By Michele Kirichanskaya Today we're pleased to welcome Katherine Locke and Nicole Melleby to the WNDB blog to discuss This Is Our Rainbow, out October 19, 2021. First of all, when did you realize you first wanted to become an author? What attracted you to the craft of … [Read more...] about Q&A With Katherine Locke & Nicole Melleby, This Is Our Rainbow
Cover Reveal for Kind Like Marsha by Sarah Prager, Illustrated by Cheryl “Ras” Thuesday
Today we're excited to reveal the cover for Kind Like Marsha by Sarah Prager! The cover and interior illustrations are by Cheryl “Ras” Thuesday, and the print book cover and interior design are by Marissa Raybuck. The book will be released on May 3, 2022 by Running Press Kids. Preorder it at the … [Read more...] about Cover Reveal for Kind Like Marsha by Sarah Prager, Illustrated by Cheryl “Ras” Thuesday
Nepantla and Writing Latinx Characters
Time Villains by Victor Piñeiro is on sale now. By Victor Piñeiro “Dolly was un-com-FOR-ta-ble.” I wasn’t pronouncing it, I was speaking it. Mrs. Brown and the other four students in my kindergarten reading group snickered. “What did he say?” I’d been reading at home since I was three, but … [Read more...] about Nepantla and Writing Latinx Characters
Cover Reveal for In the Beautiful Country by Jane Kuo
Today we're thrilled to reveal the cover for In the Beautiful Country by Jane Kuo! The cover was illustrated by Julia Kuo and designed by David Curtis under the art direction of Erin Fitzsimmons. The book will be released on June 14, 2022 by Quill Tree Books. Preorder it here. *** My parents … [Read more...] about Cover Reveal for In the Beautiful Country by Jane Kuo
Cover Reveal for Spirit Hunters: Something Wicked by Ellen Oh
Harper is dealing with a lot of new changes in her house. Her cousin Leo is now living with them, her sister Kelly has started a new job at a local makeup store, and Harper’s abilities have grown increasingly more powerful and uncontrollable, making her a target for possession. But when Harper … [Read more...] about Cover Reveal for Spirit Hunters: Something Wicked by Ellen Oh
Q&A With Oge Mora, Everybody in the Red Brick Building
By Isabel Taswell Today we're pleased to welcome Oge Mora to the WNDB blog to discuss Everybody in the Red Brick Building. You collaborated on another book before Everybody in the Red Brick Building, when you illustrated The Oldest Student. How did that experience with collaboration inform … [Read more...] about Q&A With Oge Mora, Everybody in the Red Brick Building
Support Native Creators, Educators, & Students
This autumn, WNDB is raising funds for our Native Fund. Here's why, what we've done with the Fund so far, and what we plan to do. https://youtu.be/Z0kW5clD-Ys More about the Native Fund Make a gift to the Native Fund [Video transcript and description: Over a still image of a sharpened … [Read more...] about Support Native Creators, Educators, & Students
Cover Reveal for High Spirits by Camille Gomera-Tavarez
Today we're excited to reveal the cover for High Spirits by Camille Gomera-Tavarez! The cover was illustrated by Sophie Bass and designed by Camille Gomera-Tavarez. The book will be released on April 5, 2022 by Levine Querido. Preorder the book here. High Spirits is a collection of eleven … [Read more...] about Cover Reveal for High Spirits by Camille Gomera-Tavarez
Cover Reveal for She Sang For India by Suma Subramaniam, Illustrated by Shreya Gupta
Today we're thrilled to reveal the cover for She Sang For India: How M.S. Subbulakshmi Used Her Voice for Change by Suma Subramaniam, illustrated by Shreya Gupta! The cover was designed by Sharismar Rodriguez and Neil Swaab. The book will be released on May 24, 2022 by Farrar, Straus and Giroux. … [Read more...] about Cover Reveal for She Sang For India by Suma Subramaniam, Illustrated by Shreya Gupta
