shadrieka Awesomeness…. One of my dreams has always been to be in a collective book with other artists. Thanks to BloomsburyUSA that dream is now a reality. This April look for me in OUR CHILDREN CAN SOAR: A Celebration of Rosa, Barack, and the Pioneers of Change, my work is alongside some of my favorite illustrators … Read more
To hear a bunch of sleepy award winners (self included) check out the ALA highlights video here
Yesterday my editor called to let me know that I am this year’s recipient of the EZRA JACK KEATS (illustration) AWARD . I am doing the happy dance. Thank you to the New York Public Library (where, ironically, I was doing research when I heard the news) for this amazing and wonderful honor! THE EZRA … Read more
Here are a few pics from the Philadelphia Book Fair this past weekend. This is the best reward! The Philly Book Fair was a great experience. I had the chance to sign lots of books for lots of young readers. At the end of the day, me, Cozbi A. Cabrera, Tonya Cherie Hegamin, and Zetta … Read more
from Zetta Elliot‘s blog: If you’re going to be in or near Philadelphia next weekend, be sure to stop by the annual African American Children’s Book Fair! Saturday, February 7, 2009, 1-3 p.m., Community College of Philadelphia (Gymnasium), 17th Spring Garden Street. Free and open to the public. For more information, please call 215-878-BOOK. For an … Read more
Check out a great interview with Don Tate on The Brown Bookshelf. Thanks Don!
What a great day yesterday. For those who missed the webcast of the ALA Youth Media Awards, you can watch the announcements here: Thanks again to the CSK Committee for bestowing such an honor!
Today is one of the best days of my life. This morning at 8AM I received a phone call from The Coretta Scott King Committee to inform me that I am this year’s winner of the John Steptoe Award for New Talent (first female to ever win)! I can’t even begin to tell you how … Read more
from When Rain Clouds Gather It was the face of a tortured man, slowly being devoured by the intensity of his inner life, and the tormented hell of that inner life had scarred deep ridges across his brow and down his cheeks, and the icy peaks of loneliness on which the man lived had only … Read more