August 23, 2022
September is National Literacy Month, and this new releases list is huge with 70 books! Prolific writer Nikki Grimes is once again collaborating with artist Elizabeth […]
July 11, 2022
On August 28, 1955, Emmett Louis Till was kidnapped and lynched in Mississippi. He had just turned 14 years old on July 25th. This year, Till […]
June 15, 2022
I’m Amazing by Keb’ Mo’ and I Am Amazing by Alissa Holder and Zulekha Holder-Young are two of the titles on July’s amazing list of new […]
May 16, 2022
June is filled with several monthly observations like Black Music Month, Pride Month, and Caribbean Heritage Month. There’s also Father’s Day and the new federal holiday, […]
April 19, 2022
Juneteenth officially became a federal holiday on June 17, 2021 with the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act. Many people are still learning about the holiday that […]
March 14, 2022
Award-winning illustrator Frank Morrison debuts as an author with his picture book, Kick Push, described as “a heartwarming, dynamic celebration of self-expression, inspired by his own […]
February 26, 2022
The first book in JaNay Brown-Wood’s Where in the Garden? series, Amara’s Farm, was released last year, September 2021. This March, book two, Miguel’s Community Garden, […]
January 14, 2022
February’s new releases list is here! Andrea Davis Pinkney and Brian Pinkney add another book to their Bright Brown Baby board book series, Peek-A-You!. The late […]