Happy Book Birthday! New Picture Books, YA, and Graphic Novels
Check out today’s new releases from Lerner!Read more "Happy Book Birthday! New Picture Books, YA, and Graphic Novels"
Poetry, Race, and Art: A Conversation with Selina Alko, Sean Qualls, and Nina Crews
By Carol Hinz, Editorial Director of Millbrook Press and Carolrhoda Books While working on the books Can I Touch Your Hair? Poems of Race, Mistakes, and Friendship and Seeing into Tomorrow: Poems by Richard Wright, I couldn’t help noticing commonalities between the two. Both are volumes of poetry and both explore race and identity. Yet the books differ […]Read more "Poetry, Race, and Art: A Conversation with Selina Alko, Sean Qualls, and Nina Crews"
Happy Book Birthday! New Picture Books, Middle Grade, and YA
Take a look at new Lerner books to read this February.Read more "Happy Book Birthday! New Picture Books, Middle Grade, and YA"
Can I Touch Your Hair? Webcast + Q&A with Selina Alko, Charles Waters, and Irene Latham
Last week, three of the four creators of Can I Touch Your Hair? Poems of Race, Mistakes, and Friendship took part in a special Horn Book live webcast. Charles Waters, Irene Latham, and Selina Alko discussed how their new picture book came to be with The Horn Book‘s Roger Sutton. You can listen to the webcast here. They also answered […]Read more "Can I Touch Your Hair? Webcast + Q&A with Selina Alko, Charles Waters, and Irene Latham"
When Mom Edits Children’s Books
By Carol Hinz, Editorial Director of Millbrook Press and Carolrhoda Books For my final post of 2017, I decided to interview my two children to find out what they think about having a mom whose job is to help make books for kids.Read more "When Mom Edits Children’s Books"
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Revisiting Kenya in the 1980s [Guest Post by Eucabeth Odhiambo]
By Eucabeth Odhiambo, author of middle-grade novel Auma’s Long Run Writing Auma’s Long Run, my debut middle-grade novel set in Kenya in the 1980s, took me back to what things were like in Kenya when I was growing up and how so much has changed.Read more "Revisiting Kenya in the 1980s [Guest Post by Eucabeth Odhiambo]"
A Ballet Teacher’s Advice for Authors and Illustrators
By Carol Hinz, Editorial Director of Millbrook Press and Carolrhoda Books I’ve loved ballet since I was a child, and I still enjoy taking a ballet class whenever I can. My teacher, Lisa Erickson at Zenon Dance, is fantastic, and her tips for becoming a better dancer apply to far more than just ballet class. […]Read more "A Ballet Teacher’s Advice for Authors and Illustrators"
Happy Book Birthday! New Picture Books, Graphic Novels, and YA
Discover great new books to read this October.Read more "Happy Book Birthday! New Picture Books, Graphic Novels, and YA"
Happy Book Birthday! New Picture Books, Middle Grade, and YA
Discover great new books to read this September.Read more "Happy Book Birthday! New Picture Books, Middle Grade, and YA"
