This is the 18th year of The Brown Bookshelf’s annual 28 Days Later celebration! Each year, through 28 Days Later, our Black History Month celebration of children’s book literature, we applaud and center Black authors and illustrators. For 2025, The Brown Bookshelf is working in partnership with Black Stories Amplified to bring you daily features introducing the honorees. Beginning tomorrow, we’ll feature a Black children’s book creator each day. Thank you for celebrating them with us–this month and every month!
Please join us by sharing the posts on social media, reading and sharing the books of our honorees, and considering them for your collections.
Our 2025 Honorees for 28 DAYS LATER:
Day 1- Nikki Giovanni
Day 2- Maisha Oso
Day 3- Rob Cameron (Cameron Roberson)
Day 4- Ken Daley
Day 5- Khadijah VanBrakle
Day 6- Alliah L. Agostini
Day 7- Shawn Pryor
Day 8- Jerry Pinkney
Day 9- Tonya Abari
Day 10- Liselle Sambury
Day 11- Rachelle Baker
Day 12- Tony Weaver, Jr.
Day 13- Kenneth (K.E.) Lewis
Day 14- Sarah Raughley
Day 15- Bernette Ford
Day 16- Nadia Salomon
Day 17- Krystal Marquis
Day 18- Shamar Knight-Justice
Day 19- Sonja Thomas
Day 20- Allen Wells
Day 21- Bea Jackson
Day 22- Stephanie Seales
Day 23- Malcolm Newsome
Day 24- Kern Carter
Day 25- Dare Coulter
Day 26- Jennifer Baker
Day 27- Sarah Warren
Day 28- Tanisia Moore