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Double Bass Blues

Andrea J. Loney 

Rudy Gutierrez

Knopf BYR 

Nic is an aspiring musician whose life spans two different worlds--his suburban school where he wows his friends in orchestra, and the busy city streets of his home where he's jostled by the crowd. Nic makes his way home from a busy day at school with a double bass on his back, the symphony of his surroundings in his heart, and a sweet surprise for the reader at the end of his journey. This is a sweet, melodious picture book about how dedication, music, and family can overcome any obstacle. 

⭐“Simple language...complex paintings...the perfect literary melody.” —Kirkus 

⭐ “harmony of sound and emotion”-Publishers Weekly

⭐ “celebration of Black boyhood and family”-Horn Book

Ages: 5 and up

Grades: Pre-K and up

Pages: 32

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THE 2017 TEXAS BOOK FESTIVAL – A GRAND SUCCESS

Tom Hanks. Photo by Bob Daemmrich, Texas Book Festival.

     By Naomi Richard

        The prestigious Texas Book Festival (TBF) was held November 2-5, 2017 in downtown Austin, featuring over 250 nationally and critically acclaimed authors using over 20 venues including the State Capitol. The festival was home to 80 exhibitors, live music, local food trucks, family activities, and countless opportunities to meet authors and fellow book lovers.

       Below are highlights of a few authors from the extensive list of presenters.

       This year the Book Festival drew 2 major keynote speakers. American journalist and the former news anchor for the CBS Evening News Dan Rather, author of the highly anticipated new book What Unites Us: Reflections on Patriotism; and actor, screenwriter, director and producer actor, screenwriter, director, and producer Tom Hanks author of Uncommon Type. The keynotes sold out in minutes after the announcement was made of their attendance.

            Andrea J Loney, winner of the 2014 Lee & Low New Voices Award for her picture book biography Take a Picture of Me, James Vanderzee! (Lee & Low Books), filled the festival with a wonderful children’s experience for the little readers! Loney is also the author of Bunnybear (Albert Whitman & Company), and Double Bass Blues (Knopf, Spring 2019). She lives in Los Angeles, California.

     Black Poets Speak Out was launched to rally poets and allies to respond against police violence and injustice. In a brief time, hundreds of poetry videos were posted and shared internationally across social media outlets. Cofounders Amanda Johnston and Mahogany L. Browne and 2017 Pulitzer Prize winner for Poetry Tyehimba read their work and discussed poetry as a vehicle for communication, education, and change during the Book Festival.


          Crowd view.  Photo by Bob Daemmrich, Texas Book Festival.

    America’s racial divide is woven into our country’s history. The issues we’re confronting today—racial profiling, the criminal justice system, the long lineage of white rage—are nothing new. Carol Anderson, author of the National Book Critics Circle Award-winning book White Rage, and Angela J. Davis, editor of the essay collection Policing the Black Man, framed the forces opposed to black progress in America in a discussion on the issues that drive our racial divide.


    Founded in 1995 by First Lady Laura Bush, the Texas Book Festival is a non-profit organization. Contributions are welcomed to help produce this popular annual event, the year-round literary events, to support their literacy programs and grants to Texas public libraries. Since its founding, the Book Festival has donated nearly $3 million to Texas public libraries and donated more than 81,000 books to students in Title I schools through their Reading Rock Stars program.

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Frog and Toad and Me

Authors and illustrators reflect on what Arnold Lobel’s friendship-defining series means to them— including: Mac Barnett, Marla Frazee, Mo Willems, Jon Klassen, Cece Bell, Andrea Loney, Kyo MacLear, Celia Perez...

[theawkwardterrier]

6, 11, 20 :)

6. what books have you read in the last month?

Since January 6, 2020, I’ve read (thanks, Goodreads):

Picture books

Bodega Cat by Louie Chin

Freedom Soup by Tami Charles

The Boring Book by Shinsuke Yoshitake

Across the Bay by Carlos Aponte 

The Book Rescuer: How a Mensch from Massachusetts Saved Yiddish Literature for Generations to Come by Sue Macy 

Gittel's Journey: An Ellis Island Story by Lesléa Newman 

Sulwe by Lupita Nyong'o 

The Key from Spain: Flory Jagoda and Her Music by Debbie Levy 

At the Mountain's Base by Traci Sorell 

Bowwow Powwow by Brenda J. Child 

Just Ask!: Be Different, Be Brave, Be You by Sonia Sotomayor 

A Friend for Henry by Jenn Bailey

This Promise of Change: One Girl’s Story in the Fight for School Equality by Jo Ann Allen Boyce 

