PW Deal Announcements
Where’s East/West?
Fabulous to see so many of Team East/West at our annual soiree
during SCBWI 2109 in Los Angeles.
More SCBWI East/West sightings:
With Viking and Philomel Pres. and Publisher Ken Wright at SCBWI LA
and Carol Hinz, Editorial Director Lerner / Millbrook/ Carolrhoda
DW with Gayle Pitman; Yuyi Morales and Jim Averbeck;
Michael Paul with Antoinette Portis
Ernesto Cisneros with Yuyi Morales; Brynne Barnes,
Deborah Warren, and Chronicle Editor Melissa Manlove
Dow Phumiruk, Stacia Deustch, Lauren Kerstein, and Sarah Scheerger;
Kerstein with her pb debut ROSIE THE DRAGON AND CHARLIE MAKE WAVES.
Erin Dealey during the faculty intro at SCBWI LA 19.
Nutschell Windsor, SCBWI SoCal RA and founder of CBW-LA
Illustrator Highlight
Mehrdokht Amini
was featured in our July
Illustrator Highlight.
Hot Summer News and Reviews
NO DEJES QUE DESAPAREZCAN
by Chelsea Clinton; illustrated by Gianna Marino
Translated by Teresa Mlawer / Philomel
is on the
Bank Street Best Spanish Language Picture Books List for Works Reviewed in Spring 2019
Further to NYT-bestselling Gianna Marino and JUST LIKE MY BROTHER (Viking):
“… What makes this story especially appealing is how the lovely mixed media illustrations, in which large swaths of gold color cover sky as well as land to evoke the African plains, engage readers by providing them with information withheld from the giraffe. Big brother is really close, either behind a baobab tree or following near by. Small images of spotted ears, tail, and then body peeking out from tall grasses are sure to alert readers that a predator is near while the little giraffe remains oblivious. Only the young giraffe confronts the small leopard that eventually appears and questions its intentions. VERDICT This reassuring story of new-found confidence will resonate with growing youngsters who are discovering their own capabilities. And they will relish being in on secrets withheld from the young protagonist.–Marianne Saccardi, Children’s Literature Consultant, Cambridge, MA
Yes; sometimes siblings get along (and sometimes not):
14 Books About Siblings Getting Along (and Sometimes Not) | Brightly
HOW TO READ A BOOK (Kwame Alexander, Illus. Melissa Sweet/ Harper Collins)
is on the Indie Kids’ Next SUMMER List,
and received, as well, its fourth STARRED review from Julie Danielson in…
Alexander’s Newbery Award winning THE CROSSOVER is moving up the PW Best Seller list again.
“The poems dodge and weave with the speed of a point guard driving for the basket…This verse novel delivers a real emotional punch before the final buzzer.” —PW Best Books
The graphic novel releases 9/24.
Click image above for more CROSSOVER action!
And another star, this one from Booklist for Mariko Nagai’s UNDER THE BROKEN SKY (Christy Ottaviano/Henry Holt; October)
Pushcart Prize-winning poet and prosaist Nagai tells a story of courage and survival amidst the unraveling of WWII. If there were only one reason to read this book, let it be for Natsu. The child forced by circumstance to grow up to soon is an omnipresent figure both throughout history and in present-day refugee communities, where families are broken and it is safer to abandon home than it is to stay. Another reason would be the exquisite poetry, accessible to middle-graders but nonetheless stunning in its imagery, or the captivating character development of not just Natsu but Nagai’s tertiary characters as well, or the sharp historical lens through which readers receive Natsu’s story. Published for middle-grade readers but necessary for all of humankind, Under the Broken Sky is a breathtaking work of literature. — Stephanie Harper
Starred review from KIRKUS for SNOW GLOBE WISHES by Erin Dealey (Sleeping Bear/ Illus. Claire Shorrock/ Sept. 2019): “…think hygge in picture-book form… The feelings of community and togetherness are palpable.”
Efrén Divided by Ernesto Cisneros (March 2020 / Harper Collins)
“Authentically told, and interwoven with hope, strength, and beauty, Efrén Divided is true to life and all too timely. A must-read for anyone with a heart. This book is a gift to the world.”
—Sarah Scheerger, author of Operation Frog Effect
TREVOR by Jim Averbeck, Illus. Amy Hevron (Roaring Brook),
is a Washington State Book Award finalist.
” ‘Water, even when you try to fool me, I know you.’
Beautiful read aloud for introducing preK-1st to water and to observing/describing the world around them.”
–S. Cummings
Review includes activities
for HEY, WATER! by Antoinette Portis
Speaking of back-to-school, we spy Portis’ KINDERGARTEN DIARY and Dealey’s K IS FOR KINDERGARTEN
in this darling post from Kanawha Library, Charleston WV:
LLAMA LLAMA MISSES MAMA (Anna Dewdney) and THE KISSING HAND (Illus. Ruth Harper) are featured in Romper’s
“15 Books to Read the Night Before Kindergarten”:
Coming next month:
Reed Duncan’s new easy-to-read series about a rambunctious, mischievous, and totally lovable bulldog, Rollo, launched by:
Go, Rollo, go!
And look who’s on the cereal box,
thanks to Kellogg’s and Penguin/Random House!
