SLJ reviewed our LGB biography of Prince! VERDICT A vibrant, accessible portrait that foregrounds creative sovereignty and self-expression as the defining notes of Prince’s enduring influence. Thank you Nikki Shannon Smith, for writing a delightful tribute to Prince! www.slj.com/review/princ...

Last evening @nikkishannonsmith.bsky.social and I celebrated our book, PRINCE: A LITTLE GOLDEN BOOK, at Avid Reader book store in Davis, Ca, and it was a purple blast celebrating with family and friends! Thank you @mikejungwroteabook.bsky.social for being there and taking the great photos! Blessed!

New book projects on the way from @dontate.bsky.social @srividhyavenkat.bsky.social @authorjdelavega.bsky.social @violettobacco.bsky.social + more buff.ly/4ET3Mxp

🎨 Illustrator Spotlight on @dontate.bsky.social 🎨 [Don's Illustrator Page(www.andreabrownlit.com/illustrator/...) He is represented by @carynwiseman.bsky.social, and is interested in illustrating picture books. Discover Incredible Artists In Your Inbox Nearly Every Week

An elegant night with my elegant wife—and a room full of elegant book loving people! Celebrating the Texas Book Festival’s 30 year anniversary. I spoke on a panel of Texas Writer Award recipients, moderated by Sarah Bird, and panelists Lawrence Wright, and Elizabeth Crook.

Sharing incredible books today (and everyday) celebrating Black excellence during our African American Read In. Thanks to @dontate.bsky.social @philbildner.bsky.social, and Glenda Armand for writing about topics kids love: ice cream, high fives, and video games. #AARI25

And the incredible @dontate.bsky.social wrote a great children’s book about him! #BlackHistory #BookSky

Thanks to Iowhttps://www.iowapublicradio.org/ipr-news/2024-12-13/childrens-book-author-illustrator-don-tate-reflects-des-moines-black-literature?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR1pHutAlYZrTlkKc60Yw9VWMWa4pWSmoG1kmh49MVLVNtEsa2292o8u21M_aem_29vx3gNZkXqgpYEZ6i28hg

The Wartburg Symphony will reimagine the “Nutcracker Suite” during its holiday concert, followed by a jazz interpretation of the same music created by Duke Ellington. My artwork from the book DUKE ELLINGTON'S NUTCRACKER SUITE will be used in the performance. www.wartburg.edu/2024/11/25/s...

It’s election season! Wade Hudson and I discuss our book THE DAY MADEAR VOTED with star podcaster Matthew Winner www.matthewcwinner.com/post/writing...

Thrilled to learn that our book, CARTER READS THE NEWSPAPER, is now not only in paperback but also in Spanish!!

SCBWI: Unbanning Books Panel #SCBWIsummer24 Betsy Gomez: Support challenged diverse books: Circulation numbers matter, so if you can't buy a book for whatever reason, check it out from the library.

SCBWI: Unbanning Books Panel #SCBWIsummer24 Author Maggie Tokuda-Hall: Authors, be sure to ask your publishers about who within your pub house can support you when your book is banned?

SCBWI: Unbanning Books Panel #SCBWIsummer24 Author Betsy Gomez says: "We are winning! . . . We've been in this situation before, and we survived and thrived!" In other words, we gotta fight back.

SCBWI: Unbanning Books Panel #SCBWIsummer24 Kyle Zimmer of First Book, Diverse Books For All Coalition: www.diversebooksforall.org

SCBWI: Unbanning Books Panel #SCBWIsummer24 "Hell-yeah!" to Maggie Tokuda-Hall of Authors Against Book Bans: www.authorsagainstbookbans.com

SCBWI: Unbanning Books Panel #SCBWIsummer24 Resources: (source: ALA)

SCBWI: Unbanning Books Panel #SCBWIsummer24 Another snapshot (source: ALA)

SCBWI: Unbanning Books Panel#SCBWIsummer24 Another snapshot (source: ALA)