All in a Drop: How Antony van Leeuwenhoek Discovered an Invisible World by Lori Alexander 

The Book Hog by Greg Pizzoli

Stop! Bot! by James Yang 

Infinite Hope: A Black Artist's Journey from World War II to Peace by Ashley Bryan

Double Bass Blues by Andrea J. Loney 

Bear Came Along by Richard T. Morris 

Queen of Physics: How Wu Chien Shiung Helped Unlock the Secrets of the Atom by Teresa Robeson 

Easy readers

Flubby Is Not a Good Pet! by Jennifer E. Morris

Middle grade

I Love You, Michael Collins by Lauren Baratz-Logsted

Drowned City: Hurricane Katrina and New Orleans by Don Brown

I Can Make This Promise by Christine Day

A Place to Belong by Cynthia Kadohata

Race to the Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse

Brown (Brune) by Håkon Øvreås

Free Lunch by Rex Ogle

A Monster Like Me by Wendy S. Swore

YA

Tigers, Not Daughters by Samantha Mabry

Only Ever Yours by Louise O'Neill

Worldshaker by Richard Harland 

Dangerous Alliance: An Austentacious Romance by Jennieke Cohen

The Wrong Side of Right by Jenn Marie Thorne

Wicked As You Wish by Rin Chupeco

The President's Daughter by Ellen Emerson White

Steampunk! An Anthology of Fantastically Rich and Strange Stories ed. Kelly Link

Nameless Queen by Rebecca McLaughlin

Life by Committee by Corey Ann Haydu

How to Speak Boy by Tiana Smith

The Prisoners of Breendonk: Personal Histories from a World War II Concentration Camp by James M. Deem

Havenfall by Sara Holland

The Testing by Joelle Charbonneau

Finding Mr. Better-Than-You by Shani Petroff 

The Summer I Turned Pretty by Jenny Han

Game by Barry Lyga 

When My Heart Joins the Thousand by A.J. Steiger 

We Used To Be Friends by Amy Spalding 

The Edge of Anything by Nora Carpenter 

Suggested Reading by David Connis

The Hand on the Wall by Maureen Johnson 

The Electric Heir by Victoria Lee

Just Breathe by Cammie McGovern

A Match Made in Mehendi by Nandini Bajpai

The Good Hawk by Joseph Elliott

Not So Pure and Simple by Lamar Giles 

Free to Fall by Lauren Miller

Girl, Stolen by April Henry

Graphic novels

A Year Without Mom by Dasha Tolstikova

Will & Whit by Laura Lee Gulledge

Tina's Mouth: An Existential Comic Diary by Keshni Kashyap

Relish: My Life in the Kitchen by Lucy Knisley 

Who Is AC? by Hope Larson

Adult

Little Sister by Patricia Walsh Chadwick

Down Too Deep by J. Daniels 

11. what non-fiction books do you like if any?

I definitely have a preference for fiction, but when I pick up nonfiction, I go for narrative history/biography (often with a focus on women, little known history, or cults). Strong and engaging nonfiction writing is important to keeping me interested.

20. what are things you look for in a book?

Characters I enjoy, lack of cliche (exception for tropey romance), uplifting/hopeful/happy overall vibe

Book asks!

[leeandlow]

Building a Biography: An Interview with New Voices Award Winner Andrea Loney and Senior Editor Jessica Echeverria

Building a Biography: An Interview with New Voices Award Winner Andrea Loney and Senior Editor Jessica Echeverria

At Lee & Low Books we are always interested in biographies of unsung heroes. Stories of lesser-known individuals who used their talents and overcame obstacles to achieve their dreams and serve their society fill our shelves of published titles. Each year our New Voices Award judges consider dozens of biographical submissions on the lookout for a winning combination of compelling characters and…

[readnowsleeplater]

Andrea Loney signs Bunnybear at Vroman's

Andrea Loney signs Bunnybear at Vroman's Bookstore in Pasadena on Sat, Feb 18 at 10:30 am. Please check the official bookstore website for any changes.

Although Bunnybear was born a bear, he feels more like a bunny. He prefers bouncing in the thicket to tramping in the forest, and in his heart he's fluffy and tiny, like a rabbit, instead of burly and loud, like a bear. The other bears don't understand him, and neither do the bunnies. Will Bunnybear ever find a friend who likes him just the way he is? (Albert Whitman & Company)

Those wishing to get books signed will be asked to purchase at least one copy of the author's most recent title from Vroman's. For each purchased copy of the newest title, customers may bring up to three copies from home to be signed. This policy applies to all Vroman's Bookstore events unless otherwise noted. Save your Vroman's receipt; it will be checked when you enter the signing line.

