Big News Thursday
Mmmm....smell that?
It's the scent of something sweet. Wait, wait...no, that's the chocolate on my fingers left over from nibbling on the Princessess' Halloween stash.
Ahh...okay, that, that scent, there. It's the smell of something new.
Unless you've been living under a rock, have banned calenders from your home because they're against your religion or try and tell the day of the week by looking at the sun, you may not know that it's November first.
And you know what that means, right?
Today P's Don't Get it Twisted contest launches on Teens Read Too.
I took it easy on you for So Not The Drama. All you had to do was submit your name and then wait, patiently for us to randomly choose you. This time ya' gotta work a little.
But it's well worth it. At stake is an advanced copy of Don't Get It Twisted (four to be exact) and this
or this
The only thing better than early copies of new books are early copies of new books and designer wristlets.
So, enter, why don't ya.
But, wait, there's more!
P's been known to live by the philosophy, if you want something done, do it yourself. Partly because I'm an only child and had no sibs or anyone to blame things on or help me get them done.
But also, because I'm impatient as all hell.
Over the past year, I've been approached by many parents and librarians who lament there's not a wide enough selection of children's books for young readers of color. I don't disagree.
Nor do the stats. According to the Children's Book Collective, in 2006 only 87 of the 5,000 trade children's books published were by authors of color.
I'd love to see that number increase. But until it does, it would just be nice if people could name more than a few of those 87.
Even I can name only a handful. And if I, a children's author of color, can only name a few of my peers, how can I expect a librarian, teacher or bookseller to? After all, they've got to keep their eye on the whole pie of 5,000.
Enter, The Brown Bookshelf, a website founded by Varian Johnson, author of Essence Bestseller, Red Polka Dot In A World Full of Plaid, and myself. Our first initiative will be the 28 Days Later campaign, a Black History Month event that will spotlight 28 children's authors of color - the whole gamut - picture book, middle grade and young adult.
We're not choosing these authors in a vacuum. We're asking readers, librarians, parents, teachers, book lovers and anyone in the children's literature community to submit the names of the African American authors they think deserve to have the light shone on them.
So swing on over to The Brown Bookshelf, mark it as your fave, visit now and then to catch up with what's happening in children's literature and submit a name or ten (if you can name that many) of authors who are flying under the radar.
It's the scent of something sweet. Wait, wait...no, that's the chocolate on my fingers left over from nibbling on the Princessess' Halloween stash.
Ahh...okay, that, that scent, there. It's the smell of something new.
Unless you've been living under a rock, have banned calenders from your home because they're against your religion or try and tell the day of the week by looking at the sun, you may not know that it's November first.
And you know what that means, right?
Today P's Don't Get it Twisted contest launches on Teens Read Too.
I took it easy on you for So Not The Drama. All you had to do was submit your name and then wait, patiently for us to randomly choose you. This time ya' gotta work a little.
But it's well worth it. At stake is an advanced copy of Don't Get It Twisted (four to be exact) and this
or this
The only thing better than early copies of new books are early copies of new books and designer wristlets.
So, enter, why don't ya.
But, wait, there's more!
P's been known to live by the philosophy, if you want something done, do it yourself. Partly because I'm an only child and had no sibs or anyone to blame things on or help me get them done.
But also, because I'm impatient as all hell.
Over the past year, I've been approached by many parents and librarians who lament there's not a wide enough selection of children's books for young readers of color. I don't disagree.
Nor do the stats. According to the Children's Book Collective, in 2006 only 87 of the 5,000 trade children's books published were by authors of color.
I'd love to see that number increase. But until it does, it would just be nice if people could name more than a few of those 87.
Even I can name only a handful. And if I, a children's author of color, can only name a few of my peers, how can I expect a librarian, teacher or bookseller to? After all, they've got to keep their eye on the whole pie of 5,000.
Enter, The Brown Bookshelf, a website founded by Varian Johnson, author of Essence Bestseller, Red Polka Dot In A World Full of Plaid, and myself. Our first initiative will be the 28 Days Later campaign, a Black History Month event that will spotlight 28 children's authors of color - the whole gamut - picture book, middle grade and young adult.
We're not choosing these authors in a vacuum. We're asking readers, librarians, parents, teachers, book lovers and anyone in the children's literature community to submit the names of the African American authors they think deserve to have the light shone on them.
So swing on over to The Brown Bookshelf, mark it as your fave, visit now and then to catch up with what's happening in children's literature and submit a name or ten (if you can name that many) of authors who are flying under the radar.
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