Co-founder of Just Us Books, Diversity Jedi, artist, quilter and award-winning author, Cheryl Willis Hudson brings intention, meaning and magic to everything she touches. Her latest book, Brave. Black. First.: 50+ African American Women Who Changed the World (Crown, 2020), is her latest outstanding project. Beautifully illustrated by Erin K. Robinson and published in collaboration [ Read the full article… ]
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Read Alouds, Lessons and Plans…Oh My
Photo by Sincerely Media on Unsplash The artistic community has really stepped up to help keep folks engaged, entertained and informed during the Covid-19 outbreak. There are author read-alouds, writing and illustrating exercises,live dance classes and free concerts everywhere I turn. It makes me proud to be a member of this community, who sprung into action even [ 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… ]
28 Days Later Call for Nominations
Kwame Alexander. Renée Watson. Derrick Barnes. Just a few of the outstanding Black children’s book creators we showcased here before they received well-deserved, industry-wide acclaim. Put your thinking caps on. Help us identify under-the-radar and vanguard Black children’s book creators we should consider profiling. Let us know who we should check out so we [ Read the full article… ]
#NCTE19 We Are Here
Is there any atmosphere more euphoric than the National Council of Teachers of English conference? It gets no better than pairing educators, dedicated to nurturing the love of reading and writing, with authors who…well, are dedicated to nurturing the love of reading and writing. Match made in heaven, we think. And we’re here! Friday, Nov. [ Read the full article… ]
What Are BBS Authors Up To? Kelly Starling Lyons
It may be easy to forget that in the midst of pushing for inclusion, your favorite BBS authors are still writing books. Picture book and middle grade author has had a busy 2019. Her latest work for your book shelves: Our favorite 4th grade future scientist is back in not one, but two Jada Jones [ Read the full article… ]
BBS is Award Winning
There’s something very humbling about receiving an award. Maybe, it’s the slight awkwardness of others acknowledging you for doing something you know simply needs to be done. Maybe, it’s because authors are perpetually caught between needing to bring attention to their work while attempting to shy away from public speaking. Whatever the case, The Brown [ Read the full article… ]
Anansesem’s Caribbean Children’s/YA Online Bookstore Launched
Volumes of Pleasure By Summer Edward, M.Ed., RYT 200 *For the purposes of this article, the phrase ‘children’s and young adult books’ has been abbreviated to ‘CYA books.’ I’m pleased to share a project I’ve been working on for the past couple of months: Anansesem, the online magazine covering Caribbean children’s and young adult literature, [ Read the full article… ]