Event date: Saturday, February 18, 2017 - 10:30am

Event address: 695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA 91101

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Curve & Flow: The Elegant Vision of L.A. Architect Paul R. Williams by Andrea J. Loney, illustrated by Keith Mallett

Curve & Flow: The Elegant Vision of L.A. Architect Paul R. Williams by Andrea J. Loney, illustrated by Keith Mallett

Curve & Flow: The Elegant Vision of L.A. Architect Paul R. Williams by Andrea J. Loney, illustrated by Keith Mallett. Alfred A. Knpf, 2022. 9780593429075 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4 Format: Hardcover What did you like about the book? Paul R. Williams was an African American who broke barriers to become an influential architect in the early to mid 20th century. His…

[winningthesweepstakes]

Curve & Flow: The Elegant Vision of L.A. Architect Paul R. Williams by Andrea J. Loney, illustrated by Keith Mallett

Curve & Flow: The Elegant Vision of L.A. Architect Paul R. Williams by Andrea J. Loney, illustrated by Keith Mallett

Curve & Flow: The Elegant Vision of L.A. Architect Paul R. Williams by Andrea J. Loney, illustrated by Keith Mallett. Alfred A. Knpf, 2022. 9780593429075 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4 Format: Hardcover What did you like about the book? Paul R. Williams was an African American who broke barriers to become an influential architect in the early to mid 20th century. His…

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ELADIO AGUILERA @eladio_prkmen Exhibition: Canny Family @vunugallery CANNY FAMILY Eladio Aguilera Christian Bär Andrea Martinucci Alex Selmeci Curated by Nikolas Bernath On the first of April, we were about to open the second exhibition at VUNU Gallery this year and hence continue our international program of 2020. We invited four artists from Italy, Spain, Germany and Slovakia to join us. In the meantime, however, we have all been affected by a new planetary situation on Earth, but only a few of us wanted to admit it. We were looking forward to meeting our guests, to install the exhibition and to celebrate the next opening on our terrace. The situation has changed rapidly, borders have been closed and flights have been cancelled, though art has already been travelling all around Europe for days, heading towards us. On the planned opening day, the last package arrived. We unpacked everything and now the gallery is full of art. It seems to us that the best thing we can do is to install the exhibition and open the gallery - online. "The gallery is no longer the primary exhibition space; the Internet is", writes Loney Abrams in her essay titled Flatland. In many ways, in the context of contemporary art galleries and the distribution of contemporary art, we agree. However, those who know our project also know that it is strongly based on physical contact with the viewer. Many of you come to us regularly for every opening or other events. We highly appreciate it and therefore we are very much concerned about the current situation. Of course, there are currently important challenges ahead, especially in relation to health protection. Yet, we believe that there is still much room for culture and art. That is why we will continue with the VUNU project in a digital space if the situation allows us to so. #eladioaguilera #painting #cannyfamily #vunugallery (en VUNU) https://www.instagram.com/p/CB-fHcOFZ5y/?igshid=q66b5qhtbf1b

[mightystargazer]

Audiobook Reading List 2017

Another year gone by, Another Reading list completed. Not as many as last year, but quite empressive all the same in my opinion.

 Here goes!

