Angela Joy shares her writing/publishing story of her picture books with The Brown Bookshelf. Read her story here:
365 Black Books: 2018 Coretta Scott King Book Award Winners and Honors Tuesday
Returning to the Coretta Scott King Book Awards, the following books were the 2018 winners and honors.
2018 Author Winner: Piecing Me Together by Renee Watson
2018 Illustrator Award Winner: Out of Wonder, illustrated by Ekua Holmes
2018 Author and Illustrator Honors Title: Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut; written by Derrick Barnes; illustrated by Gordon C. James
John Steptoe New Talent Author Award Winner: The Stars Beneath Our Feet by David Barclay Moore. A very good book!
John Steptoe New Talent Illustrator Award Winner: Mama Africa!; illustrated by Charly Palmer
The Brown Bookshelf 28 Days Later Day 10: Sandra Headen, author of The Warrior on the Mound
I read this book and enjoyed it. Very realistic, well developed characters; strong themes and messages. More about this author can be found here:
365 Black Books Alice Walker Monday
Today, February 9, Alice Walker celebrates her 82nd birthday! Known for The Color Purple, Alice Walker has written essays, novels, and poetry. A few are show below. To read more about her, click here.
The Brown Bookshelf 28 Days Later: Day 9 Yesenia Moses, author of Stella’s Stellar Hair
Read more about this author’s journey into publishing here:
365 Black Books: 2025 Miself in Books Sunday
Miself in Books is an inclusive list of books curated by Michigan school librarians. You can access and download the pdf document here:
Book 1 PreK-Grade 1: Oshun and Me: A Story of Love and Braids by Adiba Nelson; illustrated by Alleanna Harris
Book 2 Lower Elementary: At Night, They Danced by Victoria Scott-Miller; illustrated by Toni D. Chambers
Book 3 Black Lives Great Minds of Science by Tonya Bolden; illustrated by David Wilkerson
Book 4 High School: Up in Smoke by Nick Brooks
The Brown Bookshelf 28 Days Later Day 8: Van G. Garrett, author of Kicks
Read more about this author’s publishing journey here:
365 Black Books 2024 BCALA Best of the Best Black Books (BOTB) Saturday
Sharing three more children’s and young adults books from our 2024 BOTB list.
PreK-4: Outspoken by Carole Boston Weatherford; illustrated by Eric Velasquez
Grades 5-8: A Place to Shine by Marie Arnold
Grades 9-12: Where Was Goodbye? by Janice Lynn Mather
The Brown Bookshelf 28 Days Later Day 7: Marti Dumas
Day 7 is Marti Dumas, author of Secret Society of Rebel Girls. More information about this author can be found here:
365 Black Books: Tsitsi Dangarembga Friday
Tsitsi Dangarembga, born February 4, is a Zimbabwe novelist. Her trilogy chronicles the life of a young Zimbabwe girl living in Zimbabwe before it gained its independence. More information about Tsitsi Dangarembga can be found here.
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