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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… ]
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… ]
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+.
“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… ]
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… ]
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… ]