  Michael Phillip Cash Monsterland

Larry Correia Grunge

Larry Correia Sinners

Carrie Fisher Postcards From The Edge

Melinda DuChamp Fifty Shades of Alice in Wonderland

Terry Goodkind Nest

Mark Cain Hell's Super

Mark Cain A Cold Day in Hell

Mark Cain Deal with the Devil

Mark Cain The Reluctant Demon

Kevin J. Anderson Resurrection, Inc

Joseph John The Eighth Day

Jonathan Ryan 3 Gates of the Dead

Andr Alexis Fifteen Dogs

Michael McDowel The Elementals

Clayton Smith Apocalypticon

Luke Smitherd Kill Someone

Luke Smitherd In The Darkness, That's Where I'll Know You

Jonathan Mayberry Beneath the Skin

John K. Addis The Eaton

Jeremiah Knight Hunger

Jeremiah Knight Feast

Jeff Strand Pressure

Jason Arnopp The Last Days of Jack Sparks

James Patterson Zoo

James Patterson Zoo 1.5

James Hankins Drawn

Mary Roach Stiff

John G. Hartness Demon Hunter collection 1-4

John G. Hartness Heaven Sent

John G. Hartness Heaven’s Door

John G. Hartness Night at the Museum

John Cleese So, Anyway

Jack Ketchum The Girl Next Door

Ilsa J. Bick Draw the Dark

Paul Tremblay Disappearance at Devil's Rock

Mark Tufo Immortalitys Touchstone

Mark Tufo Marks Merry Mayhem

Neil Gaiman The View from the Cheap Seats

Misha Burnett Book of lost doors 1

Misha Burnett Book of lost doors 2

L. X. Cain Bloodwalker

Larry Correia Detroit Christmas

Larry Correia Hard Magic

Larry Correia spellbound

Larry Correia Warbound

Larry Correia Murder on the Orient Elite

Larry Correia Tokyo Raider

A. American Going Home

A. American Surviving Home

A. American Escaping Home

A. American Forsaking Home

A. American Resurrecting Home

A. American Enforcing Home

A. American Avenging Home

A. American Charlie's Requiem

Ania Ahlborn The Shuddering

Adam Vine Lurk

Alan Black Metal Boxes

Alan Black Trapped outside

Alan Black Rusty hinges

Alan Black At the edge

Ambrose Ibsen Transmission

Jenny Lawson Furiously Happy

Clifford D. Simak Way Station

Mark Tufo Those Left Behind

Mark Tufo Zombie fallout 0.5

A.R Wise Deadlocked 1

A.R Wise Deadlocked 2

A.R Wise Deadlocked 3

A.R Wise Deadlocked 4

A.R Wise Deadlocked 5

A.R Wise Deadlocked 6

A.R Wise Deadlocked 7

A.R Wise Deadlocked 8

Tony Vigorito Love and Other Pranks

Richard Kadrey Butcher Bird

Andrew Michael Hurley The Loney

John G. Hartness Midsummer

John G. Hartness Moon over Bourbon street

John G. Hartness Oh Bubba, where art thou

Richard Roberts I Did NOT Give That Spider Superhuman Intelligence

Jim McDoniel An Unattractive Vampire

Jake Bible Stone Cold Bastards

David Rhodes Written in Stone

Neil Gaiman Norse Mythology

Alexander McCall Smith The Finer Points of Sausage Dogs

Chris Bucholz Severance

Barry J Hutchison Space Team

David M. Salkin Forever Hunger

Drew Hayes Going Rogue book 3

JM Guillen The Herald of Autumn

Craig Spector The Light at the End

Ted Dekker Eyes Wide Open

Ted Dekker Water Walker

Robert Bevan Critical Failures IV

Richard Kadrey Dead Set

Richard Kadrey The Wrong Dead Guy

Thomas Olde Heuvelt Hex

Glenn Bullion Jack Kursed

Drew Hayes Super Powereds 01 - Year 1

Drew Hayes Super Powereds 02 - Year 2

Drew Hayes Super Powereds 03 - Year 3

Brett J. Talley That Which Should Not Be

Richard Kadrey The Everything Box

Jane Harper The Dry

Emma Geen The Many Selves Of Katherine North

Alan Dean Foster For Love of Mother Not

Alan Dean Foster The Tar Aiym Krang

Alan Dean Foster Orphan Star

Alan Dean Foster The End of the Matter

Alan Dean Foster Flinx in Flux

Alan Dean Foster Mid-Flinx

Alan Dean Foster Reunion

Alan Dean Foster Flinx's Folly

Alan Dean Foster Sliding Scales

Alan Dean Foster Running from the Deity

Alan Dean Foster Bloodhype

Alan Dean Foster Trouble Magnet

Alan Dean Foster Patrimony

Alan Dean Foster Flinx Transcendent

Stephen Kozeniewski Billy and the Cloneasaurus

Robert Jackson Bennett Mr Shivers

Richard Kadrey Sandman Slim

Richard Kadrey Kill the Dead

Richard Kadrey Aloha from Hell

Richard Kadrey Devil in the Dollhouse

