s literature. She passed away in 2002. Here are just a few of her books:
365 Black Books Rain Wednesday
Today’s post feature books with the word “rain” in the title.
Book 1: Rain Feet by Angela Johnson
Book 2: Rain Rising by Courtne Comrie
Book 3: Rain Remembers (the sequel to Rain Rising) by Courtne Comrie
The Brown Bookshelf 28 Days Later Day 28 Kevin Johnson, author of Cape
Read about Kevin Johnson’s writing process and pathway to publishing here.
The Brown Bookshelf 28 Days Later Day 26: Ebony Lynn Mudd, author of Just Like Tina
Read about Ebony Lynn Mudd’s journey of writing and publishing here.
The Brown Bookshelf 28 Days Later Day 20: Patrice Gopo, author of Ripening Time and All the Places We Call Home
Read about this author’s fascinating writing and publishing journey here.
365 Black Books Nichelle Nichols Thursday
I watched a very informative and fascinating documentary titled, “Women in Motion.” That is the name of Nichelle Nichols consulting firm that partnered with NASA to recruit more people of color into NASA. Excellent documentary!
Nichelle Nichols’ autobiography:
Her adult fiction:
A children’s book about Nichelle Nichols:
The Brown Bookshelf 28 Days Later Day 18: Tamisha Anthony, illustrator for On Our Way! What a Day!
Read more about this illustrator here:
The Brown Bookshelf 28 Days Later Day 17: Lesley Younge, author of A-Train Allen and Playbook for Justice
Read more about this author’s journey to publishing here:
The Brown Bookshelf 28 Days Later Day 16: Angela Dalton, author of If You Look Up at the Sky and To Boldly Go–the story of Nichelle Nichols
Read more about this author’s inspiration and journey into publishing here.
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