Every Sunday my pastor does her little routine… “What time is it?” she says, a glint in her eye as she scans the church. And the congregation responds, “It’s giving time.” And everyone knows that it’s time to dig deep into their pockets or checkbooks and prime themselves for the offering. Well, it’s giving time [ Read the full article… ]
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Mailbox
If I had time to report on all the books I’ve recently received, I’d only be kidding myself. Deadlines. My work is piled high. No time for reading, but I still want to mention a few books that have arrived in my mailbox: We Could Be Brothers (Scholastic Press, 2010), by Derrick Barnes, for ages [ Read the full article… ]
Around Our Way: It’s a Book Birthday!
Every day a good book comes into the world is a day to rejoice. But today, the launch of the debut picture book by our very own Tameka Fryer Brown, makes it even more sweet. Around Our Way on Neighbors’ Day (Abrams, 2010), illustrated by Charlotte Riley-Webb, is a celebration of a girl’s love for [ Read the full article… ]
Book reports
Picture book guy here. I love the art of telling stories with words and pictures. And I get all excited when I find a new picture book in my mailbox, a book sent to me by publishers for mention here at the Brown Bookshelf. Thing is, I’ve been so busy with my own book projects, [ Read the full article… ]
World Autisim Awareness Day, April 2
My Brother Charlie (Scholastic Press), written by Holly Robinson Peete and Ryan Elizabeth Peete, with illustrations by Shane W. Evans, is a heartwarming story of patience, love and acceptance. Young Callie and Charlie are twins with a lot in common – curly hair and brown eyes, a love for chocolate with marshmallows, music and football. [ Read the full article… ]
Ruby & the Booker Boys
This post has been revised at the request of the author. His statement is below. Thank you for your support: I just wanted to take the time out to thank every single person that has supported the Ruby and the Booker Boys series since the release of the first two books two years ago. I want to [ Read the full article… ]
Tu Books now an imprint of Lee & Low Books
Lee & Low Books, an independent children’s book publisher specializing in diversity, has now acquired Tu Publishing, which was founded by Stacy Whitman in the fall of 2009. The new imprint, Tu Books, will publish multicultural Middle Grade, YA fantasy and science fiction. See the official press release here. “This is a natural fit for [ Read the full article… ]