An African-American Book Feast to Savor
03 Feb 2012 Leave a Comment
in middle grade, Nonfiction, Picture Books Tags: American Library Association, Bryan Collier, children's book awards, Jerry Pinkney, literacy, Marilyn Nelson, Walter Dean Myers
Celebrating its 20th anniversary, the free African-American Children’s Book Fair returns 
Saturday to the Community College of Philadelphia. One of my favorites, the fabulous Bryan Collier (see this prior post), will be there, in addition to the indomitable illustrator Jerry Pinkney and author Walter Dean Myers, national ambassador for young people’s literature. Acclaimed illustrators such as E.B. Lewis, Floyd Cooper, and Sean Qualls are on the schedule, as well as the award-winning poet Marilyn Nelson.
And …
The American Library Association’s announcement of the 2012 children’s book awards is a great source for ideas for kids of all ages. Of those winners, many are great to read aloud to children 5 to 8, including …
and for ages 8 to 12, consider 
Congratulations to the beloved author/illustrator Ashley Bryan (see my prior post) for the Coretta Scott King – Virginia Hamilton Award for Lifetime achievement.