Richard Kadrey Devil Said Bang

Richard Kadrey Kill City Blues

Richard Kadrey The Getaway God

Richard Kadrey Killing Pretty

Richard Kadrey The Perdition Score

Joe Haldeman Buying Time

D. M. Pulley The Buried Book

M. R. Carey; The Boy on the Bridge

Sally Slater Paladin

J.R. Rain The Dead Detective

J.R. Rain Deadbeat Dad

Eric Padilla Unfurled Heroing Is a Tough Gig

Claire North The End of the Day

Alan Dean Foster Spellsinger

Alan Dean Foster The Hour of the Gate

Stephen King Gwendy's Button Box

Ron Ripley Berkley Street

Ron Ripley The Lighthouse

Ron Ripley The Town of Griswold

Ron Ripley Sanford Hospital

Ron Ripley Kurkow Prison

Ron Ripley Lake Nutaq

Ron Ripley Slater Mill

Tim Lebbon Predator Incursion

Tim Lebbon Alien Invasion

Tim Lebbon Armageddon

Emma Geen The Many Selves Of Katherine North

Jen Calonita Flunked

Will McIntosh Faller

Lincoln Child Deep Storm

Lincoln Child Terminal Freeze

Lincoln Child The Third Gate

Lincoln Child The Forgotten Room

Lincoln Child Full Wolf Moon

Diana Rowland Mark Of The Demon

Diana Rowland Blood Of The Demon

Diana Rowland Secrets Of The Demon

Diana Rowland Sins Of The Demon

Diana Rowland Touch Of The Demon

Diana Rowland Fury of the Demon

Diana Rowland Vengeance of the Demon

Richard Laymon Flesh

Elizabeth Anne Hull Gateways

The yellow wallpaper

Garth Nix A Confusion Of Princes

Diana Rowland Legacy of the Demon

Christopher Moore Bloodsucking Fiends

Christopher Moore A dirty job

Rick Gualtieri Bill the Vampire

Rick Gualtieri Scary Dead Things

Rick Gualtieri The Mourning Woods

Rick Gualtieri Holier Than Thou

Rick Gualtieri Sunset Strip

Rick Gualtieri Goddamned Freaky Monsters

Rick Gualtieri Half a Prayer

Rick Gualtieri The Wicked Dead

Rick Gualtieri Shining Fury

Rick Gualtieri The Last Coven

Ron Ripley Borgin Keep

Nick Cutter Litlte Heaven

Steve Alten The Loch

Steve Alten Vostok

Richard Kadrey The Kill Society

Dean Koontz The Silent Corner

Christopher Moore A Dirty Job

Joseph Fink Welcome to Nightvale 1-110

Peter Meredith The Apocalypse Revenge

Scott Meyer Run Program

A. G. Riddle Pandemic

Seanan McGuire Down Among the Sticks and Bones

Scott Sigler Earthcore

Peter Clines Dead Men Can't Complain

Keith C. Blackmore Breeds 3

Jeff Strand Cyclops Road

Eleanor Lerman Radiomen

Christina Raines Claimed by the Elven King

Jeff Strand Blister

Jeff Strand WolfHunt

Fanny Merkin Fifty Shames of Earl Grey

Angela Marsons DEAD SOULS

Tad Williams The Burning Man

Tad Williams The Dragonbone Chair

Tad Williams Stone of Farewell

Tad Williams To Green Angel Tower

Tad Williams The Heart of What Was Lost

Iain McKinnon Demise of the living

Eddie Izzard Believe Me

Brad Magnarella Demon Moon

Brad Magnarella Blood Deal

Brad Magnarella Purge City

Larry Correia Siege

Tom Perrotta The Leftovers

Al K. Line Black Spark

Al K. Line Evil Spark

Al K. Line New Spark

Al K. Line Guilty Spark

Al K. Line Neon Spark

Barry J. Hutchison The Wrath of Vajazzle

Charles Stross The Delirium Brief

Matthew Iden The Winter Over

John Langan The Fisherman

Mo Daviau Every Anxious Wave

Marcus Sakey Afterlife

Lou Cadle Gray

Gary McMahon Pretty Little Dead Things

Gary McMahon Dead Bad Things

Mark Tufo Victorys Defeat

Tess Gerritsen The Surgeon

Tess Gerritsen The Apprentice

Tess Gerritsen The Sinner

Tess Gerritsen Body Double

Tess Gerritsen Vanish

Tess Gerritsen The Mephisto Club

Tess Gerritsen The Keepsake

Tess Gerritsen Ice Cold

Tess Gerritsen The Silent Girl

Tess Gerritsen Last to Die

Tess Gerritsen Die Again

Tess Gerritsen I Know a Secret

Tess Gerritsen The Bone Garden#

Robert Bevan 4d6 Caverns and Creatures

James Acaster Classic Scrapes

Nicholas Sansbury Smith Trackers

Mike Evans Civil War

Nightingale

John Cleaver I am not a Serial Killer

John Cleaver Mr Monster

John Cleaver I Don't Want to Kill You

John Cleaver The Devil's Only Friend

John Cleaver Over Your Dead Body

John Cleaver Nothing Left to Lose

Ezekiel Boone Skitter

