Blogs about: Coretta Scott King Award
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farewell, Coretta
My grandmother was an ardent admirer of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. A “colored” woman raised in Canada to pass for white, my grandmother proudly displayed a framed copy of Dr. King’s… more →
Fledgling
Nikki Grimes: "Received a lovely letter from a teen. Some of her questions were better than a few I've received from adults!"
wrote 1 month ago: “Received a lovely letter from a teen, today,” writes Nikki Grimes on her Facebook Page. … more →
"Speak the language." Children's book illustrator E.B. Lewis shares his emotional work and words
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wrote 2 months ago: “Art is a language,” Children’s book illustrator E.B. Lewis told a roomful of illu … more →
Read It Forward @ St. Louis Public Library
wrote 2 months ago: Our first Read It Forward author for 2013 is Kekla Magoon, and her visit to Central Library is right … more →
MY COLD PLUM LEMON PIE BLUESY MOOD
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wrote 2 months ago: I’m thrilled to be the first stop on an exciting blog tour. Today we’re welcoming Tameka Fryer Brown … more →
Who Built It?
wrote 3 months ago: With Hand in Hand: Ten Black Men Who Changed America, Andrea Davis Pinkney has outdone herself. And … more →
Linoleum Printing and Coretta Scott King Award
wrote 3 months ago: Because this is Black History Month, I thought I’d highlight one of my favorites from the 2013 … more →
Book Review: I, Too, Am America
wrote 3 months ago: Alan requested this one, and I’d read it aloud to my class this week, so here’s the firs … more →
Bad Boy: A Memoir by Walter Dean Myers
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wrote 3 months ago: It’s what you do. These words were spoken to Walter Dean Myers by a high school teacher, when … more →
Monster by Walter Dean Myers
wrote 3 months ago: Have you ever read a script novel? This week I read my second. It’s called Monster, was written by W … more →
Mitchell - Uncle Jed's barbershop
wrote 3 months ago: CELC JEFICM Mitchell Personal Author: Mitchell, Margaree King. Title: Uncle Jed’s barbershop / … more →
2013 Coretta Scott King Awards for Children's Literature Announced by ALA
wrote 3 months ago: The 44th Annual Coretta Scott King Awards for children’s literature were held Monday at the Am … more →
Drum Roll Please...
wrote 3 months ago: It’s that time of year again in the world of books—when the Newbery, Caldecott, and Core … more →
farewell, Coretta
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wrote 3 months ago: My grandmother was an ardent admirer of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. A “colored” woman ra … more →
Big day for children's book awards! ALA announces 2013 Youth Media Awards
wrote 3 months ago: AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION ANNOUNCES 2013 YOUTH MEDIA AWARDS Click link above to see who won! … more →
No Crystal Stair, Vaunda Micheaux Nelson
wrote 3 months ago: Hello again. I hope everyone has survived the winter weather alright. We got very close to no snow … more →
How to Pick an Awesome Book
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wrote 8 months ago: How do you decide what to read? People don’t talk about it enough, but I think that picking u … more →
The Blacker the Berry by Joyce Carol Thomas
wrote 10 months ago: A dozen poems celebrate the many shades of African American skin. The tone is celebratory, joyful, p … more →
Flashback Friday: Monster by Walter Dean Myers
wrote 11 months ago: TITLE: Monster AUTHOR: Walter Dean Myers LENGTH: 281 pages PUBLISHER: Amistad; Edition Unstated edit … more →
"The Way a Door Closes" by Hope Anita Smith
wrote 1 year ago: Interest Level: Grade 3 – Grade 7 Grade Level Equivalent: 4.0 Genre/Theme: Poetry and Rhym … more →
