Wow, my job just keeps getting better! At the Free Library of Philadelphia Festival, I met Ms. Stokes, an enthusiastic and dedicated special needs teacher from New Jersey, who invited me to come and speak to her students before the end of the year. In the meantime, she bought a copy of BIRD and shared … Read more
We received two great reviews of OUR CHILDREN CAN SOAR today: In the Chicago Sun-Times: Last year President Obama’s campaign gave rise to the phrase “Rosa sat so Martin could walk; Martin walked so Barack could run; Barack ran so our children can fly.” That’s the basis for a stunning new picture book, Our Children … Read more
Is your after school program being cut? A great alternative for kids who are looking for a place to be after-hours is your local library! Zetta and I popped in at the Brooklyn Public Library for a Monday afternoon book club meeting where BIRD was the featured book. The kids didn’t know we were coming … Read more
What a looooonnnngggg week. Today was the book signing for OUR CHILDREN CAN SOAR. There were seven artists who were available to sign books. What an amazing time! I don’t think I’ve ever been in a room with that much picturebook royalty at once. Each artist has such a distinct voice and is so very … Read more
The celebration has come and gone. We had a great turn out at the NYPL last night. My friends and family came out strong to share in my moment. Many thanks go to all committee members, the New York Public Library, and to the Ezra Jack Keats Foundation for such a wonderful honor. For those … Read more
BIRD was named one of Bank Street College of Education’s Best Books of 2009! Teacher’s rock! Normally the list is released at an award ceremony in the Spring, but this year the ceremony is being postponed until October to coincide with celebrations for the 100th Anniversary of Bank Street College of Education. You can see … Read more
A huge CONGRATULATIONS goes out to the amazing and talented Vanessa Newton on completion of her first picturebook LET FREEDOM SING. The book will be available this fall through Blue Apple Books. Vanessa is the illustrator of Derrick Barnes‘s Scholastic series, RUBY AND THE BOOKER BOYS! Her work is so stylish and fresh just like … Read more
There are some very cool book events coming up, including an interview on C-SPAN for OUR CHILDREN CAN SOAR. If you are not on the mailing list and would like to be, e-mail me at news@shadrastrickland.com.
Publisher’s Weekly gives OUR CHILDREN CAN SOAR a starred review! *Our Children Can Soar: A Celebration of Rosa, Barack, and the Pioneers of Change by Michelle Cook, illus. by Cozbi A. Cabrera, R. Gregory Christie, Bryan Collier et al Bloomsbury, $16.99 (32p) ISBN 978-1-59990-418-4 Showcasing the art of 13 artists, this resonant book was inspired … Read more
A big THANK YOU goes to Judy Zuckerman at the Brooklyn Public Library for hosting me at last week’s Children’s Librarians Meeting. I had a great time meeting with librarians from all across Brooklyn and sharing my work! Also grateful am I to Judy, Andrea, Ellen, and Rachel for introducing me to Cheryl’s Global Soul … Read more