2008 Author: Carole Boston Weatherford Illustrator Floyd Cooper Publisher: WordSong Kirkus Review: https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/carole-boston-weatherford/becoming-billie-holiday/ Media:
Category: All Books
Every child deserves access to books of high visual and literary quality. A Book a Day donates new, hardcover titles to partner public schools in West Philadelphia, as well as to community organizations throughout the city. We select beautifully illustrated titles by underrepresented creators that highlight characters and stories from diverse backgrounds. Below, you can find the titles that we have donated since 2014. Feel free to explore and send us a note at abookadayprogram@gmail.com if you discover a new favorite!
2014 Author: Duncan Tonatiuh Illustrations: Duncan Tonatiuh Publisher: Harry N. Abrams Kirkus Review: https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/duncan-tonatiuh/separate-is-never-equal/ Media:
2020 Authors: Zetta Elliott Illustrator: Noa Denmon Publisher: Farrar Straus Giroux Books for Young Readers, Macmillan Publishing Group Kirkus Review: N/A Media:
2012 Author: Langston Hughes Illustrator: Bryan Collier Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers Kirkus Review: https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/langston-hughes/i-too-am-america/ Media:
2019 Author: Kwame Alexander Illustrator: Kadir Nelson Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company Kirkus Review: https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/kwame-alexander/the-undefeated-alexander/ Media:
2020 Author: Lori Mortensen Illustrator: Chloe Bristol Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company Kirkus Review: https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/lori-mortensen/nonsense-mortensen/ Media:
2019 Author: Susan L. Roth Illustrator: Susan L. Roth Publisher: Neal Porter Books – Holiday House Kirkus Review: https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/susan-l-roth/birds-of-a-feather-roth/ Media:
2019 Author: Jan Greenberg & Sandra Jordan Illustrator: Hadley Hooper Publisher: Neal Porter Books – Holiday House Kirkus Review: https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/jan-greenberg/two-brothers-four-hands/?page=2 Media:
2017 Author: Andrea J. Loney Illustrator: Keith Mallett Publisher: Lee and Low Books Kirkus Review: https://www.leeandlow.com/books/take-a-picture-of-me-james-van-der-zee Media:
2010 Author: Chiara Lossani Illustrator: Octavia Monaco Publisher: Edizioni Arka Kirkus Review: N/A Media: