Search Results   

16 Results for: renee watson

 
Last 30 days
Last 6 months
Last 12 months
Last 24 months
Specific Dates
           

Stories Save Lives and Walter Awards recap

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...
      

Review of Cicely Tyson

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...
      

Review of All the Blues in the Sky

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...
      

Review of Black Girl You Are Atlas

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...
      

Five questions for Renée Watson and Ekua Holmes

2
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...
      
PREMIUM

Review of Maya’s Song

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...
      

Review of The 1619 Project: Born on the Water

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...
      

Five questions for Nikole Hannah-Jones, Renée Watson, and Nikkolas Smith

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...
      

Review of Ways to Grow Love

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...
      

Review of Love Is a Revolution

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...
ALREADY A SUBSCRIBER?

We are currently offering this content for free. Sign up now to activate your personal profile, where you can save articles for future viewing.

ALREADY A SUBSCRIBER?