PaperTigers Blog » African American children’s book authors and illustrators http://www.papertigers.org/wordpress Mon, 13 Feb 2012 22:17:47 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 The Brown Bookshelf’s 5th Annual 28 Days Later Initiative http://www.papertigers.org/wordpress/the-brown-bookshelfs-5th-annual-28-days-later-initiative/ http://www.papertigers.org/wordpress/the-brown-bookshelfs-5th-annual-28-days-later-initiative/#comments Mon, 16 Jan 2012 18:49:49 +0000 Corinne http://www.papertigers.org/wordpress/?p=21343 The Brown Bookshelf  has just announced the authors and illustrators who will be spotlighted during their fifth annual 28 Days Later initiative, a celebration of veteran and emerging children’s authors of color. The event will take place during the month of February and coincides with Black History Month in Canada and the USA. For those interested in books by and about people of color, The Brown Bookshelf is a fabulous resource and you’ll want to check in daily during 28 Days Later to see the treats they have in store!

 

]]> http://www.papertigers.org/wordpress/the-brown-bookshelfs-5th-annual-28-days-later-initiative/feed/ 2 Happy 40th Anniversary to the Coretta Scott King Awards! http://www.papertigers.org/wordpress/happy-40th-anniversary-to-the-coretta-scott-king-awards/ http://www.papertigers.org/wordpress/happy-40th-anniversary-to-the-coretta-scott-king-awards/#comments Tue, 14 Jul 2009 17:28:43 +0000 Aline http://www.papertigers.org/wordpress/?p=6238 The Coretta Scott King Book Awards is celebrating, today, at the ALA Annual Conference in Chicago, “40 years and 113 award-winning African American authors and illustrators of 162 books for children and youth.” Four decades of celebrating excellence in African American children’s literature—what an accomplishment! PaperTigers congratulates its current and past winners, and all those involved with the award during these 40 years.

In honor of the award’s anniversary, TeachingBooks.net is making available more than 250 audio interviews and book readings by authors and artists, as part of the Coretta Scott King Book Award Curriculum Resource Center. The free, online resource aimed at educators and families also includes lesson plans and other supplemental materials. Searches can be executed by author, illustrator, title, grade level, and curriculum area, as well as by the year or specific Coretta Scott King Book Award citation. “Students can now learn the personal story behind each book directly from the creator, including how and why it was made,” said TeachingBooks.net founder Nick Glass, as quoted in the press release.

To learn “Fun Facts” about the award, check here.

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