Today we're excited to reveal the cover for Friends Are Friends, Forever by Dane Liu, illustrated by Lynn Scurfield! The cover art is also by Scurfield, with the book designed by Jen Keenan and edited by Laura Godwin. The book will be released on December 14, 2021 by Henry Holt & Co. Preorder it … [Read more...] about Cover Reveal for Friends Are Friends, Forever by Dane Liu, Illustrated by Lynn Scurfield
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Q&A With Caroline Kusin Pritchard, Gitty and Kvetch
By Michele Kirichanskaya Today we're pleased to welcome Caroline Kusin Pritchard to the WNDB blog to discuss Gitty and Kvetch, written by Pritchard and illustrated by Ariel Landy. First of all, welcome to We Need Diverse Books! Could you tell us a little about yourself and your book, Gitty … [Read more...] about Q&A With Caroline Kusin Pritchard, Gitty and Kvetch
Q&A With Taye Diggs, Why?
By Sarah Murphy Traylor Today we’re pleased to welcome Taye Diggs to the WNDB blog to discuss Why?, illustrated by Shane W. Evans. I’d love to start with a question about your journey as an individual reader. What books were formative for you as a child? As a teenager? An adult? I … [Read more...] about Q&A With Taye Diggs, Why?
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
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
Q&A With Natasha Tarpley and Regis and Kahran Bethencourt, The Me I Choose to Be
By Suniti Srinivasan Today we’re pleased to welcome Natasha Tarpley and Regis and Kahran Bethencourt (Creative Soul Photography) to the WNDB blog to discuss The Me I Choose To Be. Who was your inspiration when it came to writing books like I Love My Hair, Bippity Bop Barbershop, and The … [Read more...] about Q&A With Natasha Tarpley and Regis and Kahran Bethencourt, The Me I Choose to Be
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
Cover Reveal for The Hair Book by LaTonya Yvette, Co-authored and Illustrated by Amanda Jane Jones
Today we're excited to reveal both the board book and picture book covers for The Hair Book by LaTonya Yvette, co-authored and illustrated by Amanda Jane Jones! Both versions of the book will be released on March 8, 2022 by Sterling Publishing. Preorder the board book here and the picture book … [Read more...] about Cover Reveal for The Hair Book by LaTonya Yvette, Co-authored and Illustrated by Amanda Jane Jones
Q&A With Rose Viña and Gloria Felix, Alicia Alonso Dances On
By Samantha Leong Today we’re pleased to welcome Rose Viña and Gloria Felix to the WNDB blog to discuss Alicia Alonso Dances On. How did you two meet? Did you meet through Diverse Dreamers and decide to collaborate with each other? Or vice versa? Rose: We have never actually … [Read more...] about Q&A With Rose Viña and Gloria Felix, Alicia Alonso Dances On
