ALA Webcast
What a great day yesterday. For those who missed the webcast of the ALA Youth Media Awards, you can watch the announcements here: Thanks again to the CSK Committee for bestowing such an honor!
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John Steptoe Award
Today is one of the best days of my life. This morning at 8AM I received a phone call from The Coretta Scott King Committee to inform me that I am this year’s winner of the John Steptoe Award for New Talent (first female to ever win)! I can’t even begin to tell you how … Read more
I *heart* Bessie Head
from When Rain Clouds Gather It was the face of a tortured man, slowly being devoured by the intensity of his inner life, and the tormented hell of that inner life had scarred deep ridges across his brow and down his cheeks, and the icy peaks of loneliness on which the man lived had only … Read more
Embracing the Child
Check out this great interview with Zetta Elliott on Embracing the Child. She’s their author of the month! Yay Zetta.
Coretta Scott King Awards 2009
Okay, I’m extremely superstitious when it comes to certain things, and all in all, I try to avoid award talk when at all possible. However, it is that time of year for the American Library Association Awards. Of course there is always Caldecott and Newbery Award buzz, but the bleachers for the Coretta Scott King … Read more
Cleveland Public Library!
I am honored to announce that Cleveland Public Library has selected BIRD to be on it’s 2008 Celebrate With Books list. from the web site: Celebrate With Books In 1906 the Cleveland Public Library published, for the first time, a list with suggestions for holiday book purchases for boys and girls. The list has evolved … Read more
Happy Holidays :-)
From my urban family to yours, Happy Holidays!
Leaving on a jet plane!
I’m heading to Atlanta in the morning! Look for posts from the book signing next.
Zetta Elliott on JOMB
On this edition of Just One More Book!!, Mark speaks with Zetta Elliott, author of the book Bird, about publishing picture books that tackle real-life issues like drug addiction, getting published in foreign markets and being daring as both book publishers and book buyers.
Atlanta Book Signing
Zetta and I will be signing copies of BIRD in Atlanta on December 15th at Frederick Douglass High School. If you have unsigned copies already, please feel free to bring them! If you haven’t purchased a copy and would like to, we will have books available for sale.