

What fourth and fifth grade students recently had to say about Skyping with author Dean Pitchford
Recently, Dean Pitchford, author of THE BIG ONE-OH, NICKEL BAY NICK and CAPTAIN NOBODY (all published by Penguin/Putnam), as well as...


Announcing Jan Spivey Gilchrist's new book, WE ARE SHINING, by Gwendolyn Brooks, coming out in l
We were pleased to learn that Coretta Scott King Award-winning artist Jan Spivey Gilchrist has illustrated WE ARE SHINING...


See Dean Pitchford talk about NICKEL BAY NICK in this video for Georgia’s largest school district’s
Earlier this month, Dean Pitchford’s NICKEL BAY NICK (Penguin) was included in Georgia’s largest school district’s reading completion...


A tribute to Eloise Greenfield on the Brown Bookshelf’s flagship initiative, 28 Days Later
The Brown Bookshelf was started by a group of authors and illustrators who promote awareness of the many African American voices writing...