Barry J. Hutchison The Search for Splurt

Stephen King Sleeping Beauties

Stephen King It

Kevin Hearne Grimoire of the Lamb

Kevin Hearne Clan Rathskeller

Kevin Hearne Kaibab Unbound

Kevin Hearne Hounded

Kevin Hearne Hexed

Kevin Hearne Hammered

Kevin Hearne A Test of Mettle

Kevin Hearne Tricked

Kevin Hearne Two Ravens and One Crow

Kevin Hearne The Demon Barker of Wheat Street

Kevin Hearne Trapped

Kevin Hearne Hunted

Kevin Hearne Shattered

Kevin Hearne A Prelude to War

Kevin Hearne Staked

Kevin Hearne The Purloined Poodle

Stephen King The dark half

Stephen King Desperation

Larry Correia The Monster Hunter Files

Greig Beck The first bird

Greig Beck Book of the dead

Greig Bird The immortality curse

Sean Thomas Fisher Floodwater

Ryan Lockwood What Lurks Beneath

Stephen King The Regulators

S L Grey Mall

S L Grey Ward

S L Grey New Girl

Peter Clines Paradox Bound

Diana Rowland Unchained

David Wong John Dies at the End

David Wong This Book Is Full of Spiders

David Wong What the Hell Did I Just Read

David Wong Futuristic Violence and Fancy Suits

Aaron Mahnke The World of Lore

Brad Magnarella Book of Souls

Brad Magnarella Death Mage

A.I. Nasser Children to the Slaughter

A.I. Nasser Shadows Embrace

A.I. Nasser Copper's Keeper

Jon Hollins Fools Gold

Jon Hollins False Idols

Colin Dickey Ghostland

C.T. Phipps The Rules of Supervillainy

C.T. Phipps The Games of Supervillainy

C.T. Phipps The Secrets of Supervillainy

C.T. Phipps The Science of Supervillainy

Joseph Fink Welcome to Nightvale 111-116

Peter Brannen The Ends of the World

Anthologi Nights of the Living Dead

Jonathan Mayberry Joe Ledger Unstoppable

Alexander C. Kane Andrea Vernon

Josef Fink It Devours!

Joe Hill Strange Weather

Christopher Gray When the Dead Wake

Ron Ripley Amherst Burial Ground

Derek Landy Demon Road

Derek Landy Desolation

Derek Landy American Monsters

Joseph Fink Nightvale 117-118

Bentley Little The Handyman

David A. Simpson Zombie Road

Peter Meredith War of the Undead Day One

Peter Meredith War of the Undead Day Two

Peter Meredith War of the Undead Three

Peter Meredith War of the Undead Day Four

James Alan Gardner All Those Explosions Were Someone Elses Fault

Andy Weir Artemis

Bentley Little The Association

Kevin Hearne The Squirrel on the Train

John C. McCrae Worm 1-298

Chris Fox Deathless 1

Chris Fox Deathless 2

Chris Fox Deathless 3

rachel manija brown stranger

Peter Meredith The Apocalypse Sacrifice

J-F. Dubeau A God in the Shed

Drew Hayes The Utterly Uninteresting and Unadventurous Tales

Drew Hayes Undeath and Taxes

[blackchildrensbooksandauthors]

Born on this day…June 29, 1886

James Van Der Zee: Photographer

Quote: "Being an artist, I had an artist's instincts...you can see the picture before it's taken; then it's up to you to get the camera to see"

Children’s Picture Book Biography:

Take a Picture of Me, James Van Der Zee!

Andrea J. Loney 

Keith Mallett 

Lee & Low Books, 2017

Available at👉🏿| Amazon | IndieBound

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From “Double Bass Blues” by Andrea J. Loney and Rudy Gutierrez. #alfredaknopf #doublebassblues #andreajloney #rudygutierrez #blm https://www.instagram.com/p/CA7jsLznObA/?igshid=1p379r4176nz7

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NoveList's Juvenile Brain Trust is a group of readers' advisory librarians and metadata librarians who focus on books for kids and teens. Once a week, the JBT gets together to catch up and share books. On 2/5/2020, we discussed:

Gotham High by Melissa de la Cruz

Ordinary Hazards by Nikki Grimes

Scary Stories for Young Foxes by Christian McKay Heidicker

Shadow of the Batgirl by Sarah Kuhn and Nicole Goux

Snapdragon by Kat Leyh

Double Bass Blues by Andrea J. Loney, illustrated by Rudy Gutierrez

Runaways by Rainbow Rowell

Cursed by Karol Ruth Silverstein

Sunnyside Plaza by Scott Simon

Don’t Read the Comments by Eric Smith

Have you read any of these books? What do you think of them?

