March 22, 2024

92 Picture Books: Black Women (and girls) Who Made History, Part 1

“If they don’t give you a seat at the table, bring a folding chair.”—Shirley Chisholm Women’s History Month (WHM), like Black History Month, began as a […]
March 15, 2024

April 2024 Children’s & YA New Releases

Renowned author and poet Carole Boston Weatherford has two picture book biographies coming in April. A Crown of Stories and Outspoken tell the stories of Toni […]
February 20, 2024

March 2024 Children’s & YA New Releases

In March, Melvina Noel (Chef Edna) returns with her sophomore picture book release, Mama’s Library Summers (Cameron Kids), illustrated by Daria Peoples. The story “is a […]
February 1, 2024

Black Excellence: 44 Picture Book Biographies

It’s that time of the year to celebrate and educate, just like Carter G. Woodson intended! Do you know Chef Edna Lewis, Wendell Scott,  Jennifer Jones, […]