Which is to say, stories I’ve never seen before.” Sharp and smart, this is one of those picture books I’d like to see more of. She comes off the page like a full-blown human being, warts and all (just an expression - Nell would take me to the cleaners if she heard me indicating she has any warts).

‘Review of the Day’ by Betsy Bird – “.A Best Book of 2016, National Public Radio.and the civil rights movement one all libraries will want to consider.”ĭON’T CALL ME GRANDMA (Carolrhoda, 2016, Illustrated by Elizabeth Zunon) A smart narrative and skillfully done illustrations make this introduction to Martin Luther King, Jr. Starred review in School Library Journal – “.A Chicago Public Library Best Book of 2017.AND THE MARCH ON WASHINGTON, A Step-Into-Reading Book (Random House Children’s Books, 2017, Illustrated by Sally Wern Comport) Starred Reviews in Booklist, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus and School Library JournalĭREAM MARCH: DR.New Mexico-Arizona Book Award for “Children’s Picture Book”.National Council of Teachers of English Orbis Pictus Award for Outstanding Nonfiction (2019).Booklist’s Top 10 Sports Books for Youth 2019.Booklist‘s Top 10 Biographies for Youth 2019.Kirkus Reviews Best Children’s Books for 2019.Chicago Public Library Best of the Best Books for 2019.2020 Notable Social Studies Trade Book for Young People (National Council for Social Studies and the Children’s Book Council).2020 American Library Association (ALA) Notable Children’s Book.

The Book Itch by Vaunda Micheaux Nelson