May 24, 2021
Who are Americans, and what do they believe? How does our history shape our future? Six exceptional picture books explore our complicated, captivating country and offer meaningful perspectives on these vital questions about the great American experiment.
America, My Love, America, My Heart
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America, My Love, America, My Heart, Daria Peoples-Riley recalls growing up as “the only brown girl” at school, which made her feel like she wasn’t “free to be myself. . . . My country, America, didn’t feel free to me.” Her book is a glorious gift that will reassure children that they don’t have to change to accommodate people who don’t love every part of who they are.
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Ashley Bryan-inspired book festival to return as virtual celebration in August
Indigo Arts had planned the first Beautiful Blackbird Children s Book Festival as a block party, but was successful with the online format.
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“So Tall Within,” a book about Sojourner Truth illustrated by Maine artist Daniel Minter, will be part of this summer’s Beautiful Blackbird book festival.
Courtesy of Indigo Arts Alliance
The Beautiful Blackbird Children’s Book Festival, which debuted last year in honor of renowned Maine artist and author Ashley Bryan, will return with a virtual edition throughout the month of August.
Last year’s festival reached more than 100,000 people in 44 countries, according to Indigo Arts Alliance, which conceived and presented the event. Originally envisioned as a community block party, it evolved into a summerlong and wildly successful international online celebration of Black authors and illustrators with videos, read-alouds and ar
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Random House Studio Unveils Launch List By Sally Lodge | Mar 02, 2021
Summer will bring the debut titles from two imprints of Random House Children’s Books, each steered by a principal of Schwartz & Wade Books, co-directed by Anne Schwartz and Lee Wade from 2005 until 2020, when the imprint was disbanded. Wade is now spearheading Random House Studio, which is spotlighted here; and later this week we will feature a profile of Schwartz’s eponymous new imprint.
Random House Studio’s freshman list, v-p and publisher Wade said, is representative of “the broad and diverse range of books the imprint will publish by bestselling, award-winning, and debut authors and illustrators.” Random House Studio plans to release books across all formats, with its primary focus on picture books.
When Harry Met Sally, someone is staring at you in Personal Growth. But if you re a parent, the gawker is likely not the small person in your life who could stand to benefit the most from that bookstore section. While they don t actually make self-help books for little ones, picture books have been doing the heavy lifting for years, laying the foundation for conversation while validating children s feelings and empowering them along the way. Here, EW has compiled some of the best recent releases (and a few you can preorder) to help you help them.
Encouraging emotional literacy