By Alaina Leary Today we’re pleased to welcome Gracey Zhang to the WNDB blog to discuss her picture book Lala's Words: A Story of Planting Kindness, out July 6, 2020! From debut author-illustrator Gracey Zhang comes a timeless and timely picture book that celebrates the unassuming power of … [Read more...] about Q&A With Gracey Zhang, Lala’s Words
Q&A With Auriane Desombre, Author of I Think I Love You
By Alaina Leary Today we’re pleased to welcome Auriane Desombre to the WNDB blog to discuss her young adult novel I Think I Love You, out March 2, 2021! A YA contemporary rom com about two girls who start as rivals but after a twist of events, end up falling for one another–at least they think … [Read more...] about Q&A With Auriane Desombre, Author of I Think I Love You
WNDB and the Library of Congress 2021 Symposium on Diversity in Children’s Literature Celebrates Creating Communities
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 1, 2021 WNDB and the Library of Congress 2021 Symposium on Diversity in Children’s Literature Celebrates Creating Communities Press Contact: Alaina Lavoie, alainalavoie@diversebooks.org Website: https://diversebooks.org/our-programs/walter-award/ Washington, … [Read more...] about WNDB and the Library of Congress 2021 Symposium on Diversity in Children’s Literature Celebrates Creating Communities
How We Can Face the Pandemic Together
Vy's Special Gift by Ha-Giang Trinh, illustrated by Evi Shelvia is on sale now. By Ha-Giang Trinh When I joined the workshop Children During the time of COVID-19 organized by Room to Read in June 2020, I thought long and hard about what kind of stories I should write. There were many angles I … [Read more...] about How We Can Face the Pandemic Together
What Is Love, and How a Porcupine Is the Way to Show It
Porcupine Cupid by Jason June is on sale now. Order it here! By Jason June What is love? No, I’m not talking about Haddaway hits (although that is an absolute bop), but my favorite emotion. Love fuels the best movie genre (rom-coms), my favorite holiday (I could go on and on about why … [Read more...] about What Is Love, and How a Porcupine Is the Way to Show It
What It’s Like to Illustrate a Biography for Kids
Standing on Her Shoulders by Monica Clark-Robinson, illustrated by Laura Freeman is on sale now. Order it here! By Laura Freeman I work on a lot of biographies and I love it. I learn so much about the subject during the process, but illustrating Monica Clark-Robinson’s Standing on Her … [Read more...] about What It’s Like to Illustrate a Biography for Kids
Q&A With Tami Charles, Muted
By Nithya Ramcharan Today we’re pleased to welcome Tami Charles to the WNDB blog to discuss her YA novel Muted, out February 2, 2021! For seventeen-year-old Denver, music is everything. Writing, performing, and her ultimate goal: escaping her very small, very white hometown. So Denver … [Read more...] about Q&A With Tami Charles, Muted
Cover Reveal for Yusuf Azeem is Not a Hero by Saadia Faruqi
Today we are thrilled to reveal the cover for Yusuf Azeem is Not a Hero by Saadia Faruqi. The book cover was illustrated by Hazem Asif and designed by David Curtis. The book will be released on September 7, 2021, by Quill Tree Books. Pre-order the book here. Yusuf Azeem has spent all his life in … [Read more...] about Cover Reveal for Yusuf Azeem is Not a Hero by Saadia Faruqi
Why J. Elle’s Wings of Ebony Is So Powerful in 2021
Wings of Ebony by J. Elle is on sale on January 26, 2021. Order it here! By Karis Rogerson Author J. Elle, whose debut Wings of Ebony releases Jan. 26, 2021, says on her website she has been a writer “since [she] could hold a pencil.” On a phone call in early January, I asked her to … [Read more...] about Why J. Elle’s Wings of Ebony Is So Powerful in 2021