For more recommendations (plus printables and readers’ advisory tips), check out what's new on the NoveList blog!

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Classmates

Colt honored by ALA, Caldecott, CSK, and Newberry Committees!

Kadir Nelson, Class of 1992

‘The Undefeated’ Wins Caldecott Medal, While ‘New Kid’ Picks Up Newbery

It is a universally acknowledged truth that a curious reader in want of a good book needs only direct their footsteps (and questions) to the nearest librarian. Librarians, after all, are always a font of good book suggestions.

So naturally, when a whole bunch of them get together for the American Library Association's annual midwinter conference, you can expect a host of recommendations to come of it. Enter: the annual Youth Media Awards, a slew of children's book prizes announced Monday, including the John Newbery and Randolph Caldecott medals.

Jerry Craft won this year's Newbery Medal for the most outstanding contribution to children's literature for New Kid, a book focused on the struggles of a seventh grade student of color who has been sent to a prestigious private school with little diversity. Meanwhile, The Undefeated, an ode to great black Americans illustrated by Kadir Nelson and written by Kwame Alexander, won the Caldecott Medal for the most distinguished picture book for children.

At Monday's ceremony, both books also claimed Coretta Scott King Awards, which celebrate children's books produced by African Americans. New Kid won for Craft's work as an author, and The Undefeated earned the prize for Nelson's contributions as an illustrator.

Monday's win marks the latest in a raft of honors for Alexander, who also has a Newbery medal to his name after his novel The Crossover won five years ago. The Undefeated is among the first books published by his Versify imprint, launched last year at publisher Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.

While the Newbery and Caldecott regularly grab headlines, they weren't the only prizes handed out Monday.

Youth Media Award Winners

Newbery Medal: New Kid, by Jerry Craft.

Newbery Honor Books: The Undefeated, written by Kwame Alexander and illustrated by Kadir Nelson; Scary Stories for Young Foxes, written by Christian McKay Heidicker and illustrated by Junyi Wu; Other Words for Home, written by Jasmine Warga; and Genesis Begins Again, written by Alicia D. Williams.

Caldecott Medal: The Undefeated, written by Kwame Alexander and illustrated by Kadir Nelson.

Caldecott Honor Books: Bear Came Along, illustrated by LeUyen Pham and written by Richard T. Morris; Double Bass Blues, illustrated by Rudy Gutierrez and written by Andrea J. Loney; and Going Down Home with Daddy, illustrated by Daniel Minter and written by Kelly Starling Lyons.

Coretta Scott King Book Awards (for "books for children and young adults that demonstrate an appreciation of African American culture and universal human values"):

Author award: New Kid, by Jerry Craft.

Illustrator award: The Undefeated, illustrated by Kadir Nelson and written by Kwame Alexander.

Virginia Hamilton Award (lifetime achievement): Mildred D. Taylor

John Steptoe Award for New Talent (Illustrator): What Is Given from the Heart, illustrated by April Harrison.

John Steptoe Award for New Talent (Author): Genesis Begins Again, by Alicia D. Williams. *Reposted article segment from NPR by Colin Dwyer of January 27, 2020

[bookfortunes]

28 Black Picture Books That Aren’t About Boycotts, Buses or Basketball - selected by Columbus writer and librarian, Scott Woods

Loving this list of book picks. Which are your favorites?

A boy like you by Murphy, Frank

A computer called Katherine : how Katherine Johnson helped put America on the moon by Slade, Suzanne  

A splash of red : the life and art of Horace Pippin by Bryant, Jennifer  

Bigmama's by Crews, Donald.  

Come on, Rain! by Hesse, Karen.  

Crown : an ode to the fresh cut by Barnes, Derrick D.  

Daddy calls me man by Johnson, Angela

Dear dragon : a pen pal tale by Funk, Josh  

Dragons eat noodles on Tuesdays by Stahl, Jon  

Early Sunday morning by Millner, Denene  

Freedom in Congo Square by Weatherford, Carole Boston

Fresh princess by Millner, Denene  

Grace for president by DiPucchio, Kelly S.  

