A stack of books, prominently featuring the title "Gwendolyn Brooks" by Alice Faye Duncan, with colorful covers beside a vintage bookshelf.
Lyrical verse and original poems by Gwendolyn Brooks create a song flowing in and out of the years from her birth in 1917 to her passing in 2000.
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Sing a song for Gwendolyn Brooks.
Sing it loud—a Chicago blues.
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#The SealeyChallenge #poetry #kidlit #kidlitart #PBBiography
cover of book shows Rosalind Franklin looking through a microscope
"Dear Reader, This true story doesn't really have a happy ending."
What a compelling beginning to Tanya Lee Stone's #PBBiography of Rosalind Franklin.
first page of picture book shows a child leaning forward to look out of a New York City high rise; last page of picture book shows old woman leaning forward to look out from a New York City balcony
I love the visual bookends in the first and last spread of UNSHAKABLE ELEANOR: HOW OUR 32ND FIRST LADY UED HER VOICE TO FIGHT FOR HUMAN RIGHTS by @michellemarkel.bsky.social and Alejandro Mesa #NonfictionPB #PBBiography #PBIllustration 📚👍
Barnes & Noble is offering a 25% discount on pre-orders July 10-17.
This includes my upcoming picture book SEEKER OF TRUTH. Pre-order NOW and save 25%!
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#picturebooks #kidlit #pbbiography #SeekerofTruth #supportauthors #teachers #librarians #educators
Happy #BookBirthday to FARMER EVA'S GREEN GARDEN LIFE (Food Heroes Series) by Jacqueline Briggs Martin & Christy Hale: Picture book biography about the pioneering woman farmer.
See interview with author about Food Heroes series (KidsGardening.org)
#gardening #pbbiography
Got my #StonewallHonor stickers from
the American Library Association
and look at how pretty it looks on the cover!!
#SvabhuKohli #LevineQuerido #GreenburgerKids
#pbbiography #desertqueen #rajasthan #folkart #dance #traditions #identity #graceandgrit
Umm..whaat? DESERT QUEEN is on #Fuse8's list? Someone hand me the smelling salts!!!
#LevineQuerido
#SvabhuKohli #HarishKumar #rajasthanifolkdacne #drag #pbbiography
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