From Oregon Live July 10, 2021 Portland-raised author Renée Watson is the inspiration for a campaign that Portland bookstore Green Bean Books is running on behalf of Vernon Elementary School this summer. The campaign’s goal: To sell 275 copies of Watson’s delightful chapter book Ways to Make Sunshine, which follows a Black girl growing up …
From Secret Garden Books in Seattle, WA: The smiling-under-their-masks pair you see to the left are longtime Garden customers Lua and her mother Noelia. The table before them is covered with books they chose from among our selection of bilingual Spanish/English books for children. These books are now ready to be shipped off to the …
I read it all in one go! This book had my heart racing from start to finish. It features alternating perspectives between resourceful and genuine young women. A timely narrative on race and protest, both in broader society and between/within individuals –AND a guaranteed read to raise your blood pressure! –Ellen, Queen Anne Book Company, …
This is the second graphic novel in the Trot & Cap’n Bill Adventures. Sea Siren Princess Clia comes from her undersea world to search for her kidnapped friend. Trot, Grandpa, and Cap’n Bill the talking cat come to her aid. Well-done illustrations really capture the story. (Ages 9-12) –Melissa DeMotte, The Well-Read Moose, Coeur d’Alene, …
“Just because February is coming to an end doesn’t mean you should stop reading and learning about Black History! We’ve got books to inspire, educate, and challenge.” –Green Bean Books, Portland, OR Children’s specialty bookstore Green Bean Books shared a list of children’s books about Black history for year ’round love in the February issue …
If you love Blueberries for Sal, take a look at this! It has the same potential as a classic, with sensory details and family connection that are wonderfully evocative plus gorgeous illustrations to bring the magic of the scenes to life. It is based on scenes from Mighty Justice by civil rights lawyer and activist …
This Is My America released at the beginning of a reckoning that’s been long overdue—the untended roots of race in America. These origins draw parallels not only to slavery and mass incarceration but to open wounds festering below the surface. My novel was born from many early lessons on race as a Black girl growing …
This wonderful new middle grade novel is something of a hybrid. It is autobiographical fiction. Or, rather, it is the creative way that the author tells his own story. And Nayeri’s work is compelling and compassionate. Written with great heart and humor— and with a genuine flair for the art of storytelling— Everything Sad Is …
Lupe Wong Won’t Dance is the story of a twelve-year-old girl who doesn’t want to do something. Pretty universal. But Lupe’s journey isn’t just about one girl trying to weasel out of square dancing in P.E. with comedic results. It’s a book about how it feels to be twelve-years-old, and told you have to do …
When I was fifteen, my parents returned to South Korea and left me behind with my brother in America. My mother started writing me letters in Korean, a language I could not fully understand at the time. Over a decade after she wrote me, I translated her letters into English. In one letter, she writes: …
