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2025 Walter Award winners, honorees, and committee members. L to R: Jolynn Asato, Yasmeen Shorish, Aleksandra (Sasha) Dowdy, Shoshana Flax, Sherri Winston, Eden Royce, June Hur, Ekua Holmes, Renée Watson, Dr. Shanetia P. Clark (vice chair), Jenna Wolf, Jenell Igeleke Penn (chair). Photo courtesy of Dr. Shanetia P. Clark. I...
Cicely Tyson by Renée Watson; illus. by Sherry Shine Primary Amistad/HarperCollins 48 pp. 11/24 9780063219991 $19.99 In this picture-book biography told in poems, Watson (Maya’s Song, rev. 11/22) pays homage to legendary actor Cicely Tyson (1924–2021). The book opens with a poem called “1920s” (“Black is Harlem. / Black is...
All the Blues in the Sky by Renée WatsonMiddle School Bloomsbury 208 pp.2/25 9781547605897 $17.99e-book ed. 9781547605903 $12.59“I didn’t know / best friends could die.” From the very first line, Watson takes a deep dive into the intricacies of grief and healing. On her thirteenth birthday, Sage is looking forward...
Black Girl You Are Atlas by Renée Watson; illus. by Ekua HolmesMiddle School, High School Kokila/Penguin 96 pp.2/24 9780593461709 $18.99e-book ed. 9780593461716 $10.99This poetry collection masterfully encapsulates Watson’s experience of Black girlhood and womanhood. Through an array of poetic styles, she weaves together her personal reflections, celebrating the multifaceted nature...
In Black Girl You Are Atlas (Kokila/Penguin, 12–17), Renée Watson insightfully explores Black girlhood and womanhood through poetry encompassing a variety of experiences and influences, with an emphasis on support from other Black women, all accompanied by Ekua Holmes’s stunning collages. National Poetry Month is in April; see also “At...
Maya’s Song by Renée Watson ; illus. by Bryan Collier Primary, Intermediate Harper/HarperCollins 48 pp. g9/22 978-0-06-287158-9 $19.99 In free-verse poems, Watson describes key experiences in Maya Angelou’s life. She highlights influential family members, such as Maya’s brother (a source of strength) and Momma (grandmother...
The 1619 Project: Born on the Water by Nikole Hannah-Jones and Renée Watson; illus. by Nikkolas Smith Primary, Intermediate Kokila/Penguin 48 pp. g 11/21 978-0-593-30735-9 $18.99 e-book ed. 978-0-593-30737-3 $11.99 The book begins with a premise many African American families know well: a child gets an assignment at school that...
The 1619 Project, developed by journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones, with writers from the New York Times and the New York Times Magazine, debuted in August 2019, marking “the 400th anniversary of the beginning of American slavery.” The project’s goal: “To reframe the country’s history by placing the consequences of slavery and...
Ways to Grow Love [Ryan Hart] by Renée Watson; illus. by Nina Mata Intermediate Bloomsbury 192 pp. g 4/21 978-1-5476-0058-8 $16.99 e-book ed. 978-1-5476-0059-5 $11.89 Ryan Hart (Ways to Make Sunshine, rev. 3/20) is back, now a rising fifth grader and ready for summer adventures. Despite obstacles — her father...
Love Is a Revolution by Renée Watson High School Bloomsbury 400 pp. g 2/21 978-1-5476-0060-1 $18.99 e-book ed. 978-1-5476-0061-9 $13.29 All Nala has on her summer agenda is to pick a new hairstyle, spend time with her “cousin-sister-friend” Imani, and find love. Nala is not very inspired by Imani’s activism...