Hope Dealer. Actor. Speaker. Advocate. Teaching Artist. Hasan Davis creates change and sows inspiration in many ways. His latest is as children’s book author. Through his picture book The Journey of York (illustrated by Alleanna Harris, published by Capstone), Hasan gives voice to a hero on the Lewis & Clark expedition who has been too [ Read the full article… ]
28 Days
Day 4: Daria Peoples-Riley
Author-illustrator Daria Peoples-Riley made her debut in children’s publishing with the picture book THIS IS IT (Greenwillow/HarperCollins, 2018). It is a celebration of individuality, self-expression, and dance. Her companion book, I GOT NEXT (Greenwillow/HarperCollins, 2019),followed with a starred review from Kirkus. Peoples-Riley is also the illustrator of GLORIA TAKES A STAND by Jessica M. Rinker, [ Read the full article… ]
Day 3: Camryn Garrett
Today I’m very excited to feature Camryn Garrett, a young author who has been a part of the industry landscape for years. (I’ve been following her on twitter for a long time.) Her debut FULL DISCLOSURE was released in Fall 2019. It’s smart, funny, and features a main character we haven’t seen much of in YA, a sexual teen who happens to be HIV+.
Day 2: Ashley Franklin
“I write. I teach. I mom.” That’s the way Ashley Franklin explains it on her website. Ashley is the debut author of Not Quite Snow White, a lovely picture book illustrated by Ebony Glenn and published by HarperCollins. She is also an adjunct college professor who lives in Arkansas with her husband and two young [ Read the full article… ]
Day 1 ~ Siman Nuurali
The Brown Bookshelf is proud to introduce the children’s book author, Siman Nuurali to our readers. She has written the SADIQ series of four books published by Picture Window Books, a Capstone imprint. Originally from Kenya, Siman writes from her home in Minnesota. The Journey I had never really thought about getting published up [ Read the full article… ]
Announcing the 13th Class of 28 Days Later Honorees!
We have a list! Our signature campaign, 28 Days Later, is designed to celebrate Black children’s book creators and raise awareness of those who may be under the radar of librarians, educators and families. The list is created through considering nominations posted on our site and internal research. Each day of Black History Month, we [ Read the full article… ]
Day 28 – Jarred Amato Talks Project LIT
I take strange pride in having the anchor of this month-long celebration of books. Today’s feature is longer than we usually make them. I hope you agree that it’s worth the time it will take to immerse yourself in it. I hope that it will take you back to the essence of why we, all [ Read the full article… ]
Day 27 : Oge Mora
I’m thrilled to welcome Oge Mora to the Brown Bookshelf, just weeks after her debut picture book, Thank You, Omu, was named a Caldecott Honor book, an Ezra Jack Keats Award winner, and — woohoo! — a Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe New Talent Award winner! (Yes, I am definitely Kermit the Frog arm-flailing as I [ Read the full article… ]