2019 Boston Globe – Horn Book Awards Announced The Boston Globe – Horn Book Awards were announced on May 29, 2019. The awards were first presented in 1967; this year’s eligible books were published between [continue reading]
On the Come Up Review
Thomas, Angie. On the Come Up. Fiction. Balzer & Bray, 02/2019. 447pp. $18.99. 978-0-06-249856-4. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 8-12. Thomas takes an incisive and nuanced look at perceptions and personas of black teens in this stunning follow-up [continue reading]
Board Book Round-up, Part III
Board Book Round-up, Part III Board Book Adapted from Picture Books Atinuke. Baby Goes to Market. Illus. by Angela Brooksbank. 2017/2019. Candlewick. [26p.] $8.99. 978-1-5362-0552-7. Set in Nigeria, baby accompanies mama to the market [continue reading]
Author Judith Kerr Dies
Author Judith Kerr Dies: Author of more than 30 books, Judith Kerr has died at age 95. She came to England in 1936 as a refugee from the Nazis. Her books include When Hitler Stole [continue reading]
2019 South Asia Book Award for Children’s and Young Adult Literature
2 2019 Award Winners The Secret Kingdom: Nek Chand, a Changing India, and a Hidden World of Art by Barb Rosenstock; illustrated by Claire A. Nivola (Candlewick Press, 2018). In 1947, Nek Chand began building [continue reading]
“Big Nate” series Read-Alikes
“Big Nate” series by Lincoln Peirce Angleberger, Tom. The Strange Case of Origami Yoda. Birchall, Katy. The It Girl. Greenwald, Tom. Pete Milano’s Guide to Being a Movie Star. Griffiths, Andy. The 13-Story Treehouse. Howe, [continue reading]
Black Enough Review
Zoboi, Ibi (Ed.), Justina Ireland, Varian Johnson, et al. Black Enough: Stories of Being Young and Black in America. Fiction. Balzer & Bray, 2019. 393 [+6]pp. $17.99. 978-0-06-269872-8. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 8-12. Editor Ibi Zoboi invited [continue reading]
Father’s Day – Revised
Father’s Day – revised For Father’s Day, be sure to include other male relatives who may serve in the role of father, including grandfather, uncle, family friend, etc. For a craft, make a “Best Dad” [continue reading]