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Carmen Bogan is the award- winning author of the picture books, Where’s Rodney?, Granny, Who is God? and its upcoming sequel Up in God’s House. Carmen also founded Dream On Publishing in 2013. On her website, Carmen explains that the mission of her mulitcultural children’s book publishing company is to respect and free the voices and minds […]
A veteran TV writer and producer, the talents of Fracaswell Hyman have brought you shows like Ghostwriter, Gullah Gullah, Island, The Famous Jett Jackson, Taina and Romeo. He never planned on writing children’s television programs, Fracaswell’s dream was to be in front of the camera. The lesson: Dream Big. He did it all. As an […]
Reviewed by Lila Quintero Weaver FROM THE BOOK JACKET: Musician, botanist, baseball player, pilot—the Hispanics featured in this collection come from many different backgrounds and from many different countries. Celebrate their accomplishments and their contributions to collective history and a community that continues to evolve and thrive today! Poems spotlight Aida de Acosta, Arnold Rojas, […]
Ebony Glenn talks about the release of her new book, “Mommy’s Khimar” which will be out on April 3, 2018.
Congratulations to the authors and illustrators who were honored at the American Library Association’s Midwinter conference! The newest Pura Belpré Awards went to Ruth Behar for Lucky Broken Girl and Juana Martinez-Neal for her illustrations in La Princesa and the Pea. Click on the links below to get more information on the creators and their work! […]
via ¡Felicidades! to the 2018 Pura Belpré Award Winners and Honor Books — Latinxs in Kid Lit
On February 11, Jarena Lee, the first authorized female preacher in the African Methodist Episcopal church was born.
http://www.blackpast.org/aah/lee-jarena-1783
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part3/3h1638.html
http://www.librarycompany.org/women/portraits_religion/lee.htm
* “My goal is to focus on crafting stories for global audiences inspired by my Ugandan heritage. Set primarily in East and Southern Africa, my stories aim to illuminate the everyday and diverse experiences of African children, while celebrating human universality.” says Nansubuga Nagadya Isdahl on Mater Mea. And with its celebration of both the […]
Mary Lovelace O’Neal, artist and professor was born on this day: https://nmwa.org/blog/2017/10/17/spotlight-mary-lovelace-oneal/
http://rehistoricizing.org/mary-lovelace-oneal/
These are books that should be read all year round. However, reading during Black History Month is a great start: https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/black-history-month-books_us_5a79a9a8e4b018ad89502122
Check out this list of 25 picture books is about a variety of themes:
The CamaraIfe Maktaba 