Watch the Book Trailer

My newest book, A Girl Named Mister, debuts on August 6th. You're going to like this story of the two Marys. Get a sneak peek by watching the book trailer on YouTube.

National Poetry Month

Look for my interview on The Miss Rumphius Effect, a wonderful blog by Tricia Stohr-Hunt, who is the chair of the Education Department at the University of Richmond in Virginia. My interview first appeared on April 2nd.

NCTE Notable

Rich: A Dyamonde Daniel Book is one of the NCTE's notables for 2010.

CCBC Choices

Both Dyamonde Daniel books, Make Way For Dyamonde Daniel and Rich, made the CCBC Choices list.

Interview and Article on Teaching Books.net

Nick Glass at TeachingBooks.net interviewed me recently about my books and writing. You can read that interview by clicking here. You can also read an article by Carin Bringelson about the writing process, posted on the TeachingBooks.net Blog.

Exquisite Corpse Now on View

My episode of the Exquisite Corpse Adventure, titled "In Arm's Way," is now live on the Library of Congress website. How can you resist this beginning? "Nancy was none too fond of thunder. (It had something to do with her being shot out of a cannon one time too many as a young child.)" I hope you'll read the whole episode right here!

Coretta Scott King Book Award Curriculum Resource Center

The folks at TeachingBooks.net have been hard at work creating the Coretta Scott King Book Award Curriculum Resource Center. This is a fabulous multimedia, online database for educators and families featuring more than 250 original recordings with award-winning authors and illustrators and hundreds of lesson plans. If you search on my name, for instance, you'll get a comprehensive listing of all my books associated with this award, along with links to interviews with me and online resources like teaching guides and activities related to those books. I think this will be invaluable for teachers, and I'm proud to be a part of it!

Thanks!

Thanks a Million just went back for another printing. Thanks a million for your support!

Washington Post Interview

The Washington Post ran a piece on children's books about Barack Obama and how race is or is not addressed in those books. They included my Barack Obama: Son of Promise, Child of Hope, and I got to share my views about why race was important to the message of my book.