looking ahead

I forgot to share some other important news: The Brown Bookshelf has announced its 2010 selections for 28 Days Later.  Lots of talented authors and illustrators are included, many of whom often don’t make it onto many bloggers’ radar.  My good friend Shadra Strickland is featured for the second time, and that makes this a good moment to share some of her exciting news: Our Children Can Soar will be featured in the February issue of Ebony Magazine (in the Kids’ Corner); since Bird was in their December issue, that makes TWO books featured in THREE months–go, Shadra!  Also, Our Children has been nominated for an NAACP Image Award!  This amazingly talented illustrator also has a new book coming out in June (you can pre-order it now): A Place Where Hurricanes Happen.  I’ve seen many of the illustrations and they’re stunning…Doret’s already ahead of the game, so if you want to know what other books you can look forward to this year, swing by her blog.