Don Tate is an acclaimed author and the illustrator of numerous books for children. He is the illustrator of the Roto and Roy series (Little Brown, 2022, 2023), Swish! The Slam-Dunking, Alley-Ooping, High-Flying Harlem Globetrotters (Little Brown, 2020), and Carter Reads the Newspaper (Peachtree, 2021). He is the author of Jerry Changed the Game! How [ Read the full article… ]
28 Days
Day 25: Crystal Allen
The Brown Bookshelf is a family of creatives, genuinely focused on knowing other creatives of color, and making their works known. Being a committee member has strengthened my commitment to our community. It has helped me form strong relationships with other writers, illustrators, editors, and organizations that I may not have been a part of [ Read the full article… ]
Day 24: Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich
Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich is the NAACP Image Award-nominated author of several books, including: OPERATION SISTERHOOD, an IndieNext List Top Ten Pick and Black Caucus of the American Library Association Best of the Best Selection; MAKEDA MAKES A BIRTHDAY TREAT, a Chicago Public Library Best of the Best Book; IT DOESN’T TAKE A GENIUS, a Kirkus Reviews [ Read the full article… ]
Day 23: Tameka Fryer Brown
Tameka Fryer Brown writes to sow seeds of self-love, pride, connectivity, and inclusion in the hearts of children. Her picture books have won awards like the Jane Addams Children’s Book Honor Award, the Charlotte Huck Honor Award, and the Charlotte Zolotow Honor Award. They’ve also been recognized on Best Book lists by the Cooperative Children’s [ Read the full article… ]
Day 22: Kelly Starling Lyons
It feels surreal to have a day during 28 Days Later. My focus as part of The Brown Bookshelf is to uplift Black children’s book creators who fall under the radar, who have paved the way, who are making a difference. I’m blessed to call many of them friends. I stand on the shoulders of [ Read the full article… ]
Day 22: Gwendolyn R. Hooks
I met future Brown Bookshelf sisters Gwendolyn Hooks and Crystal Allen in 2005 at the Highlights Writers Workshop at Chautauqua. We were all early in our children’s book writing journeys. At Chautauqua, we found mentoring, lessons on the art and craft of writing for kids and each other. The three of us became friends. Seemed [ Read the full article… ]
Day 21: Tracey Baptiste
Day 20: Pamela Tuck
Pamela Tuck has a big heart to match her big talent. You can feel that in the picture books she writes and see it in her most important role as the matriarch of a large and loving family. Her debut picture book, As Fast as Words Could Fly, celebrated the trailblazing achievement of her father [ Read the full article… ]