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#sistersuptown in Harlem and @lisaysbooks.bsky.social are excited to welcome #Johnniemae, @olugbemisolabooks.bsky.social, #AlliahLAgostinigo, and #MalcolmDill to our Summer Saturday Storytime.

Scan the QR Codes and bring the kids in for some spirited read alouds!
June 16, 2025 at 5:06 AM
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I don't personally know anyone in Waterloo, Iowa, but someone does! #RESIST #EDUCATE

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March 11, 2025 at 12:02 PM
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Let’s Go!

#Kweli25 registration is now OPEN.

🎟️ REGISTER at Link in our bio to join us for Kweli’s 2025 Color of Children’s Literature Conference, April 4 – April 6 in NYC, for three full days of #kidlit master classes, craft talks, readings + MORE.
Image: Program announcement featuring an illustration of a group of young girls of color, arm in arm, looking out at an ocean wave. Text: REGISTRATION NOW OPEN. 2025 Keveli Color of Children's Literature Conference. Friday, April 4th • Saturday, April 5th • Sunday, April 6th Sponsored by The Racial Literacy Project. kwelijournal.com #Kweli25 Image: Announcement for Kweli25 program, featuring publicity photos of participating artists, authors Vashti Harrison and Traci N. Todd. TEXT: Vashti Harrison IN KEYNOTE CONVERSATION WITH Traci N. Todd Kweli Color of Children's Literature Conference April 4-April 6, 2025 #Kweli25 kwelijournal.org. Sponsored by The Racial Literacy Project Image: Announcement for Kweli25 program, featuring publicity photo of participating artist, author Erin Entrada Kelly. TEXT: Erin Entrada Kelly KEYNOTE SPEAKER. Kweli Color of Children's Literature Conference April 4-April 6, 2025 #Kweli25 kwelijournal.org Sponsored by The Racial Literacy Project Image: Announcement for Kweli25 program, featuring publicity photo of participating artist, author Ariel Vanece. TEXT: Ariel Vanece KEYNOTE SPEAKER. Kweli Color of Children's Literature Conference April 4-April 6, 2025 #Kweli25 kwelijournal.org Sponsored by The Racial Literacy Project
March 6, 2025 at 4:12 PM
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Day 28: Tanisia “Tee” Moore - The Brown Bookshelf
Tanisia “Tee” Moore ain’t just your average storyteller—she’s the heartbeat of African American narratives, lovingly dubbed “your family’s favorite author.” Whether she’s crafting tales for the young ...
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February 28, 2025 at 11:36 PM
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Day 27: Sarah Warren - The Brown Bookshelf
Sarah is a former early childhood educator. Her celebrity picture book, Charlotte and the Nutcracker (Random House, 2021) received a starred review from Kirkus, which called it a “satisfying story of ...
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February 27, 2025 at 9:07 PM
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Day 26: Tony Weaver, Jr. - The Brown Bookshelf
Tony Weaver, Jr. is an award-winning writer, educator, and influencer. He founded the social impact organization Weird Enough, whose mission is to use the narrative ability of graphic novels to foster...
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February 27, 2025 at 2:32 AM
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Day 25: Dare Coulter - The Brown Bookshelf
You can’t spell heart without art, and Dare Coulter has worked to create a career that focuses around heart-felt presentations of the human experience, life, joy, and resilience. Dare is an award-winn...
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February 25, 2025 at 11:56 PM
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Day 24: Kern Carter - The Brown Bookshelf
“I am writing for my life.” — Kern Carter Born in Trinidad, raised and based in Ontario, Canada, Kern’s writing encompasses creativity, self-expression, emotional awareness, fatherhood, relationships,...
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February 24, 2025 at 10:21 PM
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Day 23: Malcolm Newsome - The Brown Bookshelf
The Brown Bookshelf 28 Days Later Black History Month feature on traditionally published children's picture book author Malcolm Newsome.
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February 24, 2025 at 12:44 AM
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Day 22: Stephanie Seales - The Brown Bookshelf
Stephanie Seales is the California-born daughter of Panamanian immigrants and the author of the Caldecott Honor and CSK Illustrator Medal-winning book My Daddy Is a Cowboy, illustrated by C.G. Esperan...
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February 23, 2025 at 12:08 AM
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Day 21: Bea Jackson - The Brown Bookshelf
