May 2, 2025

Mother’s Day: 16 Picture Books by Black Authors

Mother’s Day is a day to honor, reflect, and celebrate. In Mama’s Library Summers (Cameron Kids, 2024) Melvina Noel and Daria Peoples recall fond memories of […]
April 27, 2025

Our Stories Matter Interview: Nikki Grimes

It has been a fantastic book month for award-winning author and poet Nikki Grimes. With over 100 published books for young and teen readers, Grimes has […]
April 25, 2025

May 2025 Children’s & YA New Releases

May is the month to celebrate a mother’s love, mourn military men and women, and remember the birth of Black civil rights icons Malcolm X and […]
April 21, 2025

National Poetry Month: Middle-Grade and Young Adult Books

“In my books I usually write in verse when the heart of what I want the reader to grasp is a feeling that I can’t explain. […]