This month’s Author Spotlight is Kortney Nash, author of Tell Me About Juneteenth, an empowering picture book that celebrates Juneteenth!
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MacKids Spotlight: Ann Bausum
This month’s Author Spotlight is Ann Bausum, author of White Lies: How the South Lost the Civil War, Then Rewrote the History, a powerful young adult novel that examines racism and deconstructs the warped history of the Civil War for teen readers.
Continue readingMacKids Spotlight: Maddalena Bearzi and Alex Boersma
This month’s Author Spotlight features The Secret Life of a Sea Turtle author Maddalena Bearzi and illustrator Alex Boersma—a dazzling nonfiction picture book that explores one sea turtle’s extraordinary life from hatchling to adulthood.
Continue readingMacKids Spotlight: Carole Boston Weatherford and Jeffery Boston Weatherford
This month’s Author Spotlight are Carole Boston Weatherford and Jeffery Boston Weatherford, authors Rap It Up!, where aspiring young rappers will delight in this infectious, read-aloud introduction to the poetry and craft of rap.
Continue readingMacKids Spotlight: Adina King
This month’s Author Spotlight is Adina King, author of The House No One Sees, an evocative young adult novel written in verse and prose that follows a teen girl and her memories of her childhood, her house, and her mother who battles an opioid addiction.
Continue readingMacKids Spotlight: Yohuru Williams and Michael G. Long
This month’s Author Spotlight creators are authors Yohuru Williams and Michael G. Long, who adapted King: A Life by Jonathan Eig for young adults.
Continue readingMacKids Spotlight: Gia Gordon
This month’s Author Spotlight is Gia Gordon, author of My So-Called Family, a moving middle-grade debut about foster care, self-advocacy, and realizing that a found family is a real family.
LEARN MORE ABOUT MY SO-CALLED FAMILY →MacKids Spotlight: Randi Pink and Under the Heron’s Light
This month’s Author Spotlight is Randi Pink, author of Under the Heron’s Light. Inspired by stories about the real-world Great Dismal Swamp, this acclaimed fantasy explores alternate history, a family’s supernatural connections to the swamp, and the strength that comes in knowing your roots.
LEARN MORE ABOUT Under the Heron’s Light →How This Book Was Made: Bye Land, Bye Sea by René Spencer and Rodolfo Montalvo
Go behind the scenes of Bye Land, Bye Sea by René Spencer and Rodolfo Montalvo. Two children from different backgrounds show that friendship has no language in this epic bilingual story about being lost and finding a friend who understands.
Read on for an interview with René Spencer, Rodolfo Montalvo, Emily Feinberg, Executive Editor at Roaring Brook Press, and Mina Chung, Associate Art Director at Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group to learn more about how this book was made, preview interior art, and take a peek into the artist’s sketchbook.
Continue readingMacKids Spotlight: Maysa Odeh
This month’s Author Spotlight is Maysa Odeh, debut author of A Map for Falasteen, a heartfelt picture book about a Palestinian American child’s search for home illustrated by Aliaa Betawi.