SCBWI: Unbanning Books Panel: Censorship By the Numbers, a couple of snapshots, (ALA). #SCBWIsummer24

SCBWI summer conference: Unbanning Books Panel offers valuable info on fighting book bans, so that all children have access to books they deserve! Going on now! #SCBWIsummer24

It was an absolutely perfect day, launching our book, THE DAY MADEAR VOTED (Nancy Paulsen Books), at the East Orange Public Library in New Jersey! Collaborator, Wade Hudson, spoke eloquently and read the poem that inspired the book. Members of the NAAPC spoke, too, and registered voters.

Happy pub day to THE DAY MADEAR VOTED (Nancy Paulsen Books), written by Wade Hudson and illustrated by me! And what a cool video created by the author! Wade and I will celebrate this collaboration this coming weekend at the East Orange Public Library in NJ. www.youtube.com/watch?v=j5TX...

Honored to be featured on today’s Cynsations!! Thank you, Gayleen Rabakukk and Cynthia Leitich Smith! cynthialeitichsmith.com/2024/05/care...

We had such a great time with Don Tate @dontate.bsky.social yesterday! He talked about how he researches his books, his writing and illustrating process, and then had an AMAZING draw along at the end. Did you watch? How did your drawing come out?

JERRY CHANGED THE GAME! has been named a MATHICAL HONOR BOOK for 2024! Thank you to the Mathical Book Prize Organizers: the Simons Laufer Mathematical Sciences Institute, the National Council of Teachers of English, the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, and the Children's Book Council.

Thank you BookPeople for this Black History Month Display!!!

Announced today, Publishers Weekly Rights Report. The first Black meteorologists were actually Tuskegee Airmen, who helped the pilots fly their missions successfully, facing many of the same obstacles. Their story is long overdue to be told! publishersweekly.com/.../94329-ri....

Did a wonderful STEM video presentation this morning with First Book and General Motors, speaking to students on science, technology, engineering, and math—followed up with a reading of JERRY CHANGED THE GAME! HOW ENGINEER JERRY LAWSON REVOLUTIONIZED VIDEO GAMES FOREVER.

This month, I'm giving away the first book that @dontate.bsky.social & I made together (before WHOOSH!). If you don’t already know John Roy Lynch’s story, I think you’re in for both a treat & an education. In just ten years, he went from being an enslaved teenager to serving as a U.S. congressman.

JERRY CHANGED THE GAME! is among the Denver Public Library's 2023 Staff Picks for Kids - Nonfiction & Poetry! denverlibrary.org/kids/list/20...

I drew *some* of my best friends!

During yesterday's virtual commemoration of JUST US BOOKS, I wanted to interrupt and pay tribute to artist George Ford, too, who was present. George was one of JUBs early illustrators. His artwork is iconic, and he inspired many other artists (like me), aspiring to illustrate children's books.

I am pleased to share American Indians in Children's Literature's 2023 Best Books list! americanindiansinchildrensliterature.blogspot.com/2023/11/aicl... Please share!

Everything is *extra* nowadays.

Thrilled to share the cover of THE DAY MADEAR VOTED!, written by Wade Hudson, and illustrated by me! Publishes July ‘24th 2024 with Nancy Paulsen Books! www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/713005...

#ablartfest #ablartfest2023 @andreabrownlit The End (Added color)

#ablartfest #ablartfest2023 @andreabrownlit The End

#ablartfest #ablartfest2023 @andreabrownlit We Are Family

#ablartfest #ablartfest2023 @andreabrownlit Moonlight

#ablartfest #ablartfest2023 @andreabrownlit Trick (or treat)

#ablartfest #ablartfest2023 @andreabrownlit Trees

#ablartfest #ablartfest2023 @andreabrownlit Paint

#ablartfest #ablartfest2023 @andreabrownlit Tiny Friend

#ablartfest #ablartfest2023 @andreabrownlit Tiny Friend