Hair love by Cherry, Matthew A  

Hank's big day : the story of a bug by Kuhlman, Evan  

Happy right now by Berry, Julie

He's got the whole world in his hands by Nelson, Kadir.  

Hey black child by Perkins, Useni Eugene  

Hidden figures : the true story of four black women and the space race by Shetterly, Margot Lee  

How many stars in the sky? by Hort, Lenny.  

I am perfectly designed by Brown, Karamo  

I love my hair! by Tarpley, Natasha.  

I'm a big brother now by Hudson, Katura J.  

I'm a pretty little black girl! by Bynum, Betty K.  

Kitchen dance by Manning, Maurie.  

Lily Brown's paintings by Johnson, Angela, 1961  

Little Melba and her big trombone by Russell Brown, Katheryn

Lola reads to Leo by McQuinn, Anna  

M is for Melanin : a celebration of the black child by Rose, Tiffany  

Mae among the stars by Ahmed, Roda

Marvelous Cornelius : Hurricane Katrina and the spirit of New Orleans by Bildner, Phil  

Max and the tagalong moon by Cooper, Floyd  

Missing daddy by Kaba, Mariame  

Monster Trouble by Fredrickson, Lane  

Moon over Star by Aston, Dianna Hutts.  

My family plays music by Cox, Judy

Not Norman : a goldfish story by Bennett, Kelly  

Not quite Snow White by Franklin, Ashley  

Parker looks up : an extraordinary moment by Curry, Parker  

Peeny butter fudge by Morrison, Toni.  

Power up by Fishman, Seth  

Radiant child : the story of young artist JeanMichel Basquiat by Steptoe, Javaka

Reading Beauty by Underwood, Deborah  

Rocket says look up! by Bryon, Nathan  

Ruby finds a Worry by Percival, Tom

Ruth and the Green Book by Ramsey, Calvin A.  

Saturday by Mora, Oge  

Sisters : Venus and Serena Williams by Winter, Jeanette  

Stop that yawn! by Levis, Caron  

Sulwe by Nyong'o, Lupita  

Summer sun risin' by NikolaLisa, W.  

Tar Beach by Ringgold, Faith.  

Tea cakes for Tosh by Lyons, Kelly Starling  

The book itch : freedom, truth, & Harlem's greatest bookstore by Nelson, Vaunda Micheaux  

The chickenchasing queen of Lamar County by Harrington, Janice N.  

The double bass blues by Loney, Andrea J.  

The ghost of SiftySifty Sam by Medearis, Angela Shelf

The quickest kid in Clarksville by Miller, Pat Zietlow  

The rain stomper by Boswell, Addie K.  

The ring bearer by Cooper, Floyd  

Thinker : my puppy poet and me by Greenfield, Eloise  

This is the rope : a story from the Great Migration by Woodson, Jacqueline  

Trombone Shorty by Andrews, Troy  

What if ... by Berger, Samantha  

When Aidan became a brother by Lukoff, Kyle  

When Grandma gives you a lemon tree by Deenihan, Jamie L. B.  

When the beat was born : DJ Kool Herc and the creation of hip hop by Hill, Laban Carrick.  

Yesterday I had the blues by Frame, Jeron Ashford.  

Yo! Yes? by Raschka, Christopher.  

Reserve them all from the Westerville Public Library.

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Take a Picture of Me, James VanDerZee!

Author: Andrea J. Loney

Illustrator: Keith Mallett

Publisher: Lee & Low 

Publication Year: 2017

Awards: 

Starred Review: Publishers Weekly

Lee & Low’s New Voices Award

Brief Summary: James Van Der Zee was just a young boy when he saved enough money to buy his first camera. He took photos of his family, classmates, and anyone who would sit still for a portrait. By the fifth grade, James was the school photographer and unofficial town photographer. Eventually he outgrew his small town and moved to the exciting, fast-paced world of New York City. After being told by his boss that no one would want his or her photo taken "by a black man," James opened his own portrait studio in Harlem. He took photographs of legendary figures of the Harlem Renaissance--politicians such as Marcus Garvey, performers including Florence Mills, Bill "Bojangles" Robinson, and Mamie Smith--and ordinary folks in the neighborhood too. Everyone wanted fancy portraits by James Van Der Zee.

Ideas for using this book in classroom or library: Black History Month, Harlem Renaissance focused display or list

Special Features Include: Bibliographical References

Where I Accessed The Book: Blount County Public Library (JB VANDERZEE)