Bea Jackson is the New York Times bestselling illustrator of Parker Looks Up and From My Head to My Toes. Bea loves telling stories through her art, from dynamic and diverse character design, to delig...
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February 22, 2025 at 7:56 AM
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Day 20: Allen Wells - The Brown Bookshelf
Allen R. Wells is an accomplished author, engineer, and advocate for inclusion and representation in children’s literature. Born and raised in Jackson, Mississippi, Allen discovered his passion for st...
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February 21, 2025 at 12:41 AM
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Day 19: Sonja Thomas - The Brown Bookshelf
Sonja Thomas, a silly introvert ruled by coffee and cats, writes stories for readers of all ages often featuring Black girls doing extraordinary things. Her debut novel, Sir Fig Newton and the Science...
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February 20, 2025 at 12:30 AM
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Day 18: Shamar Knight-Justice - The Brown Bookshelf
Shamar Knight-Justice is currently the Principal of Ethos Classical, an elementary school focused on the intersection of joy, rigor, and the humanity of its students. He has been an educator for 15 ye...
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February 19, 2025 at 12:29 AM
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Day 17: Krystal Marquis - The Brown Bookshelf
Cover of The Davenports: More Than This, young adult historical fiction novel written by New York Times bestselling author Krystal Marquis.
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February 18, 2025 at 2:00 AM
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Day 16: Nadia Salomon - The Brown Bookshelf
Nadia Salomon is a #PitMad Success Story and award-winning author of Goodnight Ganesha, which is a Bank Street Best Book, ALSC DIA Selection, and #NCTEWow book. She is also the author of A Voice of Ho...
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February 16, 2025 at 1:51 PM
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Day 15: Bernette Ford - The Brown Bookshelf
Even with more than a dozen books to her credit, Bernette Ford finds it tough to think of herself as an author. She’s an editor, a mentor, a wife, a mother. But an author? She doesn’t easily claim tha...
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February 15, 2025 at 10:09 PM
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Day 14: Sarah Raughley - The Brown Bookshelf
Sarah Raughley is the Nigerian-Canadian author of The Effigies Series, The Bones of Ruin Trilogy and The Queen’s Spade. A finalist of the Aurora Award, Raughley is also an English professor and public...
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February 14, 2025 at 1:12 PM
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Day 13: K.E. Lewis - The Brown Bookshelf
K.E. Lewis is the author of “Now You See Me,” Never Take Your Rhino on A Plane, Because of Dads, and co-author of Underwater: The Storied-Ballad of Drowned Towns. Learn more about his work in children...
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February 14, 2025 at 12:54 AM
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Day 12: Jennifer Baker - The Brown Bookshelf
Jennifer Baker is an author and editor/project manager with over 20 years’ experience in book publishing. She’s also the creator/host of the Minorities in Publishing podcast, and has been a faculty me...
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February 13, 2025 at 12:21 PM
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Day 11: Rachelle Baker - The Brown Bookshelf
Rachelle Baker is a multi-disciplinary artist from Detroit, MI with a background in Relief Printing (Screenprinting, Lino/Woodcutting), Illustration, Comic Art, Video Art, and Music. She is inspired b...
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February 11, 2025 at 1:26 PM
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Day 9: Tonya Abari - The Brown Bookshelf
Tonya Abari is a Nashville-based independent journalist, author, essayist, author collaborator, and reviewer for both children and adults. With a wide range of interests including parenting, Black mat...
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February 10, 2025 at 3:08 AM
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Day 8: Jerry Pinkney - The Brown Bookshelf
Over a career spanning 69 years, Jerry Pinkney became one of the most revered and respected children’s book illustrators in America, if not the world. His evocative drawings and paintings won him inte...
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February 8, 2025 at 12